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Task diagrams

Experiments laid out step by step, so the method is clear before anyone interprets the result.

Start with the setup.

Task diagrams treats an experiment as a sequence: what the animal faced, what it did and what the researchers concluded. Nora Vance separates the observed action from the interpretation laid on top of it. The linked pieces apply that approach to choice tasks, memory tests and the human cues that shape dog experiments.

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