PSYCH 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: When Prophecy Fails, Random Assignment, Stopwatch
10 Sep 2013
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Age, sex, mental ability, etc. : purpose is to try to understand the differences between different people (dieter vs non-dieter, can be done in a lab or a field (quasi-field experiment) Example of a field experiment: middlemist et al. , 1976. Went to a public bathroom with 3 urinal at his university campus. 2 confederates: 1 had to sit in a stall with his feet up and take notes, other confederate had to drink a lot and be ready to pee at every moment someone walked in. Stood at end urinal so ss had choice to go beside him or leave 1 urinal to leave personal space. Also stood at the middle urinal so ss had to pee right beside him (which raises arousal) As soon as ss is ready to pee the other confederate presses the stopwatch to see how long it takes the subject to start peeing and characteristics of peeing (measurement of bashful bladder)
