PSYCH 2C03 Lecture Notes - When Prophecy Fails, Cognitive Dissonance, Hobo
1 Apr 2013
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Ex of exp: field research of personal space arousal. : research question: do personal space invasions produce arousal in a men bathroom, background: what do they mean by arousal in a men"s bathroom, in. Iv: where the confederate stands, confederate stands at urinals, sometimes stands on urinal slot 2, or sometimes on slot 3, when subject is in slot 1. Randomly assignment: dv: latency to and characteristics of micturation recording the starts and stops of urination, duration(latency), and other aspects of ritual. Field observational studies: even lower internal validity but even higher external validity. Only watching, but people don"t know that you are watching them. (no control, no intervening: observe behavior in its natural setting (sitting in coffee shop drinking coffee(cover) while watching people stopping by giving money to hobo. No situational control: no causal statements!! May have observed something, but don"t know the reason/cause of behavior based on observation alone.
