RE: Student Question

Mon, 21 Oct 2002 22:53:19 -0700

Title: Student Question
I haven't tried this, but I'm not opposed to someone else trying it.  =)
 
Have students get into pairs. 
 
Student A will extend their left arm, and Student B will push down on it.  Student A's job is to resist.  After 10 seconds (or whatever time period seems right), have the students stop.
 
Now sell the false idea that alumninum weakens muscles by being absorbed through the skin (or something similar with a similarly bogus story). 
 
Student A will be given an aluminum can to hold in their left hand.  Again, Student A will extend their left arm, and Student B will push down it.  Again, Student A is to resist. 
 
If Student A bought the story, their arm should fall more quickly or drop further.
 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Cheri Budzynski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 9:16 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: Student Question

Here is a question posed by one of my students:

My group is presenting tomorrow for class discussion on placebo effects. We were trying to think of some type of placebo we could use in the classroom, but were coming up short with ideas. So, we were wondering if you had any in mind that we could use in a classroom setting??

Does anyone have an idea of an example of a demonstration of placebos that you could use in a class?

Cheri

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Cheri A. Budzynski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Heidelberg College
310. E. Market Street
Tiffin, Ohio 44883
(419) 448-2000  ext. 2251
(419) 893-1986 ext. 4005

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