A colleague forwarded this to me. I apologize if it has already been posted to TIPS and my memory has failed me. David W. >>Message From: Phil Zimbardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Position/Title: prof >>School/Organization: stanford U >> >> >>PSYCHOLOGY MEDIA ALERT >> >>I was just notified of a 3- part psychology series that will be shown >>starting next week (MONDAY NIGHT, APRIL 16, 9-11 PM) on the Discovery >>Channel that might be of interest to you-- teachers might want to have >>a tape recorder set since much of the material can be used in the >>classroom--and perhaps alert others to this event. I donít think there >>are plans for reruns. >> >>The program is called THE HUMAN ZOO, it was produced in London last year >>(by Granada Media and London Weekend Televison). I served as chief >>scientific consultant and on-screen analyst in various portions of the >>three hour-long programs (first 2 programs will air 4/16, not sure of >>timing of the 3rd show). I think it represents some of what is best in >>Reality TV, when done responsibly and with respect for the intelligence >>of the audience. What the success of the current crop of reality tv in >>the U.S. and overseas tells us is that human behavior is fascinating to >>observe. I believe this is even more true when experts help the public >>give that behavior meaning and focus their observations, and this is what >>the Human Zoo series attempts to do. >> >>The 3-hour series summarizes a week that a diverse group of 12 >>stranger-volunteers spent together in a remote lake district locale in >>England. We observe them engaging in a host of basic psychological >>processes, captured mostly by hidden cameras, and analyzed on-line by >>psychologists (me and a British social psychologist) for what the various >>behaviors of these individuals, and their groups, represents. For each >>of the key phenomena observed in this Reality TV documentary there is a >>cut- away to real-world demonstrations in mini-experiments, interviews, >>and archival footage in personnel offices, shopping malls, trains, >>businesses, schools, sporting events, and with ordinary people in the >>streets. Some are designed as Candid Camera- like scenarios. >> >>Among the topics illustrated are: first impressions, impression >>management and formation, deviance and rejection, conformity, compliance, >>group formation, group dynamics and power, non verbal behavior, bystander >>intervention, lie detection, social attraction, the power of physical >>appearance, and more. British psychological experts discuss each of the >>underlying processes revealed in these behavior modules. The behavioral >>changes of the dozen research participants forms the link between the >>three programs. >> >>Hope you get a chance to view it and enjoy it. >>Phil Zimbardo >>Psychology Dept >>Stanford University >> >>---------- >>Sent courtesy of Social Psychology Network >><http://www.socialpsychology.org/> > > David T. Wasieleski, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Psychology and Counseling Valdosta State University 229-333-5620 http://chiron.valdosta.edu/dtwasieleski "I am a humble monkey, sitting up in here again But then came the day I climbed out of these safe limbs... Now I am the proudest monkey you've ever seen..." --Dave Matthews Band "Proudest Monkey"
