I was sent the following email and asked if I knew who conducted the study. It sounds familiar but I can't track it down. Anyone know who conducted this:
> About 1 1/2 years ago, I remember reading an article that described a > groundbreaking meeting between a psychologist and others in the > psychological community. The meeting, as I understand it, took place in a > movie theater. Once the audience of psychologists was seated, the house > lights dimmed and, in short time, smaller, individual lights (like Christmas > lights?) began flashing on the stage as music was pumped into the theater. > After a few minutes the psychologists in the audience became impressed when > they noticed the lights were blinking perfectly to the music. In reaction > to the choreographed light display, audible "laughter" was even noted during > the event. Once the song had finished, 2 more songs played...each with > varying degrees of excitement. This seemingly impressed the audience as the > lights changed their patterns to match the changing tempos and “feels.” > > > When the light show finally finished the audience happily clapped...though > they weren't quite sure what the point of the meeting was. Then, the head > psychologist stepped up to his lectern, leaned up to his microphone and > confessed to everyone in the theater that the lights were not choreographed > at all. They were blinking randomly. Michael Britt [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4025 or send a blank email to leave-4025-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
