Your subject has just watched a video of an apparently angry person.
You ask the subject: "Which of the following is true:
A: He is just a hostile person.
B: Most people would express anger in this situation."
Psych researchers often force choices like this, not providing an
option like "I'd suspend judgment until I knew more about him."
Cheers,
Karl W.
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From: Shearon, Tim [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 11:27 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: RE: [tips] video of crime and line up
Hmmm. Is forcing a choice commonplace? I do realize this is just a
demonstration and may serve the purpose intended but my student's would jump
all over this. . . I think. Any chance of that being re-done with an "I don't
know" or "None of these" choice. Forcing them to choose from one of the six to
navigate off the page seems unlike the line-ups I've witnessed. (Maybe I need
to send a thank you to my local police/sheriff's departments?) When I was
called in to participate in one, they clearly stated that we should not "guess"
but only identify someone if we were sure. I think that would make the data
obtained more useful/applicable.
Tim
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Timothy O. Shearon, PhD
Professor, Department of Psychology
The College of Idaho
Caldwell, ID 83605
email: [email protected]
teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and
systems
"You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker
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From: Maxwell Gwynn [[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 8:44 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re: [tips] video of crime and line up
Deborah:
Here is the link to Gary Well's video and line-up. I believe this is the one to
which you refer.
http://www.psychology.iastate.edu/~glwells/theeyewitnesstest.html
I'm always on the lookout for good simulated crime videos for my research, so
I'd appreciate any leads TIPSters might have on these!
-Max Gwynn
Maxwell Gwynn, PhD
Psychology Department
Wilfrid Laurier University
519-884-0710 ext 3854
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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