For a start, I'd think the student might want to set up a video camera and take a video of people selecting their glasses. There might be some clues there. Are men more likely to select from the tangled pile? Or women? Taller people? Do difficult-pile selecters seem more friendly? Less/more in a hurry? In smaller/larger groups?
In reading Annette's description, I could envision myself selecting from the tangled pile because that would be one less pair the poor worker would have to untangle, fold and place. (I do this all the time at the grocery. When some poor grocery worker is putting an item that I want on the shelf, I take it from his cart and tell him, with a smile, that that's one less he/she has to put on the shelf. Not that they ever seem particularly grateful, but then I guess I'm not really saving him/her all that much work...) If he does take a video, I'd love to have you put it on youtube and let us all take a look and search for other hypotheses. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire --- 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=5528 or send a blank email to leave-5528-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
