I hesitate to point this out, but....there is no evidence that this behavior exists or is "automatic" and that the "fact" that "he fully understands that when people go to these places they are not 'themselves' but rather some zombie-like shell of themselves" to me is a bizzarre assumption. Especially when the ensuing activity/analysis/discussion is based entirely upon this assumption.
Since it's intro psych I would ask stuff like: How is this level of "automaticity" to be measured? How experienced is the student an in observing human behavior in the field (aware of biases such as confirmation of belief)? How many people actually take from the tangled pile--one needs a count in general and counts tied to the variables of interest: height, sex, time of day, etc. In short, the student has an anecdotal suspicion that something is going on, couched in imprecise and 'familiar' language--perhaps a good place for ideas...but it certainly needs tightening up. Not the least of which is to check whether the 'phenomenon' actually exists through an actual count (preferably by an unbiased observer). So I think the first step is a simple count and a t-test. --Mike --- 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=5534 or send a blank email to leave-5534-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
