Mythbusters did a show on this, but I'm pretty sure that it hadn't been the subject of laboratory study before this one. On Mythbusters they found support for swearing. Of course, their methodologies are filled with potential for experimenter and participant bias (they can be great examples of those problems).
In terms of making an IRB happy, I had thought that the classic cold presser test was not considered a problem, generally. Paul C. Bernhardt Department of Psychology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland -----Original Message----- From: Annette Taylor [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wed 4/27/2011 6:00 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Fun 2x2 factorial design example Yeah, now you just have to find an IRB willing to allow you to injure participants so much they feel a need to swear ;) Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ________________________________ From: Michael [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 11:40 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Fun 2x2 factorial design example I haven't read the research in detail yet, but I understand that a study has come out which shows that if you swear when you hurt yourself (like stubbing your toe I would guess, which I assume we all do...) the swearing helps to reduce your sensation of pain. This is true, however, only if you don't usually swear in your daily life. Sounds like it could provide for a good example of a factorial design since it's one of those "Q: Does swearing help? A: Well, it depends...." Here's how I would rough it out on the blackboard: http://screencast.com/t/OcqpIenKK2F Okay, back to work. Michael http://www.ThePsychFiles.com<http://www.thepsychfiles.com/> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=10239 or send a blank email to leave-10239-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=10245 or send a blank email to leave-10245-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- 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=10247 or send a blank email to leave-10247-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
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