Rick, I discovered quibids a while back and it is an interesting site. I haven't participated in it, but I noticed they now have commercials on TV so it must be gaining in popularity. The connections to psych I saw with it were in the area of Cialdini's influence principle of scarcity - if buyers doesn't act quickly enough they'll "lose out on an incredible price" kind of thing.
There's also an excitement about the site. Things are moving really quickly. Not sure where that aspect of it fits into psychology. What principles of social psych did you see in it? Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt On Dec 31, 2011, at 10:56 AM, Rick Froman wrote: > I just found this website (quibids - I didn't provide a clickable link in > case it would be blocked as spam - just add .com to the end of the name) and > thought it would make a great example for anyone teaching Social Psychology. > I don't suggest actually participating in it. I do think it is quite > interesting in the number of Social Psychological principles applied in its > operation. Its almost like someone created it as a term project in Social > Psychology. I think it is funny that one of the comments on the site included > the term, "I'm hooked!" in a positive way. > > Rick > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences > John Brown University > Siloam Springs, AR 72761 > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958f69&n=T&l=tips&o=15066 > or send a blank email to > leave-15066-13405.0125141592fa9ededc665c55d9958...@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=15150 or send a blank email to leave-15150-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
