Saturday, December 17, 2011

What should I write about for my sociology research experimental control group paper?

Thanks.|||Once upon a time, when I was young, my college prof would chain smoke whenever he taught and pace back and forth across the stage in front of us. This was a behavior mod class, so we decided to test what he was teaching. We decided to deprive him of positive feedback, us paying attention to him, whenever he was NOT standing in front of his podium. When he stood still at podium, we would all look up from our note-taking, rapt attention. When he paced and puffed, we would look down or at something else. It worked in just a few minutes. He began to stand in front of the podium. Of course, he was truly a smart man and he noticed something was up within a half hour and we owned up to manipulating him. He laughed and said he was glad we were learning. Maybe this story will give you an idea for some sort of experiment of your own. Good luck.

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