as possible determinants of subjects’ responses; (c) situational factors‚ which may be denned as anything specific to the interaction between subject and experimenter at the time of the experiment‚ such as the relationship between the two‚ appearance of the laboratory‚ or the experimenter’s prior experience in conducting psychological research; and (d) expectancy effects‚ which refer to the effects of the experimenters’ expectations on the outcome of the experiment. Each of these sources
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Violating Cultural Expectations For my assignment on violating our cultural expectations‚ I used a urinal next to someone that was using another one. I did this throughout the whole day because I felt that only doing it once wouldn’t be satisfying enough. On Saturday‚ I went to Victoria Gardens and Ontario Mills with my girlfriend and I thought that it’d be a perfect time to do my assignment on violating our cultural expectations. The first thing that came to my head was using a urinal next to
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bubbles. These describe how humans manage the space around them. The following is a list of terms he used to describe these spaces: 1. Intimate space‚ which is reserved for those we are closest to (measuring about 6 to 18 inches). 2. Personal space‚ which is the distance we are comfortable maintaining with close friends (about 1.5 to 4 feet). 3. Social space‚ which indicates our preferred proximity to acquaintances (about 5–12 feet). 4. Public space‚ which is the distance we need for public speaking
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visit The Hague. We had a great time exploring the city and visiting the Pier. On the way back to Leiden‚ however‚ we were reminded that we were in fact foreigners to this country. Now I need to preference this with a little psychology. A social norm is an unspoken
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Week 5 Norm Violation Paper Example #1 Social Norms Experiment: "Do you really want to know how I am doing?" Given that so many of our daily interactions are based on the adherence to social norms‚ I clearly had a large variety of choices in violating one. After much thought‚ I chose a social norm which has always fascinated me: the way in which we greet one another by asking "How are you today?" This innocuous question follow almost immediately after the hello‚ most often without even
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sister of King Charles IX‚ violated basic human rights‚ such as freedom to safety from violence as well as right to the freedom to exist. The animosity between the Roman Catholic Church and the Huguenot population was the cause of the massacre‚ thus violating the human right that permits one to believe in and practice their desired religion. Although St. Bartholomew’s Day occurred before Henry of Navarre issued the Edict of Nantes‚ a document recognizing and permitting the practice of Protestantism‚ the
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I wanted to know if just smiling at someone‚ you could get them to genuinely smile back‚ maybe even make them a little happier inside. This is not‚ I learned‚ something I could test at home in the United States. I have found that it is a cultural norm to be pleasant‚ polite‚ and to smile to everyone in the United States. Even if you are strangers. So where could I go? Vienna.
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Invasion of Personal Space There are people in this world that do not understand the importance of personal space. The do not easily comprehend how uncomfortable an invasion makes others because they themselves do not have those boundaries. Everyone knows a person like this. For me‚ it’s my little sister‚ Bethany. If you cannot immediately think of anyone‚ than it’s probably you. As far a one’s personal space preferences are concerned‚ people can be broken up into groups. These groups
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My feelings were overwhelming while I was watching Rouge-1‚ and climaxed in the last minute. I have been a space oddesy fan since I was a toddler and man first walked on the moon. I first watched Star Wars when I was about 1 0-years old. Only a few years earlier‚ I watched 2001‚ a space Odyssey. I thought Star Wars was‚ much better‚ not because of the action‚ but because of the force. All my life I wanted to be ’at one with the force’ and have the power to heal‚ block bullets‚ and cheat death. In
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The norm I will be breaking will be showing up to a party appropriately‚ and I will break the norm by showing up with a horse mask during the party. I chose to break this norm because I find horses and horse masks oddly appealing on the internet‚ and I think showing up to parties appropriately is a norm because it is not common to wear masks to non-themed parties. I also chose to break this norm because I own a horse mask‚ but have not figured out the perfect moment to wear it. The norm breaking
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