| Author | Message | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3194 Registered: 12-2010 |
How did his assistant's obsession with authenticity ruin Professor B's experiment? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4951 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was the experiment performed on people? On one person? On a device? On a substance? On something living? On an idea? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3195 Registered: 12-2010 |
Was the experiment performed on people? yes On one person? On a device? On a substance? On something living? On an idea? no to rest | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4952 Registered: 9-2009 |
People: random sample? People of a certain: race? Age? Culture? Gender? Workplace? Birthplace? Living place? Economic standing? Social standing? Language? Profession? Physical characteristic? Mental characteristic? Disease relevant? Genes? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3197 Registered: 12-2010 |
People: random sample? People of a certain: race? Age? this Culture? to some extent Gender? not necessarily, but the people in this experiment were all female Workplace? Birthplace? this Living place? this Economic standing? to some extent Social standing? to some extent Language? this Profession? Physical characteristic? Mental characteristic? Disease relevant? Genes? all unanswered are no | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3704 Registered: 2-2011 |
was the assistant responsible for selecting the sample? conducting part of the experiment? all of it? documenting the results? authenticity in the materials used? language? the way the experiment was conducted? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3199 Registered: 12-2010 |
was the assistant responsible for selecting the sample? no conducting part of the experiment? all of it? documenting the results? irrel to all authenticity in the materials used? this language? the way the experiment was conducted? no to rest | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 18083 Registered: 4-2010 |
By "materials use" do you mean the people? Or other objects used in the experiment? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3201 Registered: 12-2010 |
By "materials use" do you mean the people? no Or other objects used in the experiment? yes | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3707 Registered: 2-2011 |
materials - food? drugs? printed matter? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3202 Registered: 12-2010 |
materials - food? drugs? printed matter? no to all, although food is somewhat OTRT | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4956 Registered: 9-2009 |
Drink? Utensils? Food traditions? Meals? Meal times? Meal names? Food names? Something else names? | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1703 Registered: 1-2011 |
Medications? Did Prof. B conduct a psychological experiment? sociological? medical? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3209 Registered: 12-2010 |
Drink? more OTRT than food, but see next answer Utensils? this Food traditions? Meals? Meal times? Meal names? Food names? Something else names? no to rest Medications? no Did Prof. B conduct a psychological experiment? sociological? medical? Actually, it was an experiment in linguistics, but psychological or sociological would work as well, under certain circumstances | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2009 Registered: 4-2007 |
Drinking glasses? Straws? Plates? Bowls? Cups? Cutlery? Were the materials used in the experiment itself? Did the participants interact with them? Were they used in collecting data? Analysing results? Did it ruin the experiment by making it impossible to carry out? Changing the way people behaved in the experiment? Giving false results? Making the experiment invalid (eg not controlled enough, biased in some way)? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3210 Registered: 12-2010 |
Drinking glasses? Straws? Plates? Bowls? Cups? this, and something else Cutlery? Were the materials used in the experiment itself? yesish Did the participants interact with them? yope Were they used in collecting data? no Analysing results? no Did it ruin the experiment by making it impossible to carry out? no Changing the way people behaved in the experiment? no Giving false results? no Making the experiment invalid (eg not controlled enough, biased in some way)? no... I guess it'd be helpful to find out a bit more about the experiment. | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2010 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did the experiment involve making the participants carry out a task? Tasks? Asking them questions? Was there any deception involved? Were the participants aware of the true aim of the experiment? Were the participants divided into groups? Was the experiment repeated under different conditions? With different groups? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3211 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did the experiment involve making the participants carry out a task? yope, DOYD of "task" Tasks? Asking them questions? Was there any deception involved? no to these Were the participants aware of the true aim of the experiment? as far as I know, yes Were the participants divided into groups? Was the experiment repeated under different conditions? With different groups? irrel to all | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4958 Registered: 9-2009 |
Cups and: saucers? Teaspoons? Something drinkable? Are the cups: paper cups? Plastic? Ceramic? Glass? Teacups? Coffee cups? Do the participants: touch them? Look at them? Use them? Name them? Multiple words for one item relevant? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3212 Registered: 12-2010 |
Cups and: saucers? this Teaspoons? probably also this Something drinkable? assume that either coffee or tea was provided Are the cups: paper cups? Plastic? Ceramic? this Glass? Teacups? Coffee cups? either tea or coffee cups Do the participants: touch them? yes Look at them? probably Use them? yes Name them? no Multiple words for one item relevant? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3213 Registered: 12-2010 |
As a clarification - the presence of saucers is the most important thing from the last round of questions. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4962 Registered: 9-2009 |
Were there supposed to be saucers? Or was it critical that there were no saucers? Or were they the wrong saucers? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3215 Registered: 12-2010 |
Were there supposed to be saucers? NO! Good q! Or was it critical that there were no saucers? no Or were they the wrong saucers? no | ||
| Redwine (Redwine)
New member Username: Redwine Post Number: 1706 Registered: 1-2011 |
Is it relevant whether the participants used the cups and saucers properly, according to savoir-vivre rules? Was the purpose of the tea/coffee equipment to encourage conversations? Did the participants talk to each other during the experiment? Did the experiment require ceramic cups and saucers, instead of, for example, paper ones? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2011 Registered: 4-2007 |
Did the assistant provide saucers? Did the saucers ruin the experiment? Did the experiment involve the participants drinking? Holding the cups? Pouring? Speaking? Were the drinks actually part of the experiment itself? Does 'authenticity' refer to a belief that cups should come with saucers? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3216 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it relevant whether the participants used the cups and saucers properly, according to savoir-vivre rules? assume they used them in a very normal way Was the purpose of the tea/coffee equipment to encourage conversations? yesish Did the participants talk to each other during the experiment? yes, which is very relevant Did the experiment require ceramic cups and saucers, instead of, for example, paper ones? yope Did the assistant provide saucers? yes Did the saucers ruin the experiment? yes Did the experiment involve the participants drinking? not necessarily, but they did drink Holding the cups? Pouring? no to these Speaking? mainly this Were the drinks actually part of the experiment itself? no Does 'authenticity' refer to a belief that cups should come with saucers? YES! The authenticity part is solved - the assistant thought cups should always come with saucers and therefore provided them. How did the saucers ruin the experiment? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4964 Registered: 9-2009 |
Were the saucers: on a table? In the hands of participants? Were they played with? Did they make a relevant noise? Was something relevant put on them? Were conversations recorded? Relevant? Gestures relevant? Were the people not gesturing because they were balancing saucers? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3217 Registered: 12-2010 |
Were the saucers: on a table? In the hands of participants? could be both Were they played with? no Did they make a relevant noise? yes! Was something relevant put on them? only the cups Were conversations recorded? yes Relevant? very! Gestures relevant? no Were the people not gesturing because they were balancing saucers? good idea, but no You have all the necessary information now - wanna put the pieces together, Galfisk or Enjay? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2013 Registered: 4-2007 |
Could the researcher not hear the recorded speech over the sound of cups clinking onto saucers? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3219 Registered: 12-2010 |
Could the researcher not hear the recorded speech over the sound of cups clinking onto saucers? Exactly! Time for the ********SPOILER******** Professor B is a sociolinguist who does research on dialects. To collect data, he usually records the conversations of dialect speakers in his lab, but since he wants the conversations to be as natural as possible, he tries to set up an "authentic" environment where the participants are at ease. One of his sample groups was a group of old ladies for whom his assistant was supposed to set up a fake living room including coffee and cake. He wanted to make it as authentic as possible, so of course he provided ceramic cups with saucers. Unfortunately, the only thing Professor B could hear on the recording was the sound of cups clinking on said saucers... Nice work, folks! Wanna try your hand at my other, somewhat neglected puzzle "Season's Greetings"? |
