Saturday, September 22, 2012

Project Inspiration!

This came to me at like 2AM yesterday (Or was it technically today?) and I felt like I haaaaaad to blog about it. Don't you dare roll your eyes at me. Yeah, I'm tslkin' to you. So I obtain permission to do an objective psychological experiment on some children at an elementary students (Preferably 8 or 9 year olds because they've been influenced by society, but have yet to form their own opinions for the most part) to test the effect of irrational fear. Now the premise of the experiment is simple, but it serves a purpose. The child will be told to enter a "waiting room" of sorts with a friendly atmosphere to keep them reacts. When the experiment begins, the child will enter the testing room where I and possibly several others will be documenting the results of the test. I will place a box on the ground next to them, but to create irrational fear, I will be wearing heavy gloves, and possibly a gas mask or some other ridiculous prop. The child will be asked to exit the room momentarily while I assemble the experiment. The moment the child leaves the room, I will begin to make a loud pounding noise of some kind, combined with a call for help. When the child reenters the room, I will simply ask them to open the box. If the child refuses to open the box, it will mean the irrational fear (Or basically, short-term trauma) has had an effect on their ability to function. The results of this test I would document and present as my final project. Please feel free to comment any questions/concerns below.

1 comment:

  1. While your expected results for this experiment are fairly clear, the logistics to secure the permissions for this, in addition finding parents that would actually agree to this, would be nearly impossible.

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