I'm not sure what it means to say that a video has failed to replicate outside the United States, but if you're talking about the phenomenon of conformity as shown in the video, you couldn't be more wrong.
________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 1:07 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] "elevator psychology" This has failed to be replicated outside the United States questionning its external validity.We should be careful that we do not apply U.S-centric ideas to the greater outside world.After all we are a very small percentage of the world population and not statistically significant.And so are the majority of ideas and conclusions in Psychology as we know it.Dave McClelland took his N ach idea to India and it was a flop. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida ----- Original Message ----- From: "FRANTZ, SUE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 11:48 PM Subject: [tips] "elevator psychology" This Candid Camera video just surfaced on Digg. http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/165244/Elevator-Psychology.html?rh=173711 In this segment, the subject steps into an elevator, and 3 people step in behind him, all facing the back wall. Stick around to the end of the clip for the variation. -- Sue Frantz Highline Community College Psychology Des Moines, WA 206.878.3710 x3404 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/ -- APA Division 2: Society for the Teaching of Psychology http://teachpsych.org/ Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, Associate Director Project Syllabus http://teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi.php --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
