There is a dramatic recreation of the experiment on an old CRM film. "Methodology: the Psychologist and the Experiment" or something like that.
See it at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7bpwbnged4 Bill Scott >>> Ken Steele <steel...@appstate.edu> 07/24/09 3:02 PM >>> michael sylvester wrote: > > > > I am trying to recall the details of an experiment that led to the quote > like "misery loves misery" or "misery love miserable company" It may > have something to do with subjects choosing to wait alone or with a > group of other subjects.I suspect that it is relevant to the cognitive > appraisal theory(Schacter-Singer) of emotion.It is the misery part that > I am trying to figure out.Please elucidate. > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > Michael: You are remembering correctly. The phrase is connected with a study by Schachter (1959), "The psychology of affiliation." The "misery" part was that one group of subjects was told that they were going to experience electric shock and given the opportunity to wait with other subjects or alone while the equipment was being readied. --------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. steel...@appstate.edu Professor Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --------------------------------------------------------------- --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
