Was this a procedure used by Boring to test his "angle of regard" hypothesis about the moon illusion?
On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 9:06 PM, Mike Palij <m...@nyu.edu> wrote: > When an event like the awarding of the Ig Nobel prize occurs, many, > many outlets provide coverage, so, if you ain't too lazy, you can find the > source you like best. In the meantime, here's how the > BBC website covered it: > http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37443204 > > In summary, there are only two words that captures the nature > of the awards: Goat man. > > For psychological research, here is what the BBC reports: > > |Psychology Prize - Evelyne Debey and colleagues, for |asking a thousand > liars how often they lie, and for deciding |whether to believe those > answers. > > All I can say is that I've seen worse research. > > There was a prize for Perception research and, again, > quoting the BBC: > > |Perception Prize - Atsuki Higashiyama and Kohei Adachi, |for > investigating whether things look different when you bend |over and view > them between your legs. > > I don't know what the results were for the perception research > but I'm willing to bet that if you are bent over and looking backward > through your legs because you're drunk and just threw up (hence > being bent over), then, yeah, things would probably look different. > > But I think there might be an interaction between type of perception > and whether or not one is drunk. > -Mike Palij > New York University > m...@nyu.edu > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: micha...@uca.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u > ?id=357701.a768e95c4963686e69b47febf8aa657a&n=T&l=tips&o=49507 > or send a blank email to leave-49507-357701.a768e95c496 > 3686e69b47febf8aa6...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- Michael T. Scoles, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology & Counseling University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 72035 501-450-5418 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=49508 or send a blank email to leave-49508-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
