Sociology experiment ppt
- 1. Uprzedzenie ‘Prejudice’ ‘ Prejudice’ ‘ Prejudice’ By: Matthew O’Neill and Nicholas Damoulianos
- 2. For our project, one of us had put on a Polish accent and asked people for help in the Fairview mall
- 3. OUr Hypothesis Our hypothesis was that we would be met with anger or frustration because we did this experiment on December 23rd
- 4. Volume of voice Tone of voice Facial expression Eye contact Body language Employee or Shopper Changes that we looked for
- 5. Test #1 Starbucks employee Asked for ice coffee No noticeable change in her voice She squinted and paused indicating confusion
- 6. Test #2 Shopper Asked for a music store No change in voice Squinted very much out of confusion Looked as though he was in a hurry Note: Asked in view of HMV
- 7. Test #3 HMV employee Asked for a Polish singer No change in voice Very cheerful, smiling, joked often Kept eye contact and no noticeable body language
- 8. Test #4 Shopper Asked for a game store Voice was calm No noticeable facial or body expression Kept eye contact
- 9. Test #5 Sports Experts Employee (Shoes) Asked for a Polish size 39 shoe Voice began cheerful, then became angry Face started smiling, then became angry
- 10. Test #6 Shopper Asked for a girl’s shop for a girlfriend Voice was slightly loud and angry Squinted and furrowed his brow Leaned in one direction showing he wanted to leave Believe he said “filthy foreigner”
- 11. Test #7 Detox employee Asked for a bright yellow shirt Voice was quiet and confused Looked away often and scratched her arm
- 12. Test #8 Shopper Asked for the exits Voice remained calm Squinted slightly Seemed to be in a rush
- 13. Test #9 A&W employee Asked for a burger Her voice stayed calm, paused at times Squinted, kept eye contact She kept repeating what was said
- 14. Test #10 Shopper Asked for a bookstore She looked around and glared Talked as condescendingly Note: Asked within view of the book store
- 15. Our Results Surprisingly, most people were quite friendly and helpful The employees were nicer than the shoppers
- 16. Conclusion In conclusion, people were surprisingly nice Employees were more helpful than shoppers Despite the amount of people and the time of the experiment most people were pleasant