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Human Behavior Observations

Have you ever wondered what might explain a particular kind of behavior
you observe in people? In this lab, you will observe some aspect of human
behavior and form a hypothesis that explains the behavior.
PROBLEM: What is the behavior of people in a certain situation?
PROCEDURE:
1. Choose a question you have about human behavior that can be
answered by observing people.
2. Determine which behavior you will observe.
3. Determine how you will quantitatively measure the behavior and for
how long.
4. Make your observations and record your data.
ANALYZE AND CONCLUDE (Answer the following questions below or on a
separate sheet of paper)
1. Analyze Present your results in a table or graph. What do you
conclude?
2. Hypothesize Form a hypothesis that could explain the behavior pattern
you saw.
3. Extend Create an experiment to further test your hypothesis.

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Examples:
Saying thank you after something is done for them
Talking with mouth full
Pushing in chairs/Picking up trash
Opening door for someone
Is smiling contagious?
Personal Space
Cafeteria Seating
How are you today?

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Human Behavior Observations
Question: Is smiling contagious?
Smile in return

No smile

Other looks

Totals:

Other looks included:

Conclusion:
Percent that smiled back, that didnt, and that gave weird looks
Number of people sampled
Do you think smiling is contagious?
Hypothesis:
From your experiment, further testing will be needed. What could be
tested now based on the on your results?
New Procedure:
Write a procedure about how your hypothesis could be tested.
Equipment is unlimited with your new procedure.