Weird Psychology Studies
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Weird Psychology Studies
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1. Faster Walking
www.leedsinitiative.org
Today we’re walking 10% faster than 1994. It’s unclear why this is so important, but Richard Wiseman has compared results from study about the speed of walking from 1994. People from 35 cities were included in the research. We know that today we live much faster than before and the results prove that. People walk fastest in the business capital Singapore.
2. Semen as Antidepressant
www.my.opera.com
Researches never announced what motivated them do this study, but they were both male and we could guess so. They were inspired by a study from 1986 that suggesting that prostaglandins, a component of semen, may actually be useful in treating depression. However, their research ended with more questions than answers and now they have intention to proceed further with it.
3. Empathy and Faces
www.celebitchy.com
According to a research people who often show empathy to each other develop facial similarity over time. Robert Zajonc and colleagues proved that married couples become more and more similar as they get older. The possible reasons were diet, environment, predispositions and empathy. The authors believe that the empathy was the reason that shaped their faces.
4. Power of Staring
www.letocar.com
Suggestive and auto suggestive powers are very popular in recent times. Maybe these theories are correct, after all. Group of scientists have proved that if you hold bags in your arms and stare in someone, if bags fall down the one you stare in will be the first to help you. However, they won’t feel your suggestive power. Maybe they’ll just think you’re crazy for staring at them and in need for a help.
5. Dogs as Ice-Breakers
www.sheepdogwhistle.com
Psychologists Hart and Boltz in 1993 found that people who own dogs have more conversations with other people more than an average man. The most often topic was – dogs. They could choose whatever: car owners who would have m ore chats about cars, football players who would talk more about football. Why they chose the dogs owners – remains mystery.
6. Dog Eating
www.puggle-dogs.net
Another in the series of human-dog psychological studies, this research proved that it depends on socioeconomic and cultural status if someone decides to eat his own dog when it dies. You will be surprised to know that average American citizens were those who were more likely to taste delicacy made of their pet. Poor American citizens and Brazilians were less likely. Chinese, understandingly, were not included in the study.
7. Researching Own Stroke
www.kued.org
Although the subject of researching is not weird at all, nevertheless this man studied his own brain stroke and deserves place on a list of weird psychological researches. The sleep and dream researcher Alan Hobson had a stroke in his brain stem in 2001 and decided to document the details about what he was feeling in the process. The research becomes weirder if you know that he studied the same with cats just before the stroke.
8. Urinal Experiment
www.fishdoggy.com
This bizarre research motivated a lot of discussions about ethics in psychology studies. In 1976 Middlemist, Knowles & Matter tested how the speed and flow of men’s urination in a public lavatory was affected by invasions of personal space. It’s very mysterious what made them want to know about this, but they finished the study and got the results: men prefer not to stand next to each other in the urinals, and the closer other men are to each other, the longer it takes for them to begin urinating and the shorter the persistence of their stream.
9. Tickling Experiment with His Own Children
www.tickledbylife.com
Professor Clarence Leuba wanted to know if tickling reactions is learnt or it’s innate response. It becomes weird when he decided to use his own children as experiment subjects. He tickled them everyday and tracked their reactions. Unfortunately, one day he forgot the whole protocol and the experiment was ruined. Nevertheless, the results he got till then shows that tickling reactions were innate response.
10. Project Pigeon
www.howstrange.com
This research is not just weird, it’s stupid as well. It’s unbelievable that someone has decided to do something like this. B.F. Skinner, an animal trainer got a great idea how to guide the missiles which are likely to miss the target. His genius idea was to install a clear view device which would guide the missile. His choice was pigeon, believing in their abilities to move the missile nose.
www.leedsinitiative.org
Today we’re walking 10% faster than 1994. It’s unclear why this is so important, but Richard Wiseman has compared results from study about the speed of walking from 1994. People from 35 cities were included in the research. We know that today we live much faster than before and the results prove that. People walk fastest in the business capital Singapore.
2. Semen as Antidepressant
www.my.opera.com
Researches never announced what motivated them do this study, but they were both male and we could guess so. They were inspired by a study from 1986 that suggesting that prostaglandins, a component of semen, may actually be useful in treating depression. However, their research ended with more questions than answers and now they have intention to proceed further with it.
3. Empathy and Faces
www.celebitchy.com
According to a research people who often show empathy to each other develop facial similarity over time. Robert Zajonc and colleagues proved that married couples become more and more similar as they get older. The possible reasons were diet, environment, predispositions and empathy. The authors believe that the empathy was the reason that shaped their faces.
4. Power of Staring
www.letocar.com
Suggestive and auto suggestive powers are very popular in recent times. Maybe these theories are correct, after all. Group of scientists have proved that if you hold bags in your arms and stare in someone, if bags fall down the one you stare in will be the first to help you. However, they won’t feel your suggestive power. Maybe they’ll just think you’re crazy for staring at them and in need for a help.
5. Dogs as Ice-Breakers
www.sheepdogwhistle.com
Psychologists Hart and Boltz in 1993 found that people who own dogs have more conversations with other people more than an average man. The most often topic was – dogs. They could choose whatever: car owners who would have m ore chats about cars, football players who would talk more about football. Why they chose the dogs owners – remains mystery.
6. Dog Eating
www.puggle-dogs.net
Another in the series of human-dog psychological studies, this research proved that it depends on socioeconomic and cultural status if someone decides to eat his own dog when it dies. You will be surprised to know that average American citizens were those who were more likely to taste delicacy made of their pet. Poor American citizens and Brazilians were less likely. Chinese, understandingly, were not included in the study.
7. Researching Own Stroke
www.kued.org
Although the subject of researching is not weird at all, nevertheless this man studied his own brain stroke and deserves place on a list of weird psychological researches. The sleep and dream researcher Alan Hobson had a stroke in his brain stem in 2001 and decided to document the details about what he was feeling in the process. The research becomes weirder if you know that he studied the same with cats just before the stroke.
8. Urinal Experiment
www.fishdoggy.com
This bizarre research motivated a lot of discussions about ethics in psychology studies. In 1976 Middlemist, Knowles & Matter tested how the speed and flow of men’s urination in a public lavatory was affected by invasions of personal space. It’s very mysterious what made them want to know about this, but they finished the study and got the results: men prefer not to stand next to each other in the urinals, and the closer other men are to each other, the longer it takes for them to begin urinating and the shorter the persistence of their stream.
9. Tickling Experiment with His Own Children
www.tickledbylife.com
Professor Clarence Leuba wanted to know if tickling reactions is learnt or it’s innate response. It becomes weird when he decided to use his own children as experiment subjects. He tickled them everyday and tracked their reactions. Unfortunately, one day he forgot the whole protocol and the experiment was ruined. Nevertheless, the results he got till then shows that tickling reactions were innate response.
10. Project Pigeon
www.howstrange.com
This research is not just weird, it’s stupid as well. It’s unbelievable that someone has decided to do something like this. B.F. Skinner, an animal trainer got a great idea how to guide the missiles which are likely to miss the target. His genius idea was to install a clear view device which would guide the missile. His choice was pigeon, believing in their abilities to move the missile nose.
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Breanna Jones
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http://urbantitan.com/10-weird-psychology-studies/
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urbantitan.com
Date
10-16-12
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Breanna Jones, “Weird Psychology Studies,” Useless Archives, accessed May 3, 2024, https://useless.as.uky.edu/items/show/492.