Wednesday, September 29, 2010
An experiment in Pavlovian Conditioning
Hello all, I am considering testing an old Psychology trick on my roommate and I could certainly use some ideas. The general premise is that I am going to recreate Ivan Pavlov's experiment with a humorous twist, but I need some creative input. I Want to take a neutral stimulus like say, playing a certain sound clip, or performing an obvious but meaningless task to condition my roommate, but I need some ideas. Post in the comment box on what you think I should condition my roommate to do (i.e. I play Brittney Spears music before I sit uncomfortably close to him to condition him to feel anxiety every time I play that music in passing). If it turns out to be particularly successful I will film the stimulus in action and post for you guys and gals :D
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play a song whenever hes in the bathroom so eventually it makes him need to go to the bathroom
ReplyDeletederp well whatever nice post
ReplyDeletePlay "The Spanish Flea" whilst walking with your knees bent in an odd manner.
ReplyDeleteehm i suggest playing some lustmord, preferably in a dark room
ReplyDeletemake it something very subtle, i dont know yet
ReplyDeletePlay Jeffree Star and lay down naked. Itll be a winner.
ReplyDeleteive read and discussed this in a class before :D
ReplyDeleteThis seems pretty interesting
ReplyDeleteHaha watch The Office, all the pranks they play on Dwight are so funny, although some of them seem like they would be nearly impossible to pull off.
ReplyDeleteThe first comment
ReplyDelete"play a song whenever hes in the bathroom so eventually it makes him need to go to the bathroom"
Is actually a really good idea. You should test if he gotta go when you play that song eventually
The first idea sounds interesting. It should be something he does every day. Something with TV or a car?
ReplyDeleteThat's a really nice idea. I agree with first post, going to bathroom "on demand" might be funny.
ReplyDeleteI think you should just not "condition" your roommate.
ReplyDeletehaha this idea is hilarious, i am going to try it out.
ReplyDeleteI would say something more subtle like the sound of crickets while on the toilet, that might do the trick.
ReplyDeletefascinating idea, looking forward to said results
ReplyDeleteAgree to something along the lines of the bathroom thing.
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