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Social Experiments
Social Experiment # 1
Asking for Change
Asking for Change
Before watching the following video, consider the following:
1. How would you respond if a homeless man asks you for change? Explain your answer.
2. How would you respond if a homeless youth wearing torn clothing asked you for change? Explain your answer.
3. Who would you give change to? Both, neither, or only one of them? Explain your answer.
Now watch the video and find out what happened
1. How would you respond if a homeless man asks you for change? Explain your answer.
2. How would you respond if a homeless youth wearing torn clothing asked you for change? Explain your answer.
3. Who would you give change to? Both, neither, or only one of them? Explain your answer.
Now watch the video and find out what happened
Social Experiment # 2
Asking a Stranger for Food
Asking a Stranger for Food
Before watching the following video, consider the following:
1. How would you respond if a perfect stranger, saying he was hungry, asked you for food? Explain your answer.
2. How do you think a homeless man, having just been given a pizza, might respond if you asked him for food? Explain your answer.
Now watch the video and find out what happened
1. How would you respond if a perfect stranger, saying he was hungry, asked you for food? Explain your answer.
2. How do you think a homeless man, having just been given a pizza, might respond if you asked him for food? Explain your answer.
Now watch the video and find out what happened
Reflection:
After viewing the video, how did the homeless man respond? Why do you think he responded this way to the gift and the compliment?
After viewing the video, how did the homeless man respond? Why do you think he responded this way to the gift and the compliment?
Social Experiment # 3
Does Appearance Matter when Asking for Assistance
Does Appearance Matter when Asking for Assistance
Before watching the following video, consider the following:
1. Do you think appearance matters when offering assistance to a person in distress or who is injured? Explain your answer.
2. How do you think you might respond if you saw a person in distress? Would your answer change if the person was dirty or appeared to be homeless? Explain your answer.
Now watch the video and find out what happened
1. Do you think appearance matters when offering assistance to a person in distress or who is injured? Explain your answer.
2. How do you think you might respond if you saw a person in distress? Would your answer change if the person was dirty or appeared to be homeless? Explain your answer.
Now watch the video and find out what happened
Reflection:
1. How did the people behave? Were you surprised in any way? Explain your answer.
2. Why do you think they chose to behave this way? Explain your answer.
1. How did the people behave? Were you surprised in any way? Explain your answer.
2. Why do you think they chose to behave this way? Explain your answer.
Social Experiment #4
Honesty and Homelessness
Honesty and Homelessness
Before watching the following video, consider the following:
1. How do you think a homeless person might respond when someone says that they dropped money and want to give it back?
Explain your answer.
Now watch the video and find out what happened
1. How do you think a homeless person might respond when someone says that they dropped money and want to give it back?
Explain your answer.
Now watch the video and find out what happened
Reflection:
1. Why do you think the homeless people did not take the money when it was offered? Explain your answer.
2. Were you surprised by their reactions when the money was finally given to them? Explain your answer.
3. Why do you think the last homeless man asked the man if he was going to hurt him once he accepted the money? Explain your answer.
1. Why do you think the homeless people did not take the money when it was offered? Explain your answer.
2. Were you surprised by their reactions when the money was finally given to them? Explain your answer.
3. Why do you think the last homeless man asked the man if he was going to hurt him once he accepted the money? Explain your answer.
