The Experiment
After some further thought and a few online chats with dating boneheads - I am seriously debating conducting a bit of an experiment about whether you can judge and stereotype lavamen. Please note, my methodology and experiment framework may be a bit dodgey. I'm relying on what i can remember from grade 10 science.
Question:
Can you judge a 'book' by its cover?
Hypothesis:
A resounding yes.
Experiment Description:
1. Arrange dates with a series of lavamen whose picture & bio present a pretty obvious stereotype . For example:
Question:
Can you judge a 'book' by its cover?
Hypothesis:
A resounding yes.
Experiment Description:
1. Arrange dates with a series of lavamen whose picture & bio present a pretty obvious stereotype . For example:
- artsy freak
- musclehead jock
- bay street banker
- small town hick
- ....I would need some help coming up with the rest
2. Develop a profile of what I think said lavalite would say/believe/do based on this 'stereotype'.
3. Go on dates with lavalites
4. Provide my analysis and conclusion about whether you can, and should in fact, judge a book by its cover.
Now I seem to recall there being variables you need to control and that whole need to repeat to ensure validity and such...
hmmm.
ya, maybe this isn't such a good idea..I now remember why i didn't pursue that whole science thing.
posted by two steps at 1:00 PM
3 Comments:
Yes. Your scientific method is a little off. As is your understanding of "hypothesis". But, luckily for you, and me, that's what the social sciences and humanities are for. It's called the interpretive method.
The real issue is not whether your method is valid or reliable or not though. It's that your post begs the question: Which cover are you judged by? Or rather, how well does your book live up to your cover?
okay judgey mc scientist....googling "hypothesis" science class came flooding back - it is a tentative statement that proposes a possible explanation to some phenomenon or event and contains two variables. One "independent" and the other "dependent."
right then.
I think my new hypothesis will be "Wade shut the hell up";) luv u;)
No really, I think i've realized i can't hypothesize because i'm not really able to manipulate any of the variables (the profile or the actual human..well maybe the human if he's weak) so maybe i'm just making a prediction.
this hurts my brain.
but, to your point - yes, i believe there are some really really unsavvy marketers out there in the internet dating world and have no idea the picture they are painting of themselves...or they do and then there really better be someone out there for everyone.
Sorry to have brought you back to science class. It wasn't really my intention. Your second, and newer hypothesis is more of a directive than a hypothesis, but I will let it slide.
The experiment is still worth doing, just make sure you add yourself to the sample group.
W.
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