I couldn't help but think about the video above when we talked about the Space Doctor experiment in class and read about it in Snoop. Staff members from Jimmy Kimmel Live went to 2013's Coachella Arts and Music Festival and conducted an experiment in which they asked attendees how they felt about bands that do not exist. Wanting to be aware of the "latest artists" in order to respond in a socially desirable manner, every single interviewee shown in this video confidently answered questions about these made-up groups. The findings from this experiment really epitomize what we learned regarding the Space Doctor experiment and social desirability responding in general.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Lie Witness News from Coachella 2013
I couldn't help but think about the video above when we talked about the Space Doctor experiment in class and read about it in Snoop. Staff members from Jimmy Kimmel Live went to 2013's Coachella Arts and Music Festival and conducted an experiment in which they asked attendees how they felt about bands that do not exist. Wanting to be aware of the "latest artists" in order to respond in a socially desirable manner, every single interviewee shown in this video confidently answered questions about these made-up groups. The findings from this experiment really epitomize what we learned regarding the Space Doctor experiment and social desirability responding in general.
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I wrote about a similar concept involving a Jimmy Kimmel video in my Snoop book review. Kimmel had an interviewer ask different people whether they preferred Obamacare or the Affordable Health Care Act, which are the same thing. However, the interviewees felt the need to express a strong preference for one over the other, even though they were comparing the same policy. As you mentioned, it seems they felt the need to respond in a socially desirable manner. You can check out the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx2scvIFGjE
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