Word: subjection
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Students are attracted by the earnings (ranging from $5 to $100) that they can make less strenuously than by being on Dorm Crew. Being a subject is also a fast and easy way to balance out a limited (or absent) source of income. Brent D. Zettel '01 explains, "Basically, I need some cash flow. I got spanked by my last credit card bill, and these experiments are a fun way to earn it back." And what exactly is Zettel expected to do? "For one of them it says I sleep in their sleep lab for a night, and they wake...
Seems safe, right? But sometimes being a subject can have its difficulties. Although Credell L. M. Coleman '00 explains most experiments "are quite educational and not dangerous at all," she describes one incident where "the experimenter was running really late and I had another experiment lined up right after, so he was holding me up. I sat in this office for 15 minutes and he never came...
...many studies, any student is qualified to become a subject, but some have specific requirements. Signs ask for certain races, native speakers of foreign languages, or subjects with no history of psychological or neurological disorders. One sign-up sheet has even more specific guidelines: only students who answer questions appropriately (including "It scares me when I feel shaky, when I feel faint, when my heart beats rapidly or when I become short of breath")--and are righthanded--are qualified to participate...
Several studies require participation of both a subject and another partner, such as a roommate or friend. (Double the fun!) Jeannette Soriano '01, who also goes by "Professional Experiment Subject," and "Jeannette Soriano: International Subject of Mystery!" signs up for many experiments, explaining that "I'm interested to know what kind of things people in William James study." As a regular subject, she recalls, "One of the most fun ones had me watch some educational videos and then work with a partner to try to make a bridge out of straws, pipe cleaners, Styrofoam cups, and popsicle sticks that...
Hosted by the Institute of Politics (IOP), Kaminer tackled the subject of "Pondering Pornography: Free Expression or Exploitation...