Couples Study Instructions

Running the Study
  1. Sign up on the "Couples Study" sign up sheet on the bulletin board for three separate 25 minute intervals.  This study requires mental freshness so any two time slots must be at least 30 minutes apart.
  2. During the first two intervals, you must complete the ratings for 30 faces exactly- no more, no less (you can take a bit longer than 25 min, if you need it - this isn't being timed).  During the third and last interval, you must complete the ratings for 20 faces (again, you can take a bit longer than 25 minutes if needed).
  3. When you're ready to run and NOT BEFORE, click on the "Click here to Run" link off of the Methods page.  Remember, DO NOT open this link until you begin the study and only open it in the Lab.
  4. When you open the link, you will see the same list of 80 numbers that Dr. Cannon showed you in lab.  Click on the numbers in the order you have been given (attached to the 'dead tree' data sheet)
  5. You will be rating the measures on a 7 point scale ranging from (1) very strongly agree to (7) very strongly disagree.

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Random Numbers
You will be rating these variables randomly. Here you will find your observer number and the order in which you are to collect data for the twenty variables listed below.  You must collect the variables in this order.

Traits
These are the traits you will be rating and entering into your data sheets (L=Likert Scale):

1. Intelligent (L)
2. Healthy (L)
3. Chaste (L)
4. Attractive (L)
5. Creative/Artistic (L)
6. Sociable (L)
7. Easygoing (L)
8. Dependable (L)
9. High Earning Potential (L)
10. Good Parent (L)
11. Age (yrs)
12. Masculine (L)
13. Feminine (L)
14. Number of Siblings (0, 1, 2, 3, etc)
15. Birth Rank (1, 2, 3, etc.)
16. Previously Divorced (y/n)
17. How long marriage will last (yrs)
18. Number of Future Children (0, 1, 2, 3, etc)
19. Faithful to Partner (y/n)
20. Religious (L)