OUTLINE
9 male college students (who had been tested for good eyesight) were driven out to large grassy field in the USA, which was surrounded by trees on three sides. It was separated into 4 sections, and the participants viewed from the middle.
This was a repeated measures study. The students were taken in a line to the centre of the field through the empty section,a n asked to face a certain field in groups of three. They guessed how far away the objects were. The groups turned around to each field until they were done.
RESULTS
Standard sized real world objects has good guesses for both near and far objects.Guesses for the other fields were not as accurate.
CRITICISMS
1 - The results cannot be generalised
- The sample was too small
- It is gender-biased
2 - It is an artificial task
- The task is not seen in real life
- The participants lived in cities
3 - Questionaire is still subjective
- People may not perceive an object in the same way
- The group could've grown tired of the task and not much as much effort into each field
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