Turning Classroom Activities Into Research: A Replication of the Lost-letter Study

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2011
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Scherman, R
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School of Education, Auckland University of Technology
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What began as an idea for an undergraduate psychology class activity, intended to increase understanding of social influence, became a replication of an early social psychology study. It also offered the students a unique opportunity to learn about research by jointly participating in a small group study of their own. The AUT School of Education Conference presentation gave me an opportunity to showcase the methods and outcomes of that classroom activity as a novel means of engagement in the subject for students, as well as the publication opportunities arising from the activity/study.

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In: Walking the Talk: The 2011 Collection of Oral Presentations from the AUT School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studiesedited by Scherman, RKrageloh, C
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