Games To Explain Human Factors: Come, Participate, Learn & Have Fun!!!Preparing for Your Career with a Psychology DegreeEducation by Entertainment programsPresenter: Dr. Ronald G. ShapiroStar: Cathleen Greenan, Dutchess Community College FacultyStar: Elysia Amoroso, University of BaltimoreStar: Simone Bolton, University of BaltimoreSupport Team: Simone Bolton, University of BaltimoreSupport Team: Ashley Reid, University of BaltimoreSupport Team: Cynthia Prehar, Framingham State University FacultyEastern Psychological Association 82nd Annual MeetingCambridge MAMarch 11, 2011 Pictured on Page 1 (left): Cathleen Greenan, Dutchess Community College Faculty

Pictured on Page 1 (right): Elysia Amoroso, University of Baltimore (top)Ashley Reid, Ron Shapiro, Simone Bolton, Elysia Amoroso (middle)Cathleen Greenan, Cynthia Prehar (bottom)To arrange a Games presentation for your corporation, professional society, university, college, school, youth group or not for profit organization you may send a message to Dr. Ronald Shapiro through SlideShare or by following the contact instructions of the http://sites.google.com/site/gamestoexplain/ website.

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82nd Annual Meeting Of TheEastern Psychological AssociationCambridge, MA March 11, 2011

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The ContestantsElysia Amoroso University of BaltimoreSimone Bolton University of BaltimoreProfessor Cathleen Greenan Dutchess Community College

The Support TeamSimone Bolton University of BaltimoreAshley Reid University of BaltimoreProfessor Cynthia Prehar Framingham State University

The Presenter Dr. Ronald G. Shapiro Ronald G. Shapiro, Ph. D.

DrRonShapiro1981 at SigmaXi.Nethttp://sites.google.com/site/gamestoexplain

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IntroducingDetailsActivity

StarElysia Amoroso

First, Elysia was asked to study her Happy Birthday Bandana for a few seconds. Then, she was blindfolded with it and Ron talked with her for a few minutes

about her background and career goals.

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Next, Elysia was asked to describe the bandana. She was also asked to specify

the color of the Happy Birthday, the confetti, the presents and the balloons.

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Elysia’s First Challenge

Introducing Simone Bolton

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StudyingThe

Bandana

Simone was asked to study the bandana and provide

Elysia with feedback on the accuracy of her answers.

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Elysia’s Second

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Elysia received Challenge #1 feedback (above).

For the second challenge (right) Ron applied some lotion to Eysia’s right hand and asked her what was on her right hand. She correctly responded lotion. Then Ron

touched her left hand and asked her what was on her left hand. Elyse required approximately five trials to respond correctly.

LotionRing

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Simone’s Challenge

Simone, name everyone in front of the room…

Ashley Reid, Ron Shapiro, Simone Bolton & Elysia Amoroso (left to right)Thank You, University of Baltimore Students!!!

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IntroducingDetailsActivity

StarDr. Cathleen

Greenan

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First, Cathleen was asked to study her Happy Birthday

Bandana for a few seconds. Then, she was blindfolded with it and Ron talked with her for a few minutes about

her background and teaching at Dutchess Community College (where Cathleen

teaches and Ron once taught)

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Next, Cathleen was asked to describe the

bandana. She was also asked to specify the color of the Happy

Birthday, the confetti, the presents and the

balloons.

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Introducing Cynthia Prehar

Dr. Cynthia Prehar preparing to provide and providing Dr. Cathleen

Greenan with feedback on the contents of her bandana (left).

-------------------------------For Cathleen’s second challenge

(next page) Ron placed some lotion on Cathleen’s right hand for her to

identify. After Cathleen smelled her hand she reported that it contained

lotion. Ron then touched her left hand and asked Cathleen what was

on her left hand. She replied “nothing” repeatedly. After the

additional clue of placing a cloth ring on Cathleen’s right hand and several additional trials she replied correctly.

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Lotion RingCloth Ring Clue

Smelling right hand Smelling left hand

Cathleen’s Second

Challenge

Feeling left hand

Notice fingers not touched!!!

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Thank You!!!

Ron Shapiro