Korea USA 2012 Collaboration

Jane, Amy, Kyley

The Measure of Impatience: Are We There Yet?

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Big Picture QuestionAre individuals in one

culture more likely than another to be impatient?

Specific Question

Are individuals in one culture more likely to press the “close” button when they get on the elevator?

Hypothesis

We hypothesize that Koreans are living faster paced lives than Americans. We base this hypothesis on the idea that pressing the close button in an elevator is one of the many indications of impatience.

Objective

Our main objective is to find out whether one society is more impatient compared to the other.

Method

1.Place a camera in the corner of an elevator(where it cannot be seen easily) from 8:00-9:00a.m. and 7:00-8:00p.m. Count the number of people that press the button when they get on the elevator.

2. Conduct a survey.

SurveyElevator Survey

Please take a moment to rate yourself on your elevator behavior.

Evaluation Scale: (4) Every Time (3) Frequently (2) Sometimes (1) Almost never

•Do you ever press the ‘close’ button in the elevator? Yes or NoIf yes, how often? 1 2 3 4

Evaluation Scale: (5) Rapidly (4) Few (3) Twice (2) Once (1) None

•How many times do you press the button? 5 4 3 2 1

Elevator Experiment

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Results1 - Survey

Korea

USA

Korea

USA

Korea

USA

Results2 - Elevator

Conclusion

•Hypothesis: Koreans are more impatient than Americans SUPPORTED!!

Potential Errors• Elevator Experiment

• privacy issues

• not all people get the

opportunity to press the

button when they get on

the elevator

ex) if three people get on

an elevator, only one

person presses the button

• different places where

the research is conducted

(apartment vs. hotel)

• Survey

• only based on highschool

students

• different number of

people in Korea and USA

took the survey

• circled more than one

answer

Thank you!

Sources

•http://www.darrenburnhill.com/graphics/miscellaneous/big_ben_clock_face.php

•http://clayjeffreys.wordpress.com/2009/09/