Exploring Human Responses: How Greeting Tone Affects Positivity

Abstract

Assignment Seven: Conducting an Experiment Describing hypothesis I hypothesized that both the control group and experimental group participants would respond based on my approach and my response to them. For this reason, I aimed at testing the extent to which participants would express their inner feeling while responding to simple greetings and their sincere reaction upon receiving a contrary to their expectation answer after responding with a “terrible” response to their greetings. Responses given by participants in the control group #1 I am fine thank you and you? (Positive) #2 I am Fine thank you, how about you? (Positive) #3 I am ok and doing great, how about you? (Positive) #4 I am absolutely fine thank you and you? (Positive) #5 Am fine thank you. How are you? (Positive) Responses given by participants in the experimental group 1 (Great, how are you?) #1 Nice to hear, I cannot complain, I am good (Positive) #2 I am fine thank you, long time… (Positive) #3 I am doing okay thank you, it has been a while, what have you been up to? (Positive) #4 I am perfectly fine thank you, how is the going? (Positive) #5 I have been up and down but cannot complain, life is still moving on. What have you been up to? It has been a while. (Neutral) Responses given by participants in the experimental group 2 (Terrible, how are you?) # 1 what is up friend, is there anything I can do for you? I am good though, I cannot complain (Positive) #2 Why, is there something I need to know? Anyway I am fine thank you; life is moving I can’t complain. (Positive) #3 Like for real, what is the matter? I am shocked I do not even know whether to tell you I am fine or not, what is terrifying you friend? (Neutral) #4 Terrible! Why now, is everything or right? Is there something you want to share? Maybe I can be of help. Otherwise I am doing great, I thank God. (Positive) #5 what is bothering my friend? Oh come I give you a hug maybe all you need is affection (giggle). Anyway I am a little bored though it shall be well (Neutral) There has been no challenge in coding since the responses are direct and on point thus easily categorized in their respective groups. However, regardless of everything, the responses reports higher levels of positivity as compared to...