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Experiments in Hitch-hiking: What works best?


Duration
of
Trial
Total
Morgan et al. 1975 4 12 6 72 15 minutes 18 hours
Clifford & Cleary 1971 3 8 2 16 1 hour 16 hours
Bryan 1966 1 2 4 8 1 hour 8 hours
Tobin & Sexton 1972 4 16 20 320 1 ride offer 320 ride offers
Crassweller et al. 1972 3 12 8 96 1 ride offer 96 ride offers
Baugher 1974 1 2 15 30 1 ride offer 30 ride offers
Snyder et al. 1974 3 24 1 24 50 passing vehicles 1200 passing vehicles
Pomazal & Clore 1973 2 6 6 36 100/6 passing vehicles 600 passing vehicles
Pomazal & Clore 1973 2 4 4 16 25 passing vehicles 400 passing vehicles

Notes:

Variables is the number variables which were studied.

Conditions is how many unique combinations of those variables were trialed.

Trials per condition is how many trials were conducted for each condition.

Trials is the total number of trials.

Duration of trial is how long each trial lasted.

Total is how long the whole experiment lasted (in hours, ride offers or passing vehicles).

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Table 3: Summary of Variables
Experimenters Variables
Morgan et al. 4 Sex
(M/F)
Eye contact
(yes/no)
Secondary sex characteristic
(beard or breasts/not)
Gesture
(thumb/beg)
Clifford & Cleary 3 Sex & Company
(M, M&F, M&M, F&F)
Dress
(sports/grubbies)