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Peer reviewedBurwell, Ronald J. – Teaching Sociology, 1987
Describes how the lost letter technique, a research ploy involving leaving stamped, addressed letters in public locations and seeing if people will mail them, may be used to introduce students to experimental method in sociological research. Students manipulated letter location, size, and address in order to judge different effects such variations…
Descriptors: Altruism, College Instruction, Higher Education, Learning Strategies
