Territoriality Of Leaving Drivers Essay
Abstract
Two experiments show the territoriality of leaving drivers when children and intrusion are a factor. In Experiment 1, 48 observations were made in a parking lot to measure how long a leaving driver would take to pull out of their parking when there was a waiting driver and no waiting driver. Leaving drivers seemed to leave faster when they were intruded upon. Experiment 1 also measured how long it would take for a departing car with children present to pull out a parking space when there is intrusion and no intrusion. Drivers who had children present would be slower to leave a parking space, indicating they are more territorial. In Experiment 2, a questionnaire was verbally administered to 40 nonrandom, anonymous participants and 3 questions tested negativity of participants, 1 question asked estimated departure times of departing drivers and 1 closed ended question included the independent variable. Participants said they would feel more negative and leave a parking space faster when there is a car waiting. Participants with children revealed that they would be more cautious, and therefore, express stronger …show more content…
When looking at the average time it would take for an individual to leave a parking space, results from Table 2 reveal that participants who were not intruded upon would take longer to leave their parking space (M=63.7s) than when they are intruded upon. Also results indicate that participants who had children in their vehicle would be more territorial in leaving a parking space (M=6.0) as they would be slower to leave and a strong sense of territoriality explained in the results shows that leaving drivers who had children in the car would be more cautious if there was a car
Two experiments show the territoriality of leaving drivers when children and intrusion are a factor. In Experiment 1, 48 observations were made in a parking lot to measure how long a leaving driver would take to pull out of their parking when there was a waiting driver and no waiting driver. Leaving drivers seemed to leave faster when they were intruded upon. Experiment 1 also measured how long it would take for a departing car with children present to pull out a parking space when there is intrusion and no intrusion. Drivers who had children present would be slower to leave a parking space, indicating they are more territorial. In Experiment 2, a questionnaire was verbally administered to 40 nonrandom, anonymous participants and 3 questions tested negativity of participants, 1 question asked estimated departure times of departing drivers and 1 closed ended question included the independent variable. Participants said they would feel more negative and leave a parking space faster when there is a car waiting. Participants with children revealed that they would be more cautious, and therefore, express stronger …show more content…
When looking at the average time it would take for an individual to leave a parking space, results from Table 2 reveal that participants who were not intruded upon would take longer to leave their parking space (M=63.7s) than when they are intruded upon. Also results indicate that participants who had children in their vehicle would be more territorial in leaving a parking space (M=6.0) as they would be slower to leave and a strong sense of territoriality explained in the results shows that leaving drivers who had children in the car would be more cautious if there was a car