Sunday, February 28, 2016
For the quiz to determine synesthesia rates, I have decided to be simple and administer the quiz casually and in person, for example to my classmates during a grab block. I will have a spreadsheet that will contain the participant’s name, date, and then will ask them to select what color they associate with certain stimuli such as letters, numbers, musical notes, and words. They will pick the color from the color chooser on google drive. It is low-tech but it is easy and hopefully effective. I will then ask them again in 2 weeks plus or minus 3 days. Since March break is 2 weeks, I am thinking of doing experiment before and after the break. The reason I am going to ask them twice over time is because one of the defining characteristics of synesthesia is that it is consistent, i.e. the number 5 won’t be pink one day and blue the next in a synesthete. By spreading out the quizzes and asking the participants the same questions, I will be able to compare their answers. Those whose answers did not differ much over the 2 weeks are likely synesthetes. This quiz will cover a few types of synesthesia: number-color, letter-color, auditory/note-color, and word-color, though I might decide to add or subtract some aspects. My next steps are to finalize the quiz and think about what I am going to do with the data once I get it. Maybe I will perform another experiment with the synesthetes or interview them about their experiences.
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