tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post5040862039092195526..comments2023-10-08T03:32:33.151-04:00Comments on bookeywookey: The results are coming in! (Reading Research)Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-19043212876451496052007-12-11T07:54:00.000-05:002007-12-11T07:54:00.000-05:00Cam - synthesthesia is very rare. The questions a...Cam - synthesthesia is very rare. The questions asked were by no means conclusive - you couldn't make a diagnosis off of them - but there were a group of questions that were only about synthesthesia-like intermixing of senses and, as such, I felt had pretty much nothing to do with reading experience. It's a baby-divergent anlysis, the numbers in my survey preclude making generalizable conclusions about anthything impossible. But they do let us have a little fun.<BR/><BR/>I wish I had asked a question about course of study so that I could run an analysis on your question, unfortunately... I didn't. The closest I got were the questions about things like "identifying as a book-person," and things like that which I used to compute the reading affinity score.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-56600208137137161122007-12-10T22:38:00.000-05:002007-12-10T22:38:00.000-05:00Fascinating research! I find the questions on syn...Fascinating research! I find the questions on synthesia interesting. Given the size of the survey, though, was it possible to make the divergent conclusion? I thought synthesia was rare, but maybe I am misinformed? <BR/><BR/>I am curious also about the level of education; specifically, I was initially surprised by the number of respondents with graduate degrees. But then I started thinking about the bloggers and book lovers I know. Seems like there are many teachers, librarians, and writers in blogland. (I do not know if this was the only source of your survey). But, what I'm wondering about is this: was there a difference in responses between those who had a more 'bookish' type of degree -- whether graduate or not -- vs those who have degrees in science, or law, or business? Did you gather that kind of demographic? I'm curious how the reading affinity differs between a librarian and an engineer, for example.Anne Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419931136194330529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-33425172206045830232007-12-10T11:14:00.000-05:002007-12-10T11:14:00.000-05:00VerbMy hypothesis is that peoples' responsiveness ...Verb<BR/>My hypothesis is that peoples' responsiveness to reading differs and I'm curious to see if I can learn about anything that might contribute to that difference. I wondered if there had been a difference between the male and female readers who answered my survey, and they did report being differently responsive from each other. I'm curious whether you think readers responsiveness or susceptibility will differ as a function of their affinity for reading (as computed in my study). Sometimes one's suspicions are confirmed and sometimes they aren't. I had an idea about this factor and ran the numbers. Before I report on what I found, I'm wondering what you all hypothesize.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-67682990080603076852007-12-10T10:46:00.000-05:002007-12-10T10:46:00.000-05:00What I hear you asking is whether people who like ...What I hear you asking is whether people who like reading are more emotionally involved in their reading experience...is that a wrong way to put it? My guess is that they are, otherwise why else spend so much time reading? <BR/>I suppose you could flip that, if someone was more susceptible they might not enjoy the reading experience because they can't separate from the fictional reality.<BR/>Have I completely misunderstood your project? Feel free to set me straight. Regardless, I think this is fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-57038112188221982372007-12-08T16:40:00.000-05:002007-12-08T16:40:00.000-05:00I did have 1 or 2 respondents under 18 and also a ...I did have 1 or 2 respondents under 18 and also a few I couldn't use for other reasons. The site did accept multiple responses from one IP address, but I turned off the feature that would show me IP addresses so I wouldn't be able to identify people.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-51915738108168208442007-12-08T15:23:00.000-05:002007-12-08T15:23:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure my son filled out your survey, but...I'm pretty sure my son filled out your survey, but he's under 18, so I assume he's one of the four you couldn't use. Was it because of his age or having the same IP address as an earlier responder (me)? Or maybe he just said he'd do it and forgot. :)Deweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395712971920800717noreply@blogger.com