Richard Wiseman's experiments

One of the most famous psychologists nowadays is Richard Wiseman, who has made extraordinarily experiments using tricks and watching people (their reactions, emotions, feelings). He is the professor at the University of Hertfordshire in UK. Over one million people have participated in his experiments. So, in this contribution I would like to tell about his experiments in the show “The People watchers”.
First of all, in the show “The people watchers” part 1 of 5 well-qualified psychologists command, including Richard Wiseman, has actualized a lot of experiments which have shown people’s behavior in different situations. First experiment has demonstrated that people who dare to ask a favour one after another are well-liked for those people who were asked. A salesman asked for a customer to bring a box of goods on the table where he was working. Later salesman asked to do another favour and a customer helped twice. In the end, this customer evaluated a salesman’s helpfulness (9). So, next time you need a favour, don’t hold back (the more you ask, the more you be liked).

Second experiment was done in the street where man and woman were asking to lend a phone in order to call. All three experimented people lent a mobile for a woman but no one lent a phone for a man. It means that British people are more likely to help a woman than a man.
Moreover, in the show “The people watchers” part 2 of 5 the same psychologists command was continuing experiments. They took to the street to find out whether public had a strong sense of their personal space. The question was simple: how far they can extend it? The experiment has shown that every people have their different personal space. So, when you meet a new people have in mind that they have different personals space to you and you have to respect it.
All in all, Richard Wiseman has already made a lot of experiments and has written a lot of books which can help people to understand nowadays problems and their solving. He has written eight books, including the bestselling “The luck factor” and “Did you spot a gorilla?”His new work “Quirkology” examines the curious psychology of every life.

References: http://www.richardwiseman.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2rF3THVuhs&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUtXRtC4-vk&feature=related
http://www.richardwiseman.com/books/books.html