AN EXPERIMENTAL CABINET FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF EMOTIONS
It is perhaps particularly true in the study of emotions that external factors which can be standardized may be of little moment in comparison with unstandardizable intra-organic factors. It is also true that in the study of emotions standardization may defeat its own purpose through the requirement of laboratory conditions which in themselves provide a differential emotional stimulation. Moreover, it is of course recognized that laboratory situations are better adapted to the study of episodic emotional states than to the elucidation of emotional trends. Acknowledging these limitations, we still find an important place for laboratory techniques in the study of emotions, and a need for more thorough experimental controls than are ordinarily utilized.
This paper discusses eight projects that were conducted by students over a one-month period at a large amusement park. Many of the findings of the students resulted from their insights having worked in a specific area for a short time and having collected data intensively over a one-week period. The base case simulation models were validated by comparison to actual data, and one or more alternatives were considered.