A 3x2 (six treatment groups) factorial study was conducted to determine the results of two factors on the effectiveness of various approaches to meeting someone. One factor, with three levels, was the approach to be used by the male student (casual conversation, humor, or a pick-up line.) The other factor, with two levels, was the attractiveness of the male student (attractive, unattractive). Both the attractive and the unattractive male students approached 15 different, randomly selected, female students (Total N=30). Both used one of the three approaches with five of the female students. Outcome success was measured by length of the conversation (time) between the male student and the female student who was approached.

SCI 4U 3U 2!] Estimated Marginal Means 1D Esmated Marginal Means of Time spent in conversation Approach ______o used conversation humor pickup line 3 pick-up line 10 Attractiveness of attractive 15 confederate 2 unattractive 15 Descriptive Statistics Dependent Variable: Time spent in conversation Attractiveness of Approach used confederate Mean Std. Deviation N conversation attractive 41.60 9.072 5 unattractive 18.80 6.535 5 Total 30.20 14.141 10 humor attractive 48.00 8.660 5 unattractive 46.80 9.257 5 Total 47.40 8.475 10 pick-up line attractive 2.40 1.140 5 unattractive 2.20 1.304 5 Total 2.30 1.160 10 Total attractive 30.67 21.924 15 unattractive 22.60 20.003 15 Total 26.63 21.025 30Tests of Between-Subjects Effects Dependent Variable: Time spent in conversation Type Ill Sum Source of Squares df Mean Square F Sig. Corrected Model 11664.167 5 2332.833 48.483 000 Intercept 21280.033 21280.033 442.259 000 approach 10360.867 2 5180.433 107.664 000 attract 488.033 488.033 10.143 004 approach * attract 815.267 2 407.633 8.472 002 Error 1154.800 24 48.117 Total 34099.000 30 Corrected Total 12818.967 29 a. R Squared = .910 (Adjusted R Squared = .891)