Can I borrow your handphone?

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Group Members Present (22.01.09):- Mallory (0821292)- Yong Quan (0821276)- Hwee Ee (0821023)- Hafiz (0820204)- Hamidah (0855594)- Wei Tian (0840310



Aim of Research

The aim of the research is to find out the thoughts and emotions of the victims when they lent their handphones to the actors. At the same time, to observe how these victims react when the actors tried to get away with the phone/do more than just to call (as stated by actors when trying to borrow handphone).



Main Research Question

How to students react to actions of the borrowers of their handphones?



Sub-Research Questions:-



Why did the victims do what they do?-



What are the victims’ emotions when the actors got away with the handphone?-



Why did the victims lend their handphones in the first place?-



Would the victims lend their handphones to strangers in the future after this incident?



Data Collection Methods

- Videos- Observational data

- Interviews



Analysis

Sub-Research Question 1- Why did the victims do what they do?Most of the victims that we approached were friendly and unsuspecting of our motives. However, they got suspicious when the actor(s) started to do more with the handphone (e.g. taking pictures with the camera phone), when in the first place, the actor(s) stated they were only borrowing it just to make a quick call. The victims then became apprehensive and in a few cases even confronted us.



Sub-Research Question 2- What are the victims’ emotions when the actors got away with the handphone?Different variations of the experiment produced different reactions. Some of the victims were anxious and scared while others were taken aback and felt that the whole set-up was weird. Undoubtedly, we also angered some of them. But what gave us away might have been our approach which might have been too random and without any concrete basis.



Sub-Research Question 3- Why did the victims lend their handphones in the first place?They felt that it was a natural thing to do. This is so because; they did not suspect the actor(s) intention to trick them. Thus, they did not mind lending their handphone to strangers.



Sub-Research Question 4- Would the victims lend their handphones to strangers in the future after this incident?Most of them said that it depends on how the person looks like. If the person looks young, presentable and does not seem to have any ulterior motives, they would most probably lend their handphones willingly.



Conclusion

As the world becomes more modernized and technology is easily available, gadgets like handphones are taken for granted. Many do not think that they are a luxury anymore. This is evident by how freely the victims lent their hanphones to the actor(s). The victims were so trustful of the actor(s) that even when the actor(s) were doing more than just making a phone call, they were hesitant to get back their handphones. And some were even amazingly ignorant about the whole situation.All in all, victims felt a sense of relief when they got their handphones back. However, they were still in a way affected and it made them changed their perception on lending their handphones to strangers.There were no environmental factors that influenced the victim’s decisions and reactions.As for social factors, the victims actually took pity on the actor(s) since they were in some sort of trouble. Hence, they willingly lent their phones to them. However, there was one that looked unwilling but he found no reason to reject the actor(s). This can be attributed to the phrase, “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.”