addendum 4
QUESTIONS AND RESULTS
(K) designates "goth" group
(A) designates "control" or "nongoth" group
(K) females (26) males (19) freshmen (38)
(A) females (15) males (9) freshmen (20) sophomores (3) juniors (1)
1) Describe the people in the picture in five adjectives.
(K) dark (24) scary (15) weird (14) gothic (13) freaky (9)
(A) gothic (9) weird/strange (9) dark (7) freaky (6) different (5)
2) What do you think their personalities might be like?
(K) independent thinkers/want to be different (6) quiet (5) clothes has no effect on
judgment (5) loners (5) nice (4)
(A) only like others like them (5) lighthearted/nice (4) weird/eccentric (4)
subdued/spiritual (3) want to appear detached/uncaring (3)
3) What kind of students do you think these people are?
(K) intelligent (12) poor students (9) can’t tell from appearances (8) regular/average (6)
good in art/theater/drama (8)
(A) don’t know (7) smart (4) not good students (4) unmotivated (3) average students (2)
4) What does dressing in this manner reveal about a person?
(K) want/like attention (1) lost/darkside (6) like/want to be different (6) personal style (5)
(A) want attention (5) don’t care what others think (4) worship the devil (2) can’t tell
from appearances (2) darkside (2)
5) have you ever seen anyone dressed like this on campus?
(K) yes (29) no (15)
(A) yes (17) no (6) not yet (2)
a) in your classroom?
(K) yes (14) no (32)
(A) yes (5) no (20)
6) Where else have you seen individuals dressed like this, if at all? (i.e. the mall, the
grocery store, etc.)
(K) mall (24) everywhere (10) concerts (7) bars/clubs (7) movies (6)
(A) malls (17) french quarter (8) on the street (7) TV (7) everywhere (5)
7) What would you think if someone like this sat next to you in class?
(K) wouldn’t mind (29) move next day (3) be friendly (3) think they were slackers (2)
wonder why they dress the way they do (2)
(A) wouldn’t mind (10) feel uncomfortable (4) cool/interesting (3) move/be scared (4)
8) would you be comfortable...
a) with this person in a group project? Why/Why not?
(K) can’t judge by clothes (8) if they do their work (7) yes (general) (8) want to hear
different opinions so yes (5) no, not same interests (4)
(A) yes (general) (14) no, wouldn’t work as hard (4) couldn’t trust/disturbed (3)
maybe (3)
b) if this person was assigned a partner project with you? Why/Why not?
(K) if they do their work (8) clothes don’t matter (7) yes (general) (6) want to hear
different opinions (5) no, different interests (4)
(A) yes for new ideas (5) if they did their work (3) clothes don’t matter (3) if had a good
attitude (3) yes (general) (3)
c) if this person was teaching your class? Why/Why not?
(K) if they were a good teacher (8) clothes don’t matter (8) no, should dress
normal/professional (6) yes (general) (6) yes, they would be cool/liberal (3)
(A) yes, they would be interesting (5) if they taught well (5) no, could not respect them (3)
no because of stereotypes (2) no teachers don’t dress like that (2)
9) would you pick this person as a partner for a class project? Why/Why not?
(K) No (24) yes (14) maybe (7)
(A) no (12) yes (11) maybe (2)
10) would you borrow this person’s notes? Why/Why not?
(K) if they took good notes/was a good student (29) no (11) maybe (3)
(A) if they took good notes/was a good student (19) no (7) maybe (1)
11) would you lend this person your notes? Why/Why not?
(K) if they were nice/said they would return them (33) no (5) maybe (5)
(A) if they were nice/said they would return them (20) no (4)
12) How would you treat a person dressing in this manner....
a) alone?
(K) like anyone else/nice (35) ignore/avoid (8)
(A) like anyone else/nice (19) ignore/avoid (5)
b) in a classroom?
(K) like anyone else/nice (32) avoid/ignore (11)
(A) like anyone else/nice (19) ignore/avoid (6)
c) with your friends?
(K) like anyone else/nice (29) avoid/ignore (11) make fun (3)
(A) like anyone else/nice (16) avoid/ignore (6) make fun (3)
13) How do you feel your friends would treat this person?
(K) like anyone else/nice (15) depends on the friend (9) make fun/like an outcast (21)
(A) like anyone else/nice (9) depends on the friend (6) make fun/like an outcast (9)
14) what does the term "gothic" mean to you?
(K) dark (14) old/old fashioned (6) jewelry (4) medieval (4) makeup (3)
(A) dark (9) makeup (7) old (4) attention getters (3) black (3)
15) Where have you heard this term used? (i.e. the news, movies, etc., be as specific as
possible)
(K) TV (13) movies (13) news (7) history (5) architecture (4)
(A) TV (16) movies (10) news (5) school (5) friends (4)
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