Gender Differences in Jay Walking Behavior
Emily Jardine, Clare McLeod, Charmaine Polidano & Genevieve Rix
Social Psychology, Semester 2, 2010
Background
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Results
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Aim
To explore the gender difference in
jay walking behavior in a section of
the CBD.
Method
Participants
Male and female pedestrians
crossing at Swanston St/La Trobe St.
Materials
Tally forms to record behavior, pens.
1 for each pair.
Procedure
We viewed the pedestrians crossing
from a bar on the third floor of
Melbourne Central. One pair
recorded pedestrian behavior along
Swanston St from La Trobe St to Little
Lonsdale St. The other pair recorded
pedestrian behavior at the
intersection of Swanston St and La
Trobe St. We recorded for one hour.