Q Directions The Report Back assignment allows you to gather information about concepts that we are discussing during the unit and test them out in the real world! As you report your results, please do not indicate full names. For each unit Report Back: 1. Respond with your answers to this unit's Report Back questions. 2. Ask five adult volunteers this unit's Report Back questions. Using only adult volunteers adds standardization to this activity. 3. Report back on your results. 4. Briefly summarize your observations. Include in your summary, how many of your respondents behaved as predicted. 5. After Thursday, check back and add at least one posting to summarize or to discuss the responses. Report Back This Unit It's All About Associations The purpose of this activity is to explore individuals' associations with food preparation and eating. Audio InstructionsDownload Audio InstructionsPlay media comment. To Begin Ask five individuals to complete the following task: 1. Close your eyes and imagine your favorite bowl of soup. 2. Now, would you eat that bowl of soup if it were stirred with a: 1. Thoroughly washed, but used fly-swatter? Why or why not? 2. Brand new, never used fly-swatter? Why or why not? 3. Thoroughly washed, but used comb (someone else's)? Why or why not? 4. Thoroughly washed, but used comb (yours)? Why or why not? 3. Now, would you eat that bowl of soup if it were served in a: 1. thoroughly washed, but used dog dish? Why or why not? If the volunteer is resistant to all of the above, ask the volunteer to provide a context in which he or she would eat the soup. Something to ponder: How often do we eat a "brand" instead of the "food"?