Methods Section for IMRaD

Methods
Participation
            For this research, it was imperative that people of various ages answered the survey. A total of 31 People participated in the survey. Participants were split up into three different groups based on age: 18-25, 25-40, and 40-65. Many of the first group were made up of college freshman in the Midwest area from colleges such as the University of Iowa, University of Kansas, and the University of Missouri. In the other two groups, participants were residents from the St. Louis area.  
Procedures
            Surveyors were initially asked which of the three age groups they fell into, and if they were a male or a female. After those introductory questions, the survey asked participants to answer 12 sections, each consisting of 2 questions, about the likelihood of whether they would give their cell phone to different looking strangers on a scale of 1-10. They were then asked to rate the attractiveness of the person on a scale of 1-10. The strangers were picked from the internet to have a varied level of perceived attractiveness. After the 12 photos were shown, the participants reviewed the survey and were asked what influenced their answers of the likelihood they would give the stranger their cell phone. This was an open-ended question to give an opportunity for surveyors to expand on their reasoning. The survey was completely anonymous, and the results were compiled in google forms. 
Data Analysis
            The data was compiled and analyzed based on how each age group responded to each of the different photos. Some of the participants who decided to expand upon their results were analyzed through their open-ended responses. Conclusions were drawn based on the results of the different age-groups and how they responded to each example. 

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