This study conducted by Linz, Blumenthal, Donnerstein, Kunkel, Shafer, and Allen Lichtenstein (2000) was to test the hypothesis that government restrictions on dancer nudity and dancer-patron proximity are content-neutral and do not affect the content of messages being conveyed by the dancers. The experiment, which included two studies, took place in the Little Darlings dance club in Las Vegas, Nevada. During study number one, twenty-four patrons of the Little Darlings dance club, viewed two dances. One dance included a nude dancer and the other dancer was partially clothed. They completed a pre-dance questionnaire (relations with Little Darlings, employment, and demographics) and a post-dance questionnaire (levels of erotic, relational, and social communication and temporary affect states). Experimenters…show more content… The individuals chosen are already goers who enjoy the dance club scenario. In addition, these goers are being bribed with a “VIP” entry which gives them free admission to other dance clubs. These individuals know they will be part of an experiment which gives them a one-to-one interaction and the opportunity to revisit. Their level of excitement is probably already heighten at this point. The results might have differ if the participant selection would have been taken from, for example a college student population. This population will most likely include individuals who have visited night clubs, who have not, different sexualities, and multiple races. Also, their should be women added in as being patrons. Moreover, this difference in population could probably differ the results. Plus, a variety of races is not really presented with the selection in study one (nineteen of the twenty-four participants are Caucasian) and in study two (twenty-one of the thirty-three participants are Caucasian). A diverse sample could perhaps illustrate different
