Problem:
Items left laying on the floor for long periods of time will not be picked up unless there is benifit and value to the person who see's it.
Hypothisis:
Mom is the only person in the house who will pick up an item from the floor that has no value or benifit to her.
Procedure:
1. leave one stinky dirty sock belonging to a 12 year old boy on the floor of the bathroom on Monday.
2. Leave one empty candy wrapper on the floor of the bathroom on Monday.
3. Leave one piece of wrapped chocolate on the floor of the bathroom on Monday.
4. Leave a one dollar bill on the floor of the bathroom on Monday.
Each day check to see what items remain. When people are in the house other than just Mom, it is best to check every half hour. Document the results of your inspections.
Results:
On Monday within an hour of putting out the one dollar bill, it was gone from the floor of the bathroom.
On Monday within one hour and nine minutes of putting out the wrapped piece of chocolate it was gone from the floor of the bathroom.
On Friday, five days after putting out the empty candy wrapper it was gone from the floor of the bathroom - but this observation is inconclusive because the cat was seen batting it around and then coughed up a "hair ball" so it is entirely possible the results of this piece were inteferred with by outside sources.
13 days after the experiement began the dirty stinky - now very stiff sock is still laying on the bathroom floor!
Conclusion:
Out of the 7 people who live in this house and use the bathroom in which the experiement was run - only Mom will pick up objects off the floor that have no benefit or value to her!