Lecture today: How are tourists treated in Spain?

Reid Nelson, who has a master’s degree in experimental psychology from WWU, will present “Effects of Similarity and Tourist Status on Prosocial Behavior: A Field Study in Spain” at noon today in College Hall Room 131. Nelson will discuss the results of his research on the likelihood of a Spaniard helping a suspected tourist based on the tourist’s attire, stated nationality and choice of language.

The lecture is part of WWU's Center for International Studies Fall Lecture Series.

“We tried to put together a series of lectures from across disciplines and from a broad range of colleges,” said Edward Vajda, a professor in the Center for International Studies. “These are presentations from faculty members and others at Western who do really interesting international work. Their research is not narrowly focused; you’ve got economics mixed with politics, or politics mixed with culture.”