How do you teach the power of ostracism? Evaluating the train ride demonstrationFootnote

To conduct the evaluation of the train ride for purposes of reporting results in a publication, we submitted an application to, and received permission from, Macquarie University’s Institutional Review Board.We would like to thank Tim Bates, Trevor Case, Sue Ferguson, Joe Forgas and Cassie Govan, for their assistance in collecting data and evaluations.

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