Interview Questions
Interviewees were asked the following questions. Based on the participants' answers, the order of the questions varied.
1. Have you ever swallowed your gum before?
a) If yes, move to question two.
b) If no, have them explain why not before moving on to question two.
2. If you swallow your gum what do you think happens to it?
a) If subject says it takes seven years to digest ask them why they think it takes so long to digest.
b) If subject says that it takes a normal time to digest (day or two) continue with question four.
c) If subject says that gum is not digested at all, rather is passed through the digestive system, ask them why they think this.
3. Is there anything else that you can eat/swallow, even on accident, that takes the same amount of time to digest as the gum?
(Give diagram and have them draw out where they think gum would stay or where it would be broken down)
a) If they give you items have them explain what properties of that item result in it taking so long to digest.
b) If subject says that there isn't anything else that takes as long ask them why.
4. Who told you/what have you heard about what happens to gum when you swallow it?
5. How does stuff become you?
6. Describe your understanding of the digestive process
7. Are there some foods that take longer to digest than others? Can you give me an example of something that digests quickly?
Something that digests slowly?
8. Do all ingredients (parts) of the food digest at the same rate?
For example, does the fatty part of meat digest at a different rate than the lean part of the meat.
1. Have you ever swallowed your gum before?
a) If yes, move to question two.
b) If no, have them explain why not before moving on to question two.
2. If you swallow your gum what do you think happens to it?
a) If subject says it takes seven years to digest ask them why they think it takes so long to digest.
b) If subject says that it takes a normal time to digest (day or two) continue with question four.
c) If subject says that gum is not digested at all, rather is passed through the digestive system, ask them why they think this.
3. Is there anything else that you can eat/swallow, even on accident, that takes the same amount of time to digest as the gum?
(Give diagram and have them draw out where they think gum would stay or where it would be broken down)
a) If they give you items have them explain what properties of that item result in it taking so long to digest.
b) If subject says that there isn't anything else that takes as long ask them why.
4. Who told you/what have you heard about what happens to gum when you swallow it?
5. How does stuff become you?
6. Describe your understanding of the digestive process
7. Are there some foods that take longer to digest than others? Can you give me an example of something that digests quickly?
Something that digests slowly?
8. Do all ingredients (parts) of the food digest at the same rate?
For example, does the fatty part of meat digest at a different rate than the lean part of the meat.