PLEASE TAKE A SEAT

Environment

  • One enclosed interior room

  • Ambient sound is present

  • Lighting is normal

Objects

  • One chair

  • One printed sign attached to the chair

Text

  • The sign reads Please take a seat

Conditions

  • The chair is accessible

  • Sitting activates an ongoing sound

  • Standing, hovering, or touching the chair without sitting does not activate the sound

  • The sound is not audible before activation

  • The sound stops immediately when the chair is empty

Participation

  • Participation is voluntary

  • Only one person may sit at a time

  • No instruction is given verbally or in writing beyond the sign

Constraints

  • No explanation of the sound is provided

  • The sound does not change with duration

  • The chair is not moved during the work