Behavioral & Social Sciences
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if there is a correlation between a person#s first name and their personality type (introvert or extrovert). The hypothesis…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine whether the color of food influences our perception of how they taste. Methods/Materials 1.I began by making my different colors…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if vision influences the other senses. Methods/Materials The materials I used for this project were: limes and a blindfold Results…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if certain colors could cause the false perception of increased odor intensity. My hypothesis is that subjects will perceive the red gelatin as…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out if the brain perceives from left or right or right to left, while reading. Specifically the project tests if the Ebbinghaus illusi…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Online education such as Khan Academy is a new method of study and very different from traditional classroom settings. I wanted to verify which of our 5 senses (sight, sound…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective was to test whether and how encouragement and discouragement affect student performance on standardized tests. It was hypothesized that encouragement would imp…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our goal in conducting this expiriment was to explore possible ways to improve student test grades through psychological means. Essentially, we are aiming to determine if th…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to investigate differences in the way boys and girls (ages 6-13) express emotion, including facial, verbal and physiological differences. T…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine if distractions do affect a person#s ability to operate a motor vehicle. Methods/Materials Portable table, Television, Forza Motorsports 4, Xbox, Steering Wheel…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
First Award
Objectives/Goals Most people with hearing loss cannot hear certain frequencies and sounds well or at all, which has a negative effect on their ability to experience music. The objective is t…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if childproof medicine bottles are actually childproof. Methods/Materials Informed consent was given by parents of 20 kindergarte…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine how hemisphere dominance correlates with auditory processing involving logic performance. Methods/Materials The experiments involv…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Objective: The Objective is to determine whether gender plays a role in a humans multitasking ability. Methods/Materials Materials & Methods: Consent Forms were collected fr…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find how the students at VPHS can learn information the best: in a visual, auditory, or kinesthetic way of learning. Methods/Materials…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals How does suggestive imagery affect food choices? I believe that suggestive imagery, when presented to a person can cause them to chose a specific food. Methods/Materials The…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This year my family was involved in an automobile accident. The purpose of my project was to show if flashing brake lights were added to cars, would this decrease the number…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) struggle with social, communication and behavioral issues. One of the most common, stereotypy (repetitive motions), can cr…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine at what age a child can draw the human body with the fullest amount of body parts. Methods/Materials In this project I tested 45 subjects. Ther…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to examine the effect of different types of fonts on a person#s memory. The results of my experiment can help students who need help with stud…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine if the convenience of recycling effects the degree to which students recycle, even at a Green School where students have previously…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if a testing style, in this case verbal versus written, shows a better result in scores for math, spelling, history, and/or sci…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to answer the question: can you predict whether a person is lying or not, based on how fast she answers 10 questions while performing a simp…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if the marketing color would promote healthier eating. Methods/Materials I tested six, first grade classes by giving each clas…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This study investigated differences in mood, fatigue, sleep, and mental health measures among middle-aged and older adults who participated in community-based classes - eith…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project was to see if distractions\multi-tasking altered the time it took at seventh grader to take a test. This topic interested me because n…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective of my Science Fair Project is to warn the population about brain cancer and cell phones. My dad passed away from brain cancer and I want to share my family's st…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the use of a Slant Board and Blocking Methods improve reading fluency in students. Methods/Materials Informed consent was obtained from a vo…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if music has an effect on the loss of equilibrium and can cause dizziness. If so what music will cause the largest loss of equilibrium and make y…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project is based on genders, boys and girls. The main idea of this project is understanding more about how body works and the difference between girls and boys in learn…