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CSEF · 2005

The Most Attractive Banners

Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals Of all the banners on the internet, only few are effective. The rest just sit there unnoticed or are so annoying that viewers have no intent on clicking on them. The purpose…

CSEF · 2005

The Nose Knows the Taste

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals The purpose is to study whether the sense of smell in children ages 8-12 causes their taste perception to change. Methods/Materials 24 subjects,males and females, age 8-12 a…

CSEF · 2005

Too Close For Comfort

Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals Many people are not aware of the existence of personal space. The results from this experiment will educate people on the need to recognize individual spatial requirements.…

CSEF · 2005

Visual Perceptions and Handedness

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine if there is a correlation between handedness and the way one interprets a picture. I wanted to prove my hypothesis, which was that le…

CSEF · 2005

Wheel-O-Vision

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals I notice that many emergency lights and warning lights are not directly in a persons line of sight and I wanted to determine what color will yield the fastest reaction times…

CSEF · 2005

Who Has the Upper Hand?

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals The brain is transfused so that left-handed people are right-brained and right-handed people are left-brained. It has been a controversy between scientists whether there is…

CSEF · 2004

A, B, C As Easy As 1, 2, 3

Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out which child, born into an immediate family, has the highest GPA. Methods/Materials There were three materials need in my experiment: a. A survey…

CSEF · 2004

Against the Law

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals To see which gender is more willing to break the law through a political survey Methods/Materials . 20 boys and 20 girls . 40 copies of a survey . pen/pencil I first created…

CSEF · 2004

Are Eyewitness Testimonies Accurate?

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals This project was conducted to determine the effects of suggestions on eyewitness reports. Methods/Materials Sixty subjects were used, twenty in each of three conditions (N=6…

CSEF · 2004

Autism + Music = Relaxation

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out what style of music has the most calming effect on a person with autism. My brother, who has autism, can get very wild and upset, and I want to k…

CSEF · 2004

Candy or Medicine? Children May Be Confused

Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals Will young children be able to tell the difference between some candy and medicine, and therefore be at risk of poison or overdose? Purpose: A lot of medicine looks just lik…

CSEF · 2004

Can People Be Made Sick?

Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The question asked in this study was, #Will people claim various medical complaints from a phantom environmental exposure?# Phantom risk is when people feel or claim various…

CSEF · 2004

Catch Me If You Can

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals To determine if elementary aged boys or girls have better eye-hand reflexes. Methods/Materials I would use a ruler marked with milliseconds per 1.27cm (half inch), drop it,…

CSEF · 2004

Cell Phone Distractions

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals Cell phones are widely used everywhere. Many people are concerned about people getting into accidents while driving using cell phones. Some web research shows that accidents…

CSEF · 2004

Color and a Mouse's Appetite

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals The objective is to learn whether the color of a mouse#s environment has an effect on the amount of food the mouse consumes. The purpose of this experiment is to learn if th…

CSEF · 2004

Color Codes

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if the color of print effects the ability to comprehend and retain the material. Methods/Materials Three passages, from the same book to ensure…

CSEF · 2004

Creating a Culture of Fear in America

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals The American public is bombarded with information from a variety of sources, including newpapers magazines, television, and radio. The media tends to report a story with suc…

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