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CSEF · 2003

Pitch'ure Perfect

Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out what percentage of the population could sing on pitch, and if it would be dependent on the age, sex or musical background of the subjects. Methods/Mater…

CSEF · 2003

Propaganda: Are You Deceived?

Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see what the greatest factor is in how susceptible an average person is to propaganda in today's society. Methods/Materials The experiment…

CSEF · 2003

Rat Craze

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals Does the age of a rat determine how quickly it learns to run through a maze and improve its clocked running time each trial? Methods/Materials Three different age groups of…

CSEF · 2003

Seeing Is Believing... Or Is It?

Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals To determine whether eyewitness reports are reliable enough to be used as substantial evidence in criminal convictions, by examining whether gender, distance from subject, a…

CSEF · 2003

Semantic Encoding vs. Acoustic Encoding

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to see whether the usage of acoustic or semantic encoding would be best in memorizing a number of unrelated items in a short amount of ti…

CSEF · 2003

Sensational Scents

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals Question: Can we trick our brain by adding colors to fragrances? Hypothesis: If we add different shades of green to six varied concentrations of a mint fragrance, then it wi…

CSEF · 2003

Short Term and Long Term Memory

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals My project goal was to test the short and long term memory spans of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Methods/Materials To test the short term memory span, I would go to one of the…

CSEF · 2003

Sick of Reading

Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals Do magazines in doctor's offices test positive for bacteria growth? If people are educated that there is bacteria growth on magazines and books, will they stop reading them?…

CSEF · 2003

Spatial Ability vs. Sense of Direction

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if a person's spatial ability is related to his/her sense of direction. Methods/Materials Each subject was given a 3-part spatial test and a 2-…

CSEF · 2003

Stressed Out? Stretch Out!

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals In this project, it was attempted to find out if shoulder shrugs or neck rolls help to reduce stress. Methods/Materials To test this, over 100 subjects from the Soille San D…

CSEF · 2003

Subliminal Messages

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project was to see if subliminal messages are successful. And if so, are they more effective with girls or boys. Since subliminal messages are powerful, a…

CSEF · 2003

Techno vs. Old School

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals The purpose of this report is to determine if students can learn better through internet-based learning methods or hands-on materials. Methods/Materials · 30 students from L…

CSEF · 2003

The Art of Mendacity: Verbal vs. Written

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals Every time somebody lies, either while speaking or writing, they exhibit signs in their facial expressions, movements, and so on. My project investigated if people exhibit m…

CSEF · 2003

The Case of Mistaken Identity

Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The object of this project is to find the most accurate type of criminal identification lineup out of four total lineups. Methods/Materials I wrote a script for my crime vid…

CSEF · 2003

The Effect of Caffeine on Alertness

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out what effect caffeine would have on the results of a math speed test, relating to both speed and accuracy. Methods/Materials I administered three…

CSEF · 2003

The Fantasy of Visual Fusion

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals My objective is to develop a better understanding of the contrast enhancement mechanisms of the human eye and brain, and in particular to understand the similarity in behavi…

CSEF · 2003

The Key to Relaxation

Behavioral Sciences

Objectives/Goals My objective for this project was to determine if listening to no music, music in a G major key or music in a G minor key will cause my subjects' heart rate and/or respirato…

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