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CSEF · 2012

How Does Gender Affect Multitasking?

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…

CSEF · 2012

How Does Villa Park High School Learn Best?

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…

CSEF · 2012

How Powerful Is Suggestion?

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…

CSEF · 2012

Innovation in Autism

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…

CSEF · 2012

In the Eye of an Artist

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…

CSEF · 2012

Let's Test the Test!

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…

CSEF · 2012

Lying Is Hard Work!

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…

CSEF · 2012

Marketing and Color

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…

CSEF · 2012

Multi-Tasking Teens

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…

CSEF · 2012

Off Balance

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…

CSEF · 2012

Optical Flare

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…

CSEF · 2012

Placebo: To Believe or Not to Believe

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the use of a placebo energy chew would impact the free throw performance of an average sixth grader. Methods/Materials Parent participation…

CSEF · 2012

Reaction to the Distraction

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if talking on a cell phone created enough distraction to lower your concentration level. Methods/Materials Materials consisted o…

CSEF · 2012

Ready, Get Set, Move, and Learn

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to see if students test scores could be improved by incorporating lessons from core subjects such as math and language arts in Physical Exercise (P…

CSEF · 2012

Ring! Ring! Phones and Reaction Time

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to identify any difference in reaction time while talking on the phone hands-on and hands-free. Methods/Materials We received consent from 1…

CSEF · 2012

Roses Are Red and Violets Are Blue

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if elementary, junior high, or high school students could complete a Stroop Effect test with the fewest errors and with the quickest time. Method…

CSEF · 2012

San Carlos Teens Solve National Debt Crisis

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals The objective of our experiment was to see if the perception and/or experience of economic mobility affected whether research subjects would want the highest income earners…

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