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CSEF · 2008

The Effect of Background Noise on Memory

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if background noise affects a person#s ability to memorize words. Methods/Materials Empty classroom, ten copies of the three diff…

CSEF · 2008

The Effects of Gender on Short-Term Memory

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project is to determine if boys or girls have better short-term memory. Methods/Materials 1. Make Observations: I observed through my classes tha…

CSEF · 2008

The Fear Factor: What Do You Fear the Most?

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals My project was to identify the types of fears people have depending upon their gender and their age less than 21 years or over 21 years. A goal for my project was to demonst…

CSEF · 2008

The Truth about Childproof

Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award

Objectives/Goals In doing this experiment we will test young children's capability of opening child proof products in the hopes of discovering if they truly protect today's children. Methods…

CSEF · 2008

Turn Up the Music, Just Mute the Lyrics

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals I wondered whether or not listening to music with lyrics or music without lyrics makes a difference when a person is performing a task. I believed that music with lyrics cau…

CSEF · 2008

Under the Surface: Priming the Subconscious Brain

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award

Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if a person's behavior will change after reading hidden keywords in a scrambled-sentence test. Methods/Materials Using a stopwatch, I secretly t…

CSEF · 2008

Use It or Lose It

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals We want to know if highlighted words will be easier to remember then black and white or underlined. We are doing this project to help kids remember what they study and do be…

CSEF · 2008

What Affects an Illusion?

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine whether varying the size and color of the inducing circles will affect the perception of the relation in size between the standa…

CSEF · 2008

What Would You Do? A Behavioral Study

Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award

Objectives/Goals To study whether or not people in a small town would be more likely to help a stranger by mailing an envelope than people in a large city. To study whether or not people wou…

CSEF · 2008

Who's a Better Learner, Children or Adults?

Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award

Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out who is a better learner, children or adults through three phases of chess. Methods/Materials Methods: I created a lesson plan specifically targe…

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