CSEF · 2012
2+2 = Racism
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to learn whether or not an eighth grade student's level of education affects their view of racial stereotypes when given a survey regard…
Behavioural and Social Sciences science fair projects from 2012
Browse 90 real Behavioural and Social Sciences projects entered in 2012, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2012
A Doll That Looks Like Me: A Study of Self-Concept in Children with Down Syndrome
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The study primarily attempts to explore: 1) which specific factors such as chronological age, gender, and developmental level are associated with the construction of self-co…
CSEF · 2012
All that Meets the Eye: The Success Rate of Change Detection Based on Objects and Colors
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The presence of change blindness in humans is indisputable. However, what has yet to be studied is which factors of an image can improve the success rate of change detection…
CSEF · 2012
Can Children Perceive If Their Peers Are Truly Smiling?
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see if children can perceive the difference between Duchenne (real) smiles and fake smiles in other children. Additional goals were to determine if there…
CSEF · 2012
Can Girls Correctly Identify the Difference Between Real and Fake Smiles Better than Boys Can?
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if girls could correctly identify the difference between real and fake smiles while being shown pictures of them, better than…
CSEF · 2012
Cell Phones and Their Effect on Reaction Time
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if cell phones increase your reaction time. Methods/Materials -iPod touch -Cell Phone with recorded stories Results The average reaction time,…
CSEF · 2012
Color and Blood Pressure
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if color has an effect on blood pressure. I believe that out of the six colors (blue, red, black, white, green and yellow) chosen to test; red an…
CSEF · 2012
Color Attraction
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our goal was to learn whether or not age or gender have an affect on what colors 6th through 12th graders are most attracted to. Methods/Materials We tested 5 girls and 5 bo…
CSEF · 2012
Color vs. Taste
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find out whether or not the color of a drink affect's a person's perception of taste. Methods/Materials I had to do two trials because the f…
CSEF · 2012
Confusion of the Senses: Exploring Cross-Modal Plasticity and the Elevated Recall Ability of Grapheme-Color Synesthetes
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This study explored the visual recall implications of grapheme-color synesthesia, a neural phenomenon in which the viewing of letters and numbers leads to the perception of…
CSEF · 2012
Did You See That? Subliminal Messaging
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to see if subliminal messages inserted into videos affect the viewers perception. My hypothesis was that the viewers will be more influenced…
CSEF · 2012
Distracted Drivers
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to quantitatively measure how much texting while driving affects a driver's reaction time. Methods/Materials To test my hypothesis, I desig…
CSEF · 2012
Do Adolescents Know How to Live Healthy Lifestyles, and Do They Put That Knowledge into Action?
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective is to obtain information regarding adolescent#s knowledge of healthy eating and physical activity, and compare this data to what the adolescents actually do th…
CSEF · 2012
Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Does Medical Knowledge Improve Drug Compliance?
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals To study the compliance pattern of the most medically knowledgeable and educated group (physicians) compared to that of non physicians. Methods/Materials Twenty subjects- 10…
CSEF · 2012
Does Brain Hemispheric Dominance Affect Visuospatial Ability?
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine if brain hemispheric dominance affects a person's visuospatial ability. I became interested in this topic because I am left-handed…
CSEF · 2012
Does "Gender Affects Frustration" Change During Teen Growth?
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Last year, concluded that gender affect the reason of teen frustration.As a result of last year's project, I decided on investigating if this precise stress not only is diff…
CSEF · 2012
Does Line of Sight and the Ability to See Affect the Dizziness Felt by a Figure Skater After He or She Performs a Spin?
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if a figure skater experienced more dizziness after performing a spin due to vision (open or closed eyes) and the line of sight (head position in…
CSEF · 2012
Does Name Influence Personality Type?
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…
CSEF · 2012
Does the Color of Food Affect Its Taste?
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…
CSEF · 2012
Does Vision Influence the Other Senses?
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…
CSEF · 2012
Don't Let the Hue Fool You
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…
CSEF · 2012
Ebbinghaus Illusion: Left to Right or Right to Left?
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…
CSEF · 2012
Effects of Sensory Distraction on Online Learning
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…
CSEF · 2012
Encouragement and Discouragement: Are Your Tests Really Standardized?
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…
CSEF · 2012
Exploring the Correlation Between Cerebral Aptitude and Varying Motivational Stimuli
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…
CSEF · 2012
Expressing Emotion: Facial, Verbal, and Physiological Differences
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…
CSEF · 2012
Focus: Effects of Distracted Driving
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…
CSEF · 2012
Good Vibrations: Improving the Music Experience for People with Hearing Loss Using Multi-Frequency Tactile Sound
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…
CSEF · 2012
How Childproof Are Childproof Medicine Bottles?
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…
CSEF · 2012
How Does Brain Dominance Correlate with Auditory Logic Processing?
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…