Head Rush
CSEF · 2019 Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Overview
Objectives I wanted to learn if doing a headstand improves your memory and my hypothesis was, If doing headstands improves our memory, then people who do headstands will do better on a memory test than the people who don t do headstands. Methods To conduct this experiment, I had 20 human test subjects ages 10-16, a pre/post test that I created with 25 similar questions, each worth 2 points, 6 pictures to go along with 3 questions on each test, a yoga mat, a pillow, and a timer. Each human test subject had 2 minutes after the question was read to them. After 2 minutes passed, they continued until the last three questions, which included pictures. A picture was shown to them for one minute and then the picture was taken away, another minute to revisit the image in their head. When the minute passed, a question was asked to them like, what was the boy doing or how many plants were there? Each question was worth 2 points, 1 if they got half or more correct and 0 if it was incorrect. When they did the headstand, they had a yoga mat and a pillow to avoid possible head or neck injury. The headstand was done for 30 seconds and they rested for 2 minutes to relax. The same procedures from the pretest were performed at the post-test. Results The average number of memory retrieval problem done correctly before doing a headstand was 26 and after a headstand was 38. This shows that doing a headstand improves your memory. The mean total for after doing a headstand increased significantly over before doing a headstand (twosample t-test; p<0.0001). Conclusions Based on the results, my hypothesis was accepted because my hypothesis was if doing headstands improves our memory, then people who do headstands will do better on a memory test than the people who don t do headstands. This means that doing a headstand improves your memory since doing a headstand makes your blood circulate and increases the oxygen flow to your head. A headstand should be done for at least 30 seconds before studying so the information will stay in your head.
Summary statement
My project was to see if doing headstands improve your memory by testing 20 human test subjects to do a headstand for 30 seconds and I found that doing a headstand increased significantly over before doing a headstand (twosample t-test; p<0
Help received
Through this experiment, I'd like to thank my mother for getting the supplies I needed for this project and my sister who helped edit & set up my science board. A big thank you to the people who participated in my project. Last, but not least, I would like to thank my science teacher who helped me the most, Ms.
Competition history
- CSEF 2019
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