What effect does the act of chewing gum have on the intellect of an individual? It is said by many people, including psychologist, that chewing gum can increase your memory skills and enhance cognitive powers. The article Health Benefits of Gum Chewing said, “. . . people who chewed throughout tests produced significantly better scores than people who did not” (Greene). This is for many reasons, one being that the movement of our jaws improve memory, because the hippocampus - the part of the brain important for memory - increases when people chew. Chewing gum also increases the flow of our blood and the increase in our heart rate improves our oxygen levels. This wakes up the right and left hemispheres of our brain, letting them work together to complete whatever it is we are trying to complete. Health Benefits of Gum Chewing said, “studies have reported that blood flow to the brain increases by as much as 25 percent to 40 percent during gum chewing” (Greene). My research group is conducting our own experiment in order to see if chewing gum has any effect on the intellect of an individual. Based on our research our hypothesis is, if an individual chews gum while performing a test of intellectual capabilities, then they will score higher on that test than an individual who does not chew gum. Our independent variable is one piece of the type of chewing gum we will be giving each of our test groups: flavorless, mint, or fruit flavor are the three types. We are using three different flavors of chewing gum, including one with no flavor, to see if the increase in intellect has anything to do with the taste of the gum rather than just the movement of the jaw. We will use the results of each flavour to see if maybe a certain flavor s... ... middle of paper ... .... Now that our study has been published it can be sent out to be tested for new theories, such as maybe strawberry flavored gum helps your intellect more than mango flavored gum, and so on and so forth. Eventually they will find the exact brand of gum and the exact flavor of gum that increases the intellect the most, and schools around the world will administer that particular gum for all standardized tests that are really important so that everyone can focus and pass their tests to the best of their abilities. For example, in Florida that particular type of gum would be administered for test like FCAT, SAT, and ACT, and other places will do the same for their students. Works Cited Greene, Emma. "Health Benefits of Gum Chewing." Chewing Gum Facts. n. page. Web. 2 Feb. 2014. .
The purpose of this experiment was to identify which brand of mint gum holds its flavor the longest. The four brands I chose were Orbit, Trident, Ice Breakers, and Wrigley's Doublemint My hypothesis was that Trident brand would last the longest and Wrigley's Doublemint would last the shortest. I did not use any people in my test. I chewed the same amount of gum at a time and the gum was all the same flavor, mint. All the gum was bought at the same time from the same store. I chewed the four brands of gums between periods of time. When chewing, I timed myself with a stopwatch. When I believed the gum ran out of flavor, I stopped the timmer and recorded the time. My hypothesis was incorrect. Instead of Trident, Orbit lasted the longest. However
Scientist tell people they are doing a test on the effects of punishment on learning, but the real
Dependent variable: We are measuring the time taken for the pink indicator to turn clear when hydrochloric acid is added to it. Independent variable: We are changing the molar of hydrochloric acid we are adding to the gelatine cubes. The molars range from 1-3.
It will not only help with tests, but it will help with assignments and classwork too. If you can remember what you need to do, what it is about, or the facts that you need to complete it, it will help a lot. Some kids will forget that they need to carry the one in addition, or an important fact from history. If you remember those things it makes everything a lot easier. Memory is important when it comes to school so chewing gum, which improves memory should definitely be allowed.
Going into details of the article, I realized that the necessary information needed to evaluate the experimental procedures were not included. However, when conducting an experiment, the independent and dependent variable are to be studied before giving a final conclusion.
Then there was a total of 30 Pixy Stix. The test subjects were each given 3 Pixy Stix and a paper that gave instructions and for them to record results. First, the test subjects recorded their mood 1-5. Next, they ate the Pixy Stix and waited 30 minutes. During those 30 minutes the test subjects did not consume any food. After the 30 minutes was up, the test subjects recorded their mood. The test subjects did this a total of 3 times to complete the 3 trials needed for the experimental group. For the control group, the same 10 test subjects were used. They recorded their mood 1-5 and waited 30 minutes. During this 30 minutes they did not consume anything at all. After the 30 minutes was up they, recorded their mood
In the final step of evaluating conclusions, the research community makes an active conversation about what they have discovered, and they write down details about the study. Then, they publish their work in various types of journal in order to let others read and learn from them. In the Katrevich et al. (2014) study, the conclusions were published in North American Journal of Psychology. In this way, scientists can figure out a new idea to be tested or one that will change the thinking about some topics (King, 2016).
The independent variables in this experiment are the time and the foils presented to the subject. The dependent variable is the discrimination index. The...
One thing that is beneficial from gum is that it can help you focus. According to pressdemocrat.com, it states “Chewing gum helps your memory improve and it also helps you focus while you’re studying” (Norvell 1).This shows that when your chewing gum not only are you improving your memory you’re focusing on studying more easily. Also according to pressdemocrat.com, it states “Gum has been scientifically proven to help kids focus better and to improve their memory” (Norvell 1). This shows that even scientist
PARALEGAL , Lisa SEFCIK. “What Are Benefits of Drinking Coke?” What Are the Benefits of Drinking Coke?, 3 Oct. 2017, www.livestrong.com ›+… ›+Diet+and+Nutrition ›+Beverages+and+Health. Accessed November 7, 2017
Within the target site of the experiment, researchers wanted to answer their hypothesis; hypothesis was that increased police
Rowan, Chris. "Electronic Cigarette Safety and Effect On Teeth." DRH Org. U.K. DRH Org. U.K., 2013. Web. 20 Nov. 2013.
Dependent Variables Amount of vitamin C in fruit juices. Controlled Variable Same amount of liquid for each fruit juice.... ... middle of paper ... ...
The first experiment that DeVoe and House (2012) conducted was to directly test their hypothesis. The procedure of this experiment was to take 53 undergraduate students (32 femal...