Scientific Analysis

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?

         Children who are more involved in fantasy play are more creative.

2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?
         70 children ages 4-8


3- Was there a control group?
         No.


4- How were the subjects chosen?
      The experimenters interviewed the children on their fantasy playing and then had them perform three creativity tasks.


5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?
      The subjects were to do three creative tasks.


6- How did the subjects react?
      The children that had more fantasy play were more creative that the ones that were not.


7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

      The experimenters expected the children who had more fantasy play to be more creative and they were.

 

 

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?

       Night club goers are more likely to use designer drugs

2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?

       2,282 people who attended a night club

3- Was there a control group?
       No


4- How were the subjects chosen?

       They were chosen based on them attending the night club.

5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?
       They interviewed them.


6- How did the subjects react?

        The ones that were more frequent in the night clubs used more designer drugs

7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

        Yes

 

 

 

1. In one sentence, what was the research about?
   Marijuana has long-term effects on the brain.
   
   
   2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?
   48 adult marijuana users
   
   
   3- Was there a control group?
   Yes
   
   
   4- How were the subjects chosen?
   They were chosen by their long term marijuana use.
   
   
   5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?
   They compared them to the non-users that had the same age and ethnicity as them. The marijuana users had to be users that used 3 times a day. They compared the IQ’s of the users and nonusers.
   
   
   6- How did the subjects react?
   The users had lower IQ’s and the non-users had larger IQ’s.
   
   
   7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

                          Yes.

 

 

 

1- In one sentence, what was the research about?
       Taking selfies can increase your happiness.


2- How many subjects were used in the experiment?
      41 college students


3- Was there a control group?
      No


4- How were the subjects chosen?
       The chose just normal college students that didn’t take many selfies


5- What did the experimenters do to the subjects?
       They had them take 3 selfies a day and record their moods


6- How did the subjects react?
       They became happier and became more confident in smiling and themselves.


7- Did the subjects act the way the experimenters expected?

      Yes.