(revised) Claire and Marina IRP Research and Hypothesis
claireclendenen
doses of caffeine on three different days. 10 minutes after each dose
of caffeine has been consumed and list of 15 words will be recited to
each participant. Each participant will then write down as many words
as they can remember in one minute. The results will then be recorded
and analyzed.
Hypothesis: The researches hypothesize that the consumption of 150mg
of caffeine will increase alertness allowing one to maximize their
memory capacity.
Smith, A. (2003, August 25). Effects of Caffeine on Human Behavior.
Retrieved
November 29, 2011, from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/
S0278691502000960
a) The study searched for the effects of caffeine on human behavior
and alertness. When given a certain dose of caffeine the researcher
analyzed whether the participant was more alert and whether or not the
caffeine had a positive or negative effect on the participant.
b) The study found the caffeine affected motor ability as well as
anxiety and sleep impairment. The study also found that caffeine is
most affective when consumed moderately and not in large amounts.
Excessive consumption in caffeine was found to a greater affect in the
behavior of sensitive individuals.
c) This study applies to our hypothesis because we are researching the
effects of different doses of caffeine and their effects on memory.
Because the study identified a large dose of caffeine has a negative
affect on alertness, we are able to conclude that consuming caffeine
in moderate amounts will allow one to be more focused and memorize
more than consuming an excessive amount of caffeine.
Loke, W. H. (1988, March 1). Effects of Caffeine on Mood and Memory.
Retrieved
November 29, 2011, from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/
003193848890039X
a.) In this study the researcher gave participants three doses of oral
administration of caffeine, 0mg, 200mg, or 400mg. They were then
tested on their cognitive, learning, and memory performance.
b.) The results showed that caffeine reduced boredom and fatigue while
increasing anxiousness, tenseness, and nervousness. In general, the
participants who received higher doses of caffeine recalled words from
a list spoken to them than those who had smaller doses.
c.) This relates to our study because we are also giving three
different amounts of caffeine to attempt to discover the ideal amount
of caffeine for peak performance of memory. They discovered that the
participants with 200mg performed the best, which would support our
hypothesis.
Erikson, G. C., Hager, L. B., Houseworth, C., Dungan, J., Petros, T.,
&
Beckwith, B. E. (1984, September 28). The Effects of Caffeine on
Memory For
Word Lists. Retrieved November 29, 2011, from http://www.sciencedirect.com/
science/article/pii/0031938485901702
a.) This study tested the effects of caffeine on memory for supraspan
word lists. Participants were administered 0mg, 2mg, or 4mg of
caffeine. They then listened to word lists and were required to recall
as many words as possible from the list.
b.) The results showed no effect from caffeine on the recall
performance for either males or females.
c.) This study does not support our hypothesis, but we will use
greater amounts of caffeine for our study, but use the same techniques
to discover if there is a correlation between caffeine and memory.
mike vivo
have a basis to compare the caffeinated results to. Possibly by giving
the participants decaffeinated coffee on one of the three days. You
could even test water on one day, decaff. on day two, and caffeinated
on the last. Also recording whether or not the subject routinely
drinks coffee would be useful.
On Nov 29, 7:10 pm, claireclendenen <claireclende...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Research Idea: We will have each participant consume three different
> doses of caffeine on three different days. 10 minutes after each dose
> of caffeine has been consumed and list of 15 words will be recited to
> each participant. Each participant will then write down as many words
> as they can remember in one minute. The results will then be recorded
> and analyzed.
> Hypothesis: The researches hypothesize that the consumption of 150mg
> of caffeine will increase alertness allowing one to maximize their
> memory capacity.
>
> Smith, A. (2003, August 25). Effects of Caffeine on Human Behavior.
> Retrieved
> November 29, 2011, fromhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/
> S0278691502000960
>
> a) The study searched for the effects of caffeine on human behavior
> and alertness. When given a certain dose of caffeine the researcher
> analyzed whether the participant was more alert and whether or not the
> caffeine had a positive or negative effect on the participant.
>
> b) The study found the caffeine affected motor ability as well as
> anxiety and sleep impairment. The study also found that caffeine is
> most affective when consumed moderately and not in large amounts.
> Excessive consumption in caffeine was found to a greater affect in the
> behavior of sensitive individuals.
>
> c) This study applies to our hypothesis because we are researching the
> effects of different doses of caffeine and their effects on memory.
> Because the study identified a large dose of caffeine has a negative
> affect on alertness, we are able to conclude that consuming caffeine
> in moderate amounts will allow one to be more focused and memorize
> more than consuming an excessive amount of caffeine.
>
> Loke, W. H. (1988, March 1). Effects of Caffeine on Mood and Memory.
> Retrieved
> November 29, 2011, fromhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/
> 003193848890039X
> a.) In this study the researcher gave participants three doses of oral
> administration of caffeine, 0mg, 200mg, or 400mg. They were then
> tested on their cognitive, learning, and memory performance.
>
> b.) The results showed that caffeine reduced boredom and fatigue while
> increasing anxiousness, tenseness, and nervousness. In general, the
> participants who received higher doses of caffeine recalled words from
> a list spoken to them than those who had smaller doses.
>
> c.) This relates to our study because we are also giving three
> different amounts of caffeine to attempt to discover the ideal amount
> of caffeine for peak performance of memory. They discovered that the
> participants with 200mg performed the best, which would support our
> hypothesis.
>
> Erikson, G. C., Hager, L. B., Houseworth, C., Dungan, J., Petros, T.,
> &
> Beckwith, B. E. (1984, September 28). The Effects of Caffeine on
> Memory For
> Word Lists. Retrieved November 29, 2011, fromhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/