FLOURSCENCE COLORED PAPER EFFECTS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
Everyday all across the world, professors are passing out exams. Test performance is one the things that students desire to master, we are constantly searching and watching videos in order to master this skill of test taking. This current study will determine if the fluorescence of colored paper affects student’s test performance. This problem is important because it can give guidance to help students perform better on their exams. Professors can give students the proper tools needed to succeed in their class. Something as little as a color of the paper can either decrease or increase the academic performance of the student. Does the fluorescence of colored paper affect student’s reading
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Participants were selected from an Introduction to Psychology class at Grant MacEwan Community College, there were 14 men and 31 women. Participants were asked to take a 75-multiple-choice question exam, which assessed factual knowledge. Participants were given a blue or red test randomly. A Color x Question Difficulty mixed-model ANOVA was used to analyze the results. Sinclair et al. (1998) found that Blue paper led to better performance then red paper particularly for difficult questions. Elliot et al. (2007) found that a short view of red causes impairs in performance. It is not just the paper that affects the student or the ink but also, the color that the test proctor is wearing and the color pen they are using could also affect their performance. Skinner (2004) decided to do a conceptual replication of (Sinclair et al.,1998) research. Skinner stated that Sinclair et al. did not test a white paper controlled condition. Skinner decided to use an actual examination in a classroom, added the white paper control group and also investigated the response patters of men and women. Participants were selected to take a 60-item introductory psychology multiple-choice midterm test; 163 women and 102 men were selected. The exams were printed with black ink on blue, green, …show more content…
Tal et al (2008) examined the effect of pastel-colored paper on exam performance and they found no effect of pastel-colored paper on exam performance. “The lack of effect could also be that lighter colors do not induce the same affective and cognitive states as more vivid color” (Tal et al.,2008). In our research, we plan to study neon/fluorescence colored paper to determine if that would bring about any change. Research confirms that the fluorescence of light reduces levels of melatonin which in turn would cause one to perform stronger on an
The Stroop effect was established by John Ridley Stroop in 1935 and has since become increasingly influential through its replication in published works. This effect illustrates the interference in human perception (Hilbert, Nakagawa, Bindl, & Buhner, 2014) and is a perfect example that describes situations in which task-irrelevant stimuli are hard to ignore. This study aims to investigate whether the fast and automatic processing of the colour denoted by a word will interfere with the ability to identify the font colour of the word. According to Raz, Moreno-Iniguez, Martin and Zhu (2007), Stroop effect is the difference in response time between congruent and incongruent stimuli – increase in time taken to name the font colour when it differs from the colour denoted by the word
Psi Chi Journal Diversity Steven V. Rouse writes in his 2016 essay, "Increasing the Representation of Diversity in the Psi Chi Journal," about the significance of boosting diversity in psychology research, particularly in the Psi Chi Journal. The author contends that studies must be more diverse to better understand human behavior and brain processes. In this paper, I will address four issues surrounding this study, including the research question(s), techniques employed, significant findings, and the author's conclusions. The following research topic is the main emphasis of the article How much diversity be better represented in psychological research, specifically in the Psi Chi Journal?
Skinners experiment was based on operant conditioning, using the concept of discrimination learning, he carried out experiments on animals with the idea that their behaviour is predetermined by their environment and using a well controlled environment would allow him to in turn control their behaviours using a range of triggers. Using reinforcement and expectancy, the animal associates acting out certain behaviours with rewards. (Toates, F., 2010, pp. 165-167) After performing a number of experiments on rats using mazes, he subsequently designed the Skinner box.
(Rosati 332). This researcher describes how it is challenging to prove the accuracy of studies that are testing mental
Natalie Hernandez Psychology Ms. Arias 23 August 2017 Mary Whiton Calkins Mary Whiton Calkins is one of the greatest psychologist of all time. Her contributions have led to many discoveries in the field of psychology. She, according to apa.org, “...published four books and over a hundred papers in psychology and philosophy, and she was ranked 12th in a list of the 50 most eminent psychologists in the United States in 1903.” In addition, she was also able to establish one of the first psychological laboratories in Wellesley College.
In recent studies, it has been determined that infants as young as two weeks old can distinguish the color red because of the fact that it is the color with the longest wavelength. If color is added to a certain situation, it can change the meaning or mood of the situation entirely. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fiction novel The Great Gatsby a man named Nick Carraway moves to the West Egg in New York and meets his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Nick takes the reader through his time in getting to know Jay and wondering if Gatsby truly is who he says he is. Color is a very important factor throughout the book and one color could have multiple meanings.
As an overwhelming number of tests come their way, some students may face test anxiety as a result. This anxiety is detrimental to their test results and skews not only what the nation looks for, but also the score the child wants to achieve. “Neuroimaging evidence showing test anxiety to involve enhanced attention devoted to the
Standardized tests have, on many occasions, been used for racial and cultural statistic purposes. Time Magazine writer, Noliwe M. Rooks, wrote in an issue, "In Virginia only 45% of black students in each school must pass standardized math tests while 68% of whites, and 82% of Asians must do the same. Officials say that these plans are not discriminatory because students who are the farthest behind must progress the most, but critics reason that if one expects less from some students, those lower educational expectations will become a self-fulfilling prophecy for school districts and those students will fall even farther behind." With the data collected from these tests, test makers can gamble on how other groups will perform on tests, making it easy for some and hard for others. Rooks added, "Do standardized achievement tests unfairly advantage white and Asian students and disadvantage the rest?
Article: Students’ Misconceptions in Psychology: How You Ask Matters…Sometimes By Annette Kujawski Taylor and Patricia Kowalski Snehapriya Bharatha (Student) AU ID: 3300007 PSYC 290 Journal Article Critique 1 Melissa Hendry October 10, 2016 I. Research Question or Problem The problem being investigated is clearly stated. The purpose of this study was to determine which one of the two tests (1. True /False or 2.
ESSAY 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Stanley Kubrick is the focus for the visual experiment regarding colour in the final project of (Colour and Lighting) course. The director thinks clearly that, there’s a basic problem with people who are paying attention with their eyes: Those who won’t believe their eyes won’t be able to appreciate this film (Agel, 1970). A colour analysis of the film was generated by averaging out the colours which appear in the film.
Skinners experiment was standardised and controlled it made the study more reliable because there were no influences from other factors like extraneous variables/confounding variables. This shows that researchers could have compromised ecological validity for other factors that are just as important in psychological
This guide is used to show how each color can evoke a different emotion from the audience. Blue gave off the feeling of dependability, strength, and trust worthiness. These are all things that someone would most likely expect out of their deodorant brand. The essay also brought up statistical studies regarding the favorite colors of men and women. This resulted in blue coming in first place of which 35% of those tested chose blue.
Named after John Ridley Stroop, the Stroop Effect demonstrates that people read words more quickly and automatically than they can name colors (De Young). A very common way to test this is to have multiple subjects read a series of colors that are written in a different color ink. For example, if the word is blue, but is written in a green ink, green would be said allowed. If this is the case, then will the subject read the word with the same color ink faster than the words with different colored ink?
Three females and two males participated in the study. All five participants were Caucasian students. These students were intentionally selected by the student-assigned
B. F. Skinner The History of Psychology has introduced many scientist, psychologist, and/or theorists whose research has shaped the discipline of psychology into the field it is today. Whilst, studying or exploring the history of psychology, there markedly was interest with an influential psychologist that was apt to theories involving behaviorism. Burrhus Frederic Skinner provides in-depth evidence that supports the position for analysis of behavior, recognizing that behaviors are influenced by an individual’s innate behavioral tendencies and capabilities. The preliminary research gives statistical findings for science, environment and human behaviors, and a neobehaviorism emphasis on learning.