You Have a Hypothesis That Sugar Decreases the Ability to Remember

question 26

Essay

You have a hypothesis that sugar decreases the ability to remember lists of words, and that this impairment increases with the amount of sugar that is administered. Design a between groups single factor true experiment to test this idea. Be sure to define your independent and dependent variables. How will you recruit subjects? How will you allocate subjects and conditions?

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Definitions:

Aristotle

An ancient Greek philosopher and polymath whose works spanning politics, metaphysics, ethics, and logic are foundational to Western philosophy.

Scientific Reasoning

The methodological approach to problem-solving and understanding natural phenomena through hypothesis formation, experimental design, data analysis, and logical argumentation.

Hypothesis Testing

A statistical method used to determine if there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition is true for the entire population.

Problem Identification

A rephrased definition: Initiating the problem-solving process by clearly recognizing and outlining an issue that needs to be dealt with.