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Candy Rush

Candy Rush. Clay corey , Anna Eaton, Hannah Ferguson, Matt Scillitani , Callie Scull, Michael Utecht. Hypothesis. If high school students are promised a reward (candy) for completing a task (survey), they will complete that task faster due to their desire for the incentive. . Video.

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Candy Rush

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  1. Candy Rush Clay corey, Anna Eaton, Hannah Ferguson, Matt Scillitani, Callie Scull, Michael Utecht

  2. Hypothesis If high school students are promised a reward (candy) for completing a task (survey), they will complete that task faster due to their desire for the incentive.

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  4. Participants & Materials • Bag of mixed types of candy • Survey • Easy, open ended questions where subjects can answer as little or as much as they like • Timer Two 10th grade English classes (both mixed with honors/non-honor students) to participate in our experiment

  5. Procedure

  6. Control vs. Experimental The difference between the two groups is that the 2nd period class was presented with the candy before they took the survey, and were told they could grab a piece as soon as they turned in their survey.

  7. Results • Mean time of the Control group - 2:46 • Mean time of the Experimental group - 2:54 • This average is without the three outliers of 5:18, 6:48, and 7:01, which were the times of the last three finishers • The Control group finished slightly faster than the Experimental group

  8. Results

  9. Discussion Possible Reasons Why Our Hypothesis Was Wrong: Distracted by the incentive Felt obligated to give us more detailed responses since we were rewarding them So What? • Coaches, teachers, parents, or any other person who interacts with kids can use this information to help better motivate them Future Research: • Time of day trials were conducted • Testing accuracy of work rather than speed • Different incentives (Money, bonus points, ect..) • Social influence- test subjects in group vs. individual

  10. References Tough , P. (2012, Sept 05). How Children Succeed. Retrieved from http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/09/how_children_succeed_book_excerpt_what_the_most_boring_test_in_the_world_tells_us_about_motivation_and_iq_.html Lite, J. (2011, March 21). Money over Matter: Can Cash Incentives Keep People Healthy?. Retrieved from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-cash-incentives-keep-people-healthy Various Flora and Flora studies, (1999) found from: Physch 200. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/lablouin/psych200/projectsSp02/learning.htm

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