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Caffeine and it’s effect on focus level. Shane Benz Beau Dennis Kristina Garis Becca Burkhart. Topic. Does caffeinated coffee result in higher levels of focus among students With a rise of caffeinated substances among students coffee has become a popular drink for students in the morning.
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Caffeine and it’s effect on focus level Shane Benz Beau Dennis Kristina Garis Becca Burkhart
Topic • Does caffeinated coffee result in higher levels of focus among students • With a rise of caffeinated substances among students coffee has become a popular drink for students in the morning. • Is this trend beneficial for students or is it just a waste of money?
BLINDING • Students will not know whether or not they are receiving caffeinated coffee or decaffeinated coffee. Caffeine Decaf
PLACEBO & PLACEBO EFFECT • Students who receive the placebo will be given decaffeinated coffee to effectively determine if the absence of caffeine results in a change in focus. • The placebo effect could essentially result in the decaffeinated coffee giving the effects of caffeine, which include jitteriness and heightened levels of focus to the students.
Blocking • Students will be separated into grades because caffeine can have different effects on students of different age levels (this includes maturity). • Within those groups students will be divided into male and female groups because physical differences within this category can result in a different effects.
Replications • Data shall be collected one week per semester each year to track the changing effects of caffeine and whether or not focus increases during its consumption.
Confounding • Variables that could possibly confuse data include: • Brands of coffee • Strengths of coffee • Amounts • Previous experiences with drinking coffee.
Conclusion • The expected conclusion for this experiment is that the students that drank the caffeinated coffee will have a higher level of focus during schoo.