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  • clashrocker7
    FFR Player
    • Sep 2006
    • 165
    #1

    Need to design an experiment in Biology.....

    This is what I was thinking. Please let me know if this sounds like a valid experiment.

    Materials: Energy Drink. Placebo

    Problem: Do energy drinks really cause people to act hyper, or is it all in one's head?

    Hypothesis: If I were to give someone a placebo, and tell them that it is an energy supplement, then they will act hyper.

    Independent Variable: Placebo

    Dependent Variable: Level of activity of the specimen.

    Experiment: Get 10 people. Give 5 people the real energy supplement, and give 5 people the placebo. Observe their reactions. The next day, give each group the opposite of what they were given the previous day. Observe behaviors.

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    I think that most teenagers act hyper from energy drinks just because they keep telling themselves that what they are drinking is rich in caffeine and sugar. Now I drink energy drinks every day, but I have never acted hyper. They just keep me up in the morning.

    My friends who think energy drinks are the coolest thing since sliced bread will drink half of a can and act crazy. I believe this is all psychological, and that they just think they are acting hyper.
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    • Tasselfoot
      Retired BOSS
      FFR Simfile Author
      • Jul 2003
      • 25185
      #2
      Re: Need to design an experiment in Biology.....

      biggest flaw: most people know what an energy drink tastes like (aka: piss). how can you give someone a fake energy drink without them being able to taste the difference?


      also, i would think you would need to prolong the experiment beyond 1 day per drink. too much variance with such a small amount of data (namely, 1 entry).
      RIP

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        • sumzup
          (+ (- (/ (* 1 2) 3) 4) 5)
          • Nov 2005
          • 1398
          #3
          Re: Need to design an experiment in Biology.....

          This should probably belong in Homework and General Information (sub-forum of CT), but whatev. I'll give it a shot.

          While the concept sounds workable, I see one very obvious flaw in your experiment. What kind of placebo would you be able to acquire that would mimic the taste and experience of a real energy drink? Remember, placebos are supposed to appear to be the real thing; your friends shouldn't be able to tell the difference.

          Also, it would be hard to acquire accurate reactions. The very fact that your friends would have known themselves to be part of an experiment could possibly affect how they acted after drinking. For that matter, reactions can vary significantly between different people; I don't know how you would really be able to compare the data effectively.

          Edit: ninja'd by tass on the taste

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            • clashrocker7
              FFR Player
              • Sep 2006
              • 165
              #4
              Re: Need to design an experiment in Biology.....

              In response to your "piss tasting" energy drinks: There are a few that taste like soda (such as full throttle). I could probably find some drink that tastes "****ty" enough to resemble an energy drink.

              I most likely will prolong the experiment, since data is key to an experiment.

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                • _the_forbiden_
                  FFR Player
                  • May 2007
                  • 10
                  #5
                  Re: Need to design an experiment in Biology.....

                  Dissect something. That always works for me.
                  No one is Anon if they say they are Anon.

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                    • travman301
                      #swagdog
                      • Mar 2004
                      • 2641
                      #6
                      Re: Need to design an experiment in Biology.....

                      I suggest you use coffee and de-caff, and call it like a coffee flavored energy drink or something.

                      Also, how are you planning on quantifying your dependent variable? "Reaction" or "observations" of a person's actions aren't as nearly effective as something you can measure and graph.

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                        • Shadowcliff
                          FFR Veteran
                          • Jan 2008
                          • 695
                          #7
                          Re: Need to design an experiment in Biology.....

                          LOL, my brother can be immature about energy drinks sometimes. He'll take like one sip and he be like "ohsoznvsldvjeoajls;fanvslaoena im so hyper saonce;a; ;'aoewaeov"
                          It really gets annoying.

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                            • -Fallen-
                              xqsite OG
                              • May 2005
                              • 2836
                              #8
                              Re: Need to design an experiment in Biology.....

                              Hyper activity is nothing but imaturity, as far as I'm concerned. Not really an experiment worth taking a shot at. I may or may not be the only one who finds energy drinks have absolutely no effect whatsoever, whether they are consumed waking up early in the morning or late at night before bed, doesn't change a thing.. It's just another drink but with 10 times more sugar.

                              Sugar rots teeth and makes you faaaaaat. It's not there to make you "hyper active". If they REALLY did make you hyper active or increase your state of awareness noticeably, I'm pretty sure they'd sell a hell of a lot better than they already do.

                              But that's just me..
                              One of the original members of the xqsite + FFR community.
                              BlankZero - 15 year vet + RobbyZero - 15 year vet

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                                • Cloud0005
                                  FFR Player
                                  • Nov 2007
                                  • 1022
                                  #9
                                  Re: Need to design an experiment in Biology.....

                                  Originally posted by -Fallen-
                                  Hyper activity is nothing but imaturity, as far as I'm concerned. Not really an experiment worth taking a shot at. I may or may not be the only one who finds energy drinks have absolutely no effect whatsoever, whether they are consumed waking up early in the morning or late at night before bed, doesn't change a thing.. It's just another drink but with 10 times more sugar.

                                  Sugar rots teeth and makes you faaaaaat. It's not there to make you "hyper active". If they REALLY did make you hyper active or increase your state of awareness noticeably, I'm pretty sure they'd sell a hell of a lot better than they already do.

                                  But that's just me..
                                  nice bump

                                  Originally posted by Quigly
                                  SHUT UP GUYZ HE HAS PROBLEMS!!!!!!

                                  DIDN'T YOU READ HIS NAME??? HE CRIES AT NIGHT!!!!!

                                  YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!!!!!!

                                  =o

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                                    • Beethovens mask
                                      FFR Veteran
                                      • Dec 2007
                                      • 1569
                                      #10
                                      Re: Need to design an experiment in Biology.....

                                      Most people just fake "hyper" to get attention. Namely my friend Sam.
                                      Originally posted by fastfingers65
                                      beethoven youre terrible at speaking like a moron

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                                        • ledwix
                                          Giant Pi Operator
                                          FFR Simfile Author
                                          • Mar 2006
                                          • 2878
                                          #11
                                          Re: Need to design an experiment in Biology.....

                                          I've never had an energy drink, so I wouldn't know what it tastes like. I guess I'm a rarity.

                                          Studies have shown several times that your hypothesis will be correct, though, if you somehow get enough people. In my "AlcoholEdu" thingy, they talked about that, too.

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                                            • who_cares973
                                              FFR Player
                                              • Aug 2006
                                              • 15407
                                              #12
                                              Re: Need to design an experiment in Biology.....

                                              most energy drinks have no effect on me

                                              except for cocaine

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