EFFECTS OF COLOR ON TEST PERFORMANCE 1 Effects of Color On Test Performance Taylor Alderson‚ Ovsanna Balian‚ Jacqueline Christopher‚ Diana Macias Pasadena City College EFFECTS OF COLOR ON TEST PERFORMANCE Abstract The present experiment examined the consequences of exposure to the color red and its effects on achievement in test performance. In this study the ink color used to print a test was manipulated to determine the causal relationship between exposure to the color red and test
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75% of all marine genera were lost" ("mass extinction"). This leaves scientists wondering about what could have led to this mass extinction in the Cretaceous Period. They have collected evidence from fossils and earth’s geography‚ to propose some theories Scientists believe that the dinosaur extinction was due to either the collision of a massive asteroid‚ the eruptions of the Deccan Trap volcanos‚ or the epidemic of diseases. The collision of a massive asteroid is believed to be have instigated
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identity? Who shapes and defines our identity? Is it ourselves or others? The optimal distinctiveness theory suggests that individuals have two fundamental and competing human needs - the need to be included and fit in with society and the need to be different. The evidence indicates that the two needs influence the perceptions and judgments of the self (Zanna and Olson p.63-64). This particular theory is especially visible in David Suzuki’s Ancestors-The Genetic Source. David Suzuki writes‚ “All my
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world of colors by painting everything it touches. Our plain and soulless furniture gains meaning. Our brown bookshelf‚ gray study table‚ green mug carpets‚ rugs‚ curtains the yellow wheat fields in the harvest picture‚ the blue china vase‚ our favorite brown sweater the striking green of a tree surrounded by concrete buildings‚ the blue sky‚ and the carousel of life that becomes worth living by being embellished with colors. Let’s travel through the wonderful world of colors. Each color conceals
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is the process of sharing messages between a source and a receiver‚ either directly channels‚ with the former desiring to change the awareness‚ attitude‚ skill and/or practice of the latter. Source: “Conducting and Managing Communication Survey Research: The Asian Experience” by Cesar M. Mercado‚ Ph.D/ page 18 • Communication brings to a mind an image of a speaker addressing an audience from behind a lectern‚ the lively discussion of colleagues at a meeting‚ or an exchange of glands between lovers
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Introduction Throughout the story‚ Pearl is depicted as pure‚ evil‚ one with nature‚ non-relaxing and peaceful. The colors “walls of white‚” “relaxing evening rain‚” “earthen shaded granite‚” and “India black tea” help relate the characteristics of Pearl and her changes throughout the story. Walls of White The color “walls of white” describe Pearl’s name and what she has to live up to. Hester names her child Pearl. “But she named the infant ‘Pearl‚’ as
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There are three developmental theories on the lifestyle of criminals‚ which are life course theory‚ propensity theory‚ and trajectory theory. The life courses theory states that there are experiences and events that occur during life that can alter and cause changes in criminality. This theory claims that delinquency occurs more often when the bonds to society are broken‚ that with ineffective social control during critical periods of childhood and adolescence delinquent behaviors can happen. Higher
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Just war theory explains the issues of justice in religious‚ political‚ and philosophical aspects. It is a notion that does refer not only on the aspect of getting the answer whether the war is just‚ but also it helps understand the answer why or the reason for war in the society. In the common phenomena‚ just war theory refers to war by itself has no negative impact and it can even just or have positive side at given situations. Most people do percept the issue of war as something bad and destructive
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Devin Golden 3 November 2014 Comm. Theory Professor McClanahan Social Penetration Theory Social Penetration theory‚ is something we have used in our everyday lives. The founders of Social Penetration theory‚ were Irwin Altman‚ and Dalmas Taylor. (Griffin 114) Altman was a professor of psychology at the University of Utah‚ and like his counterpart‚ Taylor was a professor of psychology at the University of Texas in Arlington. They developed this theory to understand the closeness between two individuals
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Social bond theory developed by Travis Hirschi in 1969 that claims social bonds or ties to family‚ school‚ friends‚ or work tend to minimize crime. The idea behind the theory is that people who are bonded to others they respond to the other people who are then able to control the person behavior. Young agrees that if the theory was limited to an explanation of low crime rates within bonded social groups it would be an accurate theory but to say that these types of social bonds would prevent crime
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