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■ Research question to explore through a research study design:

The research study design is to find out whether college students who also work out have a higher state of mental stability.

■ Variables and concepts to observe and/or manipulate:

There are two variables: Students exercising and studying is being manipulated while the grades of students are being observed.

■ Research design research question:

The research study is going to be experimental. Because correlation does not mean causation, experimental study suits my research question.

■ Research method to conduct experiment:

The research method will be case study to conduct experiment.

■ Independent and dependent variables:

The exercise and studying of students is the independent variable and the grades of  the students are the dependent variable for the case study.

■ Hypothesis:

The students exercising and studying will have mostly higher grades in college due to their mental state when they study and take exams. They will be more in control and collective.

■ Benefits and implications of this study:

This study is beneficial for students. Students who study a lot already have a high percentage of getting a high grade on the exam, but if you can relieve yourself and create this mental state in which you are calm and collective, it will allow you to grasp more information and keep you less stressed out.

■ Process of designing this experiment:

So, I selected the variables and arranged them as dependent and independent. After that I hypothesized that students exercising and studying will have better grades in school. It was an interesting experimental design. It does have some confounding variables as well , for example, it depends on what variables relieve the student of stress etc. Exercise may not work for everyone student. I believe students should find what helps them relieve themselves, even if it’s just taking a break to grab your favorite drink.

Hello everyone, my name is Racheal Ali and I am a sophomore at Baruch college. I was born in Trinidad, a small Island of the cost of Venezuela and lived there for seven and a half years until I moved to NYC. I like singing, playing sports and just taking in the outdoors for fun.  Psychology is not my intended major but I am considering minoring in it since I believe that it is essential for a person to understand the human mind when entering the Business world. Sadly, I have not joined any clubs or organizations, but I do intend to! I am honestly not sure what to share from the web. I do have, probably two videos on YouTube with me speaking on a panel about the proposed closing high schools. I am not sure if anyone is aware of it but Bloomberg and Joel Klein started closing up to 94 schools because there are supposedly improving the school system. That simply shows that when I feel strong about something I will fight for it. It’s too much to say but I did go to great lengths to try and keep my school and the other schools from closing. In the end we got an injunction but that obviously does not stop the government. Regardless of the pass, I look forward to an awesome semester with you all!!