Will+Added+Pressure+Cause+Lower+Test+Scores


 * Title: Will added pressure create lower test scores? **


 * Purpose: We did this experiment to find if added pressure/stress when taking a test will result in a lower score. We plan to give three groups of five biology honors students the same ten question test. Each group will have added variables designed to increase pressure. Group one will be our control group. They will just have to take the test. Group two will be told that they have two minutes to complete the test and a timer will be placed in front of the person taking the test. Group three will also be informed of the two minute time limit, having the timer in front of them, as well as being watched as they take the test. Studies have shown that pressure can have harmful effects on your body, pressure can deplete power and inhibit the memory (Harms, 2011). If stress levels rise too high, they can be harmful to you and the test (Carver.J, 2010) Also, we wondered if stress can be a good thing. If your able to control stress, it can be a good thing helping you to be at the top of your game (Carver. J, 2010). Stress affects people differently and could potentially raise scores. “a situation that is too much for one person to tolerate may be stimulating to another.” (Carver.J, 2010) Stress can effect the way you think and act, will this be a hindrance or an advantage?  **

** Works Cited  **
 * ** Harms, William. “Writing about Worries Eases Anxiety and Improves Test Performance.”  ** **


 * UChicago News. University of Chicago News Office, 13 Jan. 2011. Web. 26 Nov. 2012. < [] >. **


 * Carver, J., and J. Sharman. “How to Cope with Exam Stress.” Exam Stress. Mind, 2010. Wev. 27 Nov. 2012. < [] >. **