The Battle of Creativity
Day 1-
Our experiment is the "candle problem". We've been assigning roles and completing our write ups. This experiment tests functional fixedness, which is a cognitive bias that limits a person to use object only in the way it's traditionally used.
Day 2-
We've decided that this experiment should be an individual experiment. We want the volunteer to use their creativity without influence from an audience. Participants will be chosen randomly for our experiment. We are also evaluating which gender is more creative.
Day 3-
Our group has figured out our dependent, independent, and constant variables. The dependent variable is if functional fixedness is present while solving the puzzle. The independent variable is the gender of the participant. The constant variables are the same materials and same setup for every trial.
We have also started conducting our background research.
Day 4-
We are recording the materials we need for our experiment, which include candles, cubbies, push pins, and a box. The decided to include cubbies in our material list so that we can make sure this is an individual experiment. We plan to have an equal amount of males and females participating in the experiment to get the most accurate results.
Day 5-
We have planned out the exact process for our experiment. A box of thumbtacks will be on a table that's pushed up against a wall. Then, subjects will be told by the experimenter to find a way to attach the candle to the wall with the provided materials. This will test the participant's creativity, as they only have 1 minute to complete the experiment. This provides data for us as we record what the participant came up with, and which gender had more creativity overall.
Day 6-
We are almost done with our rough draft. We decided that we are going to name our the experiment "The Battle of Creativity" because we are evaluating which gender has a greater variation and detail in their answers. This was included in our rough draft, as we also included an explanation of functional fixedness, a description of activities at our booth, our hypothesis, and our list of sources.
As we've been evaluating what we need to do for our experiment, we found that the experiment is quite simple to set up, as we only need the four materials listed above.
Day 7-
We purchased our tri-fold and have been planning our design of our poster. We are condensing our information from the student handouts and adding pictures for visuals. We decided to make the background of our poster a smoky theme, so that it catches the attention of observers and coordinates with use of a candle.
Day 8-
We have started constructing our poster. Our poster has the title "The Battle of Creativity" and underneath it displays our hypothesis and procedure. Also, all of our variables are displayed, along with the materials we used, background research, and pictures. There is a blackish-grayish smoky theme on the background of our poster.
Day 9-
Parent night. We brought all of our necessary materials and poster board. We ran into a problem however, because we did not have the correct thumbtacks for the experiment. We had thumbtacks that were narrowed outward, which made it easier to rest an object on that surface. We were lucky enough to have been able to find rounded thumbtacks, which would give us the results we wanted. One other slight problem was that our box was larger than expected. We felt as if participants would notice to use the box if it was larger, but we ended up adjusting the box to a smaller, rectangular shape. These adjustments ensured more accurate data for the actual psychology fair the next day.
Day 10-
Psychology fair. Our data proved our hypothesis to be correct. We made sure to give the same, clear instructions to every participant, and had 120 total participants. We noticed that a lot more males attempted our experiment than females, and still need to calculate what percent of each gender used functional fixedness. The only problem our group ran into on this day was that the holes in the box revealed if it should be used or not. To fix this, we put duct tape over the holes after each class left. Overall, our experiment was a success and our group viewed this as a very fun experience.
Our experiment is the "candle problem". We've been assigning roles and completing our write ups. This experiment tests functional fixedness, which is a cognitive bias that limits a person to use object only in the way it's traditionally used.
Day 2-
We've decided that this experiment should be an individual experiment. We want the volunteer to use their creativity without influence from an audience. Participants will be chosen randomly for our experiment. We are also evaluating which gender is more creative.
Day 3-
Our group has figured out our dependent, independent, and constant variables. The dependent variable is if functional fixedness is present while solving the puzzle. The independent variable is the gender of the participant. The constant variables are the same materials and same setup for every trial.
We have also started conducting our background research.
Day 4-
We are recording the materials we need for our experiment, which include candles, cubbies, push pins, and a box. The decided to include cubbies in our material list so that we can make sure this is an individual experiment. We plan to have an equal amount of males and females participating in the experiment to get the most accurate results.
Day 5-
We have planned out the exact process for our experiment. A box of thumbtacks will be on a table that's pushed up against a wall. Then, subjects will be told by the experimenter to find a way to attach the candle to the wall with the provided materials. This will test the participant's creativity, as they only have 1 minute to complete the experiment. This provides data for us as we record what the participant came up with, and which gender had more creativity overall.
Day 6-
We are almost done with our rough draft. We decided that we are going to name our the experiment "The Battle of Creativity" because we are evaluating which gender has a greater variation and detail in their answers. This was included in our rough draft, as we also included an explanation of functional fixedness, a description of activities at our booth, our hypothesis, and our list of sources.
As we've been evaluating what we need to do for our experiment, we found that the experiment is quite simple to set up, as we only need the four materials listed above.
Day 7-
We purchased our tri-fold and have been planning our design of our poster. We are condensing our information from the student handouts and adding pictures for visuals. We decided to make the background of our poster a smoky theme, so that it catches the attention of observers and coordinates with use of a candle.
Day 8-
We have started constructing our poster. Our poster has the title "The Battle of Creativity" and underneath it displays our hypothesis and procedure. Also, all of our variables are displayed, along with the materials we used, background research, and pictures. There is a blackish-grayish smoky theme on the background of our poster.
Day 9-
Parent night. We brought all of our necessary materials and poster board. We ran into a problem however, because we did not have the correct thumbtacks for the experiment. We had thumbtacks that were narrowed outward, which made it easier to rest an object on that surface. We were lucky enough to have been able to find rounded thumbtacks, which would give us the results we wanted. One other slight problem was that our box was larger than expected. We felt as if participants would notice to use the box if it was larger, but we ended up adjusting the box to a smaller, rectangular shape. These adjustments ensured more accurate data for the actual psychology fair the next day.
Day 10-
Psychology fair. Our data proved our hypothesis to be correct. We made sure to give the same, clear instructions to every participant, and had 120 total participants. We noticed that a lot more males attempted our experiment than females, and still need to calculate what percent of each gender used functional fixedness. The only problem our group ran into on this day was that the holes in the box revealed if it should be used or not. To fix this, we put duct tape over the holes after each class left. Overall, our experiment was a success and our group viewed this as a very fun experience.
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