Mararac, Jan Carmelli P. and Toribio, Joshua Ken V. and Vidad, Jan Nika R. (2015) The placebo effect of a nootropic and verbal placebo in enhancing the cognitive ability of children focusing on memory recall. Undergraduate thesis, De La Salle University-Dasmarinas.

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Abstract

This study examined the effect of Nootropic and verbal placebo s on cognitive ability of grade four students in both public and private schools . The researchers gathered 193 respondents and were asked to perform a mental by memorizing five pictures and five words within two minutes. The said mental exercise was accompanied with two treatments: verbal placebo and the nootropic placebo , to measure and to know its effects towards memory recall. The statistical analysis was done by using SPSS (version 2 . 1) to achieve a more precise result findings . Researchers predicted that the two placebos would increase their performance in memory recall. The two placebos had a significant effect on the memory recall performance of the students from both publ ic and private schools . The Nootropic Placebo treatment made a huge significant difference compared to the verbal treatment. Different researches suggested that the participants’ were more lik ely increase d their performance when they actually see the potential aid that could enhance their capabilities.

Item Type:	Thesis (Undergraduate)
Additional Information:	PSY 1247 2015
Keywords:	Subjects : Cognitive ability; Recall (Psychology).
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Depositing User:	Users 4 not found.
Date Deposited:	29 Jul 2015 07:27
Last Modified:	31 May 2021 07:11
URI:	https://thesis.dlsud.edu.ph/id/eprint/1142

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