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Allais Paradox,
Alzheimer’s & Nickel were the focus of Science Day winners
GREENVILLE – Are agreeable people more prone to make detrimental
decisions involving selections with negative consequences than their
conscientious counterparts? Greenville High School junior Francesca
Masso-Rivetti wanted to find out. While she was able to substantiate
that conscientious individuals were less likely to make detrimental
decisions, she was unable to arrive at the same conclusion about
agreeable people being more likely to do so.
Her experiment was based upon the Allais Paradox. Researchers had
determined statements can be modified to manipulate how two situations
are perceived despite the outcome being the same for both.
Masso-Rivetti wanted to determine if the different personalities were
factors.
Judges at the Second Annual Darke County Science Days competition were
impressed. Masso-Rivetti earned top points for first place. The event
was held Feb. 26 at Greenville High School.
Second place went to Gabby Fair, Bradford High School senior. She
devised an experiment to find a way to help people diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s type dementia remember little things. Her hypothesis was
connecting a motion with a word would enhance word recall. Participants
were given a set of words without motion, and a set with motion.
Overall word recall was better without. She noted, however, all
participants recalled the word clap, likely because it was paired with
a clap motion...
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