2017-03-08

【Aiden in English】

        The project, "Under Pressure," is about the factors that influence the way creative thinking works. The project works with subjects individually, one at a time. As for the time, it takes approximately 3-5 minutes. However, specific individuals may take more or less time. The subjects were asked for a simple riddle to test their creativity. Based on a video by Veritasium, a YouTube channel, the subjects are given a simple sequence of 2, 4, and 8 and then asked to state the pattern. They must ask "yes" or "no" questions to help give hints about the sequence. It sounds straightforward, but it is not when the test begins. I added limiting factors that restrict or help the subject to make it an experiment different from the video. The other sets of groups are Time, Guesses, and No Limits. The Time and Guess groups will have a limited number of their titles. The data from these groups will be recorded and compared later.

         I believe the No Limit group will have the best time and efficiency because there isn't much to affect their thinking process. The time-based group, however, will struggle mightily, as the ticking clock is constantly shifting in their minds. This experiment aims to answer questions about stress during critical decision-making, which led me to consider this idea. Under stress and struggling with problems, the mind can exhibit some unusual behaviors and even show improvement. I believe this experiment can help explain what causes the worst performance in creativity.

【紅霞譯】

        研究課題“壓力”旨在探討影響創新思維的因素，要一個一個地徵求個人看法，前後大約需要3～5分鐘，不過時間可長可短因人而異，藉助簡單的謎語來測試創新思維。根據視頻影像頻道“真理元素”上播放的內容，要求測試者簡單標示2、4和8序號，然後陳述模式，針對相關問題回答“是”與“不是”，這樣有助於按順序說出答案。整個過程聽上去非常簡單，但做起來並不容易，為了計劃一個與視頻完全不同的真正試驗，我把對測試有利有弊的限制性因素一併加了進來，並分成時間、猜測和對照三組，時間與猜測組設有一定標題，記錄好這幾組數據便於日後進行比對分析。

        我堅信在優化時間和效率方面對照組表現最佳，畢竟它不受任何清規戒律的束縛。然而時間組做得最差，因為思維一直隨時鐘變化而變化。該試驗能夠回答很多壓力方面的問題，這些壓力與人們在做出重要決策時所承受的心理負荷有關，這正是為什麼我考慮這個選題的原因。面臨心理壓力與苦惱折磨，人的思維很軸，甚至特愛鑽牛角尖，我認為這項試驗應對削弱創新思維的原因給予一定的解釋。

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2017 Twp Rec Basketball Quarterfinal(2017年鄉村娛樂籃球四分之一賽)

2012: 三年級弦樂教育(3rd Grade String Edu)

Friend Encounter @ MCRSC, Ursinus Univ 

(厄西納斯“熊”大學蒙哥馬利“巨人山”郡科學研究競賽展廳·偶遇朋友 03-08-2017)

Presentation of Under Pressure (《壓力》)

Dr. Ward, Director of Pennbrook MS Science Team 

(沃德“守望者”博士·賓溪初中科學競賽總監 03-08-2017)

Crosslinks(相關博文):

MontCo Sci Research Contest(巨人山郡科研競賽)

8th Grade(初中三年級)