Abstract
The aim of the study is to discover the effect caffeine has one's short term memory. The method used was a mixed design, a combination of the repeated measures and independent measures designs. The participants used were chosen from a sample opportunity, and all were twelfth grade Biology students. The results indicate that the lowest average score was that of the experimental group, after they ingested caffeine. The conclusion made is that I was unable to replicate the results of Koppelstatter, Mitchell, or Womble and Lesk. My results, in contrast to the results of the studies being replicated, suggest that caffeine inhibits one's mental performance in short term memory.

Introduction
According to the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), caffeine is now the most widely used stimulant in the world. The energetic boost received from caffeine is not in......

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Title: Experiment On Memory
Approximate Word Count: 2369
Approximate Pages: 10 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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