Do You Think Chewing Gum Helps You Concentrate?

Cognitive Psychology Have you ever wondered if chewing gum helps you concentrate more? My project is about seeing if it actually does help you concentrate better. We are going to give half of the subjects a piece of gum and the other half will not have a piece of gum. We are going to give them a test and see which half does better. I thought this would be interesting to know about because everybody likes gum, and it’d be even better if it helps you do better with your work. I believe that learning more about cognitive psychology may help explain why chewing gum helps you concentrate. Cognitive psychology is an important scientific field. Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes such as “attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and thinking”. Cognition is a term referring to the mental process involved in gaining
Results from new study at University of Cardiff in the UK have cast doubt on the use of gum as a “silver bullet” for boosting concentration (Lehrer, Jonah). Researchers theorize that it’s the increased blood flow to the brain that chewing that’s behind gum-chewings concentration boost (Lehrer, Jonah). Many people (including ADHD) swear that chewing gum helps them perform better on school work and other tasks that require concentration (Lehrer, Jonah). Some suggest that gum should be mandatory in schools to help improve school performances (Lehrer, Jonah). Chewing gum can help you stay focused for longer on tasks that require continuous monitoring (Lehrer, Jonah). Previous research has shown that chewing gum can improve concentration in visual memory tasks, this study focussed on the potential benefits of chewing gum during an audio memory task (Lehrer, Jonah). Educators have found that chewing gum can help people focus and concentrate better (Lehrer, Jonah). I think that chewing gum can actually help you concentrate (Lehrer,