Observation Of Chocolates

Introduction
The common default holiday gift to give to loved ones has always been chocolate. However, this reoccurring chocolate gift could improve thinking skills and memory in humans. Psychologist Merrill Elias conducted a study on how diet affects cognitive abilities. Elias discovered that people who eat chocolate at least once a week tend to perform better cognitively than those who do not each chocolate regularly (Ferdman, March 2016).
The hippocampus controls memory in the brain. The hippocampus is part of the limbic system in the brain which is responsible for emotions, memory, and learning. Consuming dark chocolate could temporarily improve visual and cognitive functions (Williams and Butler, March 2011).
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Give the participant 10 seconds to memorize the twenty-digit number
6. Record the amount of numbers the participant remembered correctly
7. Give participant a square of dark chocolate
8. Have the participant eat the square of dark chocolate
9. Give the participant the number (70098610203950966302) on a dark computer screen
10. Tell the participant to turn on the computer and begin memorizing the number
11. Give the participant 10 seconds to memorize the twenty-digit number
12. Record the amount of numbers the participant remembered correctly
13. Repeat this procedure for 25 students

Results
The results of the experiment depicted that the majority of the subjects were able to improve on the amount of numbers they were able to recall after eating dark chocolate. To confirm this assumption mathematically through statistics, a matched pairs t-test was performed. The test revealed a p-value of .001 and because the p-value is lower than the alpha level of .05 there is sufficient evidence to suggest that chocolate does improve the memory of high school students.
On average, the subjects were able to recall 5.56 numbers without eating chocolate and 7.28 numbers after ingesting chocolate. This finding along with findings from other researchers such as Merrill Elias suggests that dark chocolate does improve
For most students, eating chocolate and then performing the task of memorizing a twenty-digit number in ten seconds allowed them to improve the amount of numbers they were able to recall. Many researchers have suggested that ingesting dark chocolate at least once a week will improve memory because of the high amounts of flavonoids in dark chocolate. Many studies suggest that eating chocolate and other foods high in flavonoids will improve memory in the elderly and also protect the brain from normal memory loss due to age (Russell, February 2016). Despite the general assumption that chocolate improves memory, six of the subjects in this experiment did better on the first trial, without the chocolate. There are a variety of ways to explain why these subject performed worse during the second trial. One reason that they could have performed poorly is the dislike of chocolate that could have disrupted their concentration on memorizing the numbers. Another explanation could be that the second number was either considered easier or harder by the participants. Many of the participants believed that the second number was easier to remember than the first and vice