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course) during exam week, one is given dark independent variable is the
Experimental Research students are to report on their level of happiness disallowance of dark
observation. students.
dark chocolate regularly, 50 who do not at all) not have a cause and
Why? The reason the experimental research will take place during an exam week is because
stress is a known trigger of depression, so the likelihood of depression being present is greater.
Grant Boughey
Student #: 0937276
Research Questions
Correlational: Do university students who eat dark chocolate on a regular or semi-regular basis
show less signs of depression and have a general higher satisfaction in regards to their lives?
Experimental: Does the consumption of dark chocolate reduce levels of depression of students
during an exceedingly stressful time such as an exam week, in comparison to their peers who are
not consuming dark chocolate but writing the exact same exam?
Comparison