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Gender and Peer Pressure

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Gender and Peer Pressure | Science Fair Projects | STEM Projects
Are boys and girls affected differently by peer pressure? Let's find out in this experiment! We'll have 25 boys and 25 girls answer questions, and see if the boys are more likely to give the wrong answer when their peers do.

Hypothesis

The hypothesis is that male participants are more affected by peer pressure than female participants.

Method & Materials

You will select 25 male and 25 female students, and have 10 of them give wrong answers to two questions. The remaining participants will then answer the questions, and you will compare the results.
You will need 25 male students, 25 female students, a whiteboard, a classroom, and a black marker pen.

Results

The results showed that the male participants were more likely to give the wrong answer when their peers did, compared to the female participants. This supports the hypothesis that male participants are more affected by peer pressure than female participants.

Why do this project?

This science project is interesting because it looks at how gender affects how people respond to peer pressure, which is something that many people experience in their daily lives.

Also Consider

Consider repeating the experiment to compare the effects of peer pressure among different age groups, or conduct a survey to see how peer pressure affects people's habits and behavior.

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