Location
Comstock Memorial Union, MSUM
Document Type
Poster
Event Website
https://www.mnstate.edu/sac/
Description
The effects of physical exercise on cognitive performance were examined in this study. Thirty-eight students of Minnesota State University Moorhead (18-24 years old), from low-level psychology classes, completed a physical exercise questionnaire to determine their exercise group (less exercise or more exercise). Participants also completed a set of 30 questions adapted from the Wonderlic Personnel Test to determine their current cognitive performance score. The current cumulative GPA of participants was also collected. It was predicted that participants with more physical exercise participation would earn higher scores on the cognitive performance test compared to participants with lower participation. Furthermore, participants with more physical exercise participation were predicted to have a relatively higher GPA compared to participants with lower participation. Results showed that the level of physical exercise affects GPA, but not cognitive performance. From this, it can be concluded that participants were likely to have higher GPAs if they exercised more frequently. However, it is unclear whether physical exercise could have any impact on cognitive performance scores.
Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognitive Performance
Comstock Memorial Union, MSUM
The effects of physical exercise on cognitive performance were examined in this study. Thirty-eight students of Minnesota State University Moorhead (18-24 years old), from low-level psychology classes, completed a physical exercise questionnaire to determine their exercise group (less exercise or more exercise). Participants also completed a set of 30 questions adapted from the Wonderlic Personnel Test to determine their current cognitive performance score. The current cumulative GPA of participants was also collected. It was predicted that participants with more physical exercise participation would earn higher scores on the cognitive performance test compared to participants with lower participation. Furthermore, participants with more physical exercise participation were predicted to have a relatively higher GPA compared to participants with lower participation. Results showed that the level of physical exercise affects GPA, but not cognitive performance. From this, it can be concluded that participants were likely to have higher GPAs if they exercised more frequently. However, it is unclear whether physical exercise could have any impact on cognitive performance scores.
https://red.mnstate.edu/sac/2023/cshe/7