The common theme in most of the experiments showed in this film would be to prove theories. Ideas would be stated and then experiments would be made. After these experiments most theories would be proven or unproven, questions were answered, and advice was given at the end. Most theories were correct, and others would have to be questioned.
The approach of the researchers compare to our discussions of Liberal Arts education by showing the same perspective. If we focus and learn what we already have learned we will stay well-rounded. Also it's important to store valuable information various of times if needed. The film also showed that the purpose of college is very important, the more we study the more knowledge we retain. The film showed very interesting experiments, I was surprised by the result of most them. Especially in the experiment of the names, many people like to stereotype by a persons name. A persons name can take effect in a persons life on a daily basis due to stereotyping but as a conclusion ones name certainly cannot predict their future or success in life. I also was surprised by how children can be bribed by their parents into doing something they don't want to do. I thought it was pretty funny how they start listening once they get what they want. It's surprising how it works! The results for the experiment on freshmens in high school was quite interesting, I believe bribery should be used more often to motivate students to try their hardest in their education.
Overall I believe the researchers did a great job in putting this film together. The information presented was fair and reasonable in todays society. The ideas were clever and showed effect on possibilities we could take today. Bribery was one, and it showed that it can take a great effect on children and students. The showing of corruption as well, corruption is found almost everywhere and we don't even notice. The documentary Freakonomics was very broad with the ideas made and I believe it was very beneficial to others.
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