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I first encountered the joys of research through my seventh-grade science fair project. I had decided that I simply had to have the coolest experiment and after the assignment had been announced I spent the rest of my day trying to procure epic project ideas. Then after excitedly presenting the assignment to my Dad, I realized that neither of us knew how to execute any of my ideas. With my Dad’s guidance, I then decided that it was more important to conduct quality research than to have the coolest experiment. With this in mind, I selected a topic within behavior science, my Dad’s field, so I could have maximum help and assistance. My Dad’s guidance not only allowed me to discover some aspects of science that can’t be taught in a textbook
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