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 Questions are related to the use of a specific kind of prescription medication called a Stimulant, a drug which enhances focus and is abused quite frequently at other competitive colleges and universities. The subject group will be a random selection of people on the third floor of PemWest.

1) On a scale of 0 to 10, how often do you use prescription medications such as Adderall, Ritalin, etc. to assist you with school work? 0 will indicate no use of stimulant medication and 10 will indicate habitual use. 

2) On a scale of 0 to 10, how dependent do you feel you are on the drug? Dependency is defined as a need for the drug to complete homework assignments on time or to otherwise manage time. 0 will indicate completely independent and 10 will indicate complete dependence. 

3) On a scale of 0 to 10, how much positive influence does the drug have on the quality of your time spent doing work? In other words, do you believe using these stimulants allow you to effectively maximize your time (10), or does using the stimulant cause distraction (0)?

4) On a scale of 0 to 10, how much positive influence does the drug exert on the quality of your work? Do you feel that using the drug produces better results than if you were to complete the assignment without the use of a stimulant (10), or do you feel that using the drug causes incoherence and poor work (0)?

5) Taking into consideration Bryn Mawr's long tradition of excellence in academia AND honesty in all aspects of life (our insignia does read, in translation, "I have chosen truth"), how much guilt do you feel in using prescription medication to help you with your work? Please select 0 if you have no guilt whatsoever, and 10 if you feel overwhelmingly guilty.