Surprise! Students Like Teachers That Give Them Candy

By Olivia Leigh in Food on Oct 15, 2007 9:11PM

According to a new study done by former grad students at UIC, students who received candy prior to filling out teacher evaluations rated professors higher than those who didn't offer candy. We know...totally shocking, right?

Benjamin Jee and Robert Youmans studied 100 students in three UIC psych classes. Students who completed an evaluation sans sweet encouragement gave the professors an average rating of a 3.85 out of 5, while those who received mini Hershey’s bars got a 4.1

It seems like we're seeing more and more "Well, duh..." sorts of studies lately, and this one is no exception. People like candy. People like people who give them candy. Hell, give us some teuscher, and we'd give Sherri Shepard high marks as a geography professor. [Ed. note: We couldn't decide on the best kicker for this: Ann Coulter high scores as a women in Judaism prof? More candy and we'll give Britney Spears an A as a parenting coach, Michael Vick a high five as a dog trainer, Al Gore an outstanding in animation? So many options.]