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When Good Grades Go Bad

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Mr. Fizz is a boy just like any other: athletic, energetic, and studious. He is his Grandma’s pride and joy—always the first to give him rewards for his good work at school. The more he was rewarded, the harder he worked in school. Pretty soon, he began to work longer and longer nights, as his schoolwork became more demanding and his rewards became even sweeter. Grandma began presenting him with liters of Mountain Dew® (Fig. 6.1) in reward. Pretty soon, this fizzy delight began to act as his driving force. He needed to not only fit in time to do his school work, but he also wanted to have a little fun on the side too—if only he could stay up a little later (Figs. 6.2 and 6.3).

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  1. Department of Biology, Class of 2017, New York University, New York, NY, 10036, USA

    JacqueLyn Kinney

  2. Department of Psychology, Class of 2017, New York University, New York, NY, 10036, USA

    David Lin

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Kinney, J., Lin, D. (2018). When Good Grades Go Bad. In: Szema, A. (eds) Unusual Diseases with Common Symptoms. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58952-7_6

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