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AP PSYCHOLOGY
MAY 2017
Salivating or shocked dogs, confused cats, superstitious pigeons, confused children, deprived monkeys, smart rats - the list of very cool psychology experiments go on and on. Psychology science fair projects allow us to explore the workings of the mind. How do we study how the mind works? We learn about human thought and emotions by studying human behavior. For instance, have you ever wondered why you feel better when you hear your favorite song, does positive posts or likes make us feel better, why males and females react differently to the same situation, or why certain colors make you feel calm? Psychology science fair projects help you determine why people exhibit certain behaviors under certain conditions. Constructing psychology science projects can be exciting and fun. Most people however, find it difficult to come up with an experiment for their project. The following information provides ideas and sample psychology science fair project.
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A. 7-10 Minute Oral Presentation for your audience
B. The assignment is to complete a research study testing a psychological concept of your choice. You will conduct your research during or after school. You will work in groups of no more than four total to design and carry out your study.
C. Picking your topic –Proposal due Wednesday, May 10 - Presentations begin the week of May 22 - There will be a library display where faculty and students will be invited
For this project, you may choose to do an experiment, a correlation study, or an ex post facto experiment answering any question related to psychology. You must collect your data using either a survey, experiment, or naturalistic observation and your method must meet the ethical criteria set by the IRB (me).
D. What you will turn in – DISPLAY BOARD or Video
Arrange Your Display
Headings that should be included on your display are: a title or question, your hypothesis, operational definitions, purpose, materials, procedure, data, observations, and conclusion. Place your project title or question in the center board in large letters. Your data may also be placed in the center board under your title. The data can be in the form of graphs, charts, pictures, or tables. Psychology science fair projects allow you to explore the workings of the mind. How do we study how the mind works? We learn about human thought and emotions by studying human behavior. For instance, have you ever wondered why you feel better when you hear your favorite song, why males and females react differently to the same situation, or why certain colors make you feel calm? Psychology science fair projects help you determine why people exhibit certain behaviors under certain conditions.
- Headings that should be included on your display are: a title or question, your hypothesis, operational definitions, purpose, materials, procedure, data, observations, and conclusion.
- Place your project title or question in the center board in large letters. Your data may also be placed in the center board under your title. The data can be in the form of graphs, charts, pictures, or tables.
- The purpose, hypothesis, materials, and procedure headings and information may be listed on the left section of your science project display board. To save space, the materials and procedure can be described under a single heading called experiment.
- The results and conclusion may be listed on the right section of the display board. You must include an abstract. This is a short summary of your project, usually a few paragraphs. If so, your abstract heading and information may be placed on either the right or left sections of your display board.
Helpful Tips
- Be sure your work is neat and free from errors such as misspellings.
- Use contrasting colors to make your display more visually appealing.
- Make sure all diagrams and charts are neat. Use a computer to generate graphs and charts
- Take a look on line at sample science project displays.
SUGGESTIONS TO START YOU OFF
- Multi-Tasking – Male or female
- Door in the face or foot in the door?
- Anchoring manipulation
- Mnemonics and memory
- How to catch a liar
- Impact of breakfast
- Impact of cell phones - ENGAGEMENT/ HAPPINESS/ MEMORY/ ENCODING
- Can you mislead an eyewitness?
- Self-fulfilling prophecy and levels
- Attribution Styles
- Does color affect mood?
- Does music make us happier?
- Does a violent film make us anxious?
- Does ethnicity impact on taste?
- Social Loafing
- Deindividuation/diffusion of responsibility
- Cooperation vs competition
- Prisoner’s dilemma
- Conformity
- Cognitive Dissonance
- Priming
- Implicit Bias
- Gender & ?????
- Age & ?????
- Senses & ?????
- Emotion & ?????
- Happiness
- Prejudice
- Fear
- Change Blindness
- Can Helping Others lessen Stress?
- Impact of Negative Feedback
- Who is more generous men or women?
- Does eye contact make a difference?
- Expectations and Self-Fulfilling Prophesy
- Roots of Boredom
- Attraction
- Eyes or Ears?
- Font and Memory
- Is technology hurting reading comprehension?
- or WHAT EVER STRIKES YOUR FANCY!
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