GillettePsych 12 – Final Project

Final Summative Project

Psychology 12

FOR YOUR END OF THE YEAR PROJECT, YOU WILL DECIDE TWO THINGS:

A. Which of the following projects you will complete

B. How you will present your findings to the class during presentation week

GUIDING QUESTION

How can I show off my knowledge of a psychological concept I learned in Psychology 12?

Some helpful hints:

1. Take this seriously, and work conscientiously. This is a major part of your grade (30% of the overall grade)

2. Spend some of the workdays exploring and researching

3. After exploring several options, make a decision and stick to it.

4. These are INDIVIDUAL projects.

5. Be prepared to meet formative assessment benchmarks (Check in meetings, proposals, summaries and practice) – see next page.

6. Everyone will complete and hand in an APA Bibliography with their project. No exceptions!

7. Each individual will be required to present their project the last week of classes in January.

Timeline and Assessment Breakdown:

Date / Benchmark / Assessment Check In
Dec 2015 / Intro to Project
Jan 4-8th / Research and Exploration / Check in meetings
Project Proposal
Gallery Walk
Feedback
Jan 11 – 15th / Project Write Up/Construction / Practice Bibliography
Presentation Check In
Feedback
Jan 18th / Practice Presentations / Peer/Teacher feedback
Jan 19th – 22nd / Presentations of Learning / Self-Assessment
Peer Assessment
Teacher Assessment

Check In Benchmarks:

Task / Date Due / Initials
Project Proposal
Gallery Walk Participation
Practice Bibliography
Presentation Check In
Self-Reflection
Presentation
Email Final Project, Presentation and Bibliography to:

**ALL CHECK INS MUST BE COMPLETED OR A FINAL MARK WILL NOT BE REWARDED**

Concepts we studied in Psychology 12:

LEARNING (not available for Rad Research or Crash Course Psychology options)

  • Classical Conditioning
  • Operant Conditioning
  • Cognitive Learning

THINKING & LANGUAGE

  • Language Acquisition and Development
  • Animal Communication

MOTIVATION

  • Emotional Expression & Intelligence
  • Mindset, Grit and Perseverance
  • Main Motives of Humans (Hunger, Sex, Belonging, Achievement)
  • Motivation in the Workplace
  • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

INTELLIGENCE and TESTING

  • IQ Testing
  • Extremes of intelligence (Autism, Savant Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Fragile X etc)
  • Methods of Intelligence Testing (Wechsler – WAIS, MENSA)
  • Emotional Intelligence

PERSONALITY

  • Psychoanalysis (dreams, free association, hypnosis)
  • Freud’s Personality Structure
  • Psychosexual Stages
  • Defense Mechanisms
  • Personality Testing (TAT, Rorschach inkblots, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), Big Five Personality Factors)

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS & TREATMENTS

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Somatoform Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Schizophrenia
  • Personality Disorders

TREATMENTS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

  • Psychoanalytical Perspective (one on one therapy, dream analysis, free association)
  • Humanistic Perspective (active listening, group therapy, animal therapy)
  • Behavioural Therapy (exposure therapy, systematic desensitization aversive conditioning)
  • Cognitive Therapy (changing mindset)

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

  • Stereotyping Effect
  • Self-Serving Bias
  • Altruism
  • Bystander Effect
  • Conformity
  • Compliance and Obedience

CHOICE ONE:

PSYCHOLOGY CASE STUDY

Task:

This is your opportunity to ‘profile’ a famous patient that relates to one of concepts we covered in Psychology 12. It must meet the requirements of a FORMAL case study – please see

for inspiration and guidelines. The only caveat – it must be a REAL person (not fictional).

Requirements:

Your report should be three-four pages in length, formally written and typed up in 12 point font. It must include:

  1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: an analysis of the person background and details (age, gender, history, health, relationships, struggles, societal issues, case histories (incarcerations), modus operandi – anything of note or interest about the character of the patient etc)
  1. DESCRIPTION OF PRESENTING PROBLEM: description of the problem and symptoms that the patient presents. This should include emotional, physical and sensory symptoms. You could also include how behaviours began, manifested, grew and developed. This is also an area to cite previous psychological perspectives on the case.
  1. INTERVENTION: This will focus on how YOU would go about helping the patient. You want to present at least TWO possible treatment approaches (more would be better) and explore them in depth (ex: psychoanalytical approach, humanistic approach, cognitive approach, biomedical etc). You should list the pros and cons of each treatment option and evaluate their effectiveness.

You will be required to prepare a brief Prezi, PowerPoint, keynote or another presentation software summary of your findings/process to present to the class.

CHOICE TWO:

RAD RESEARCH

Task:

You will work to create an experiment or survey to test some psychological hypothesis. Once planned, this must actually be carried out and analyzed, so make sure it's feasible. All surveys must be approved by me in advance of copying and distribution. Keep in mind experimental ethics (such as confidentiality of subjects)

Requirements:

1. If you choose to use a survey, they must be given to at least 15 subjects.

Observations or experiments should also have a large enough sample to make the results meaningful.

2. Reports on your research must be 2-3 pages in length. You will present your results to the class.

Reports must include the following:

A. Hypothesis:Make sure your hypothesis has a psychological basis and reflects current research or findings. You must cite the research you derived your reasoning from when completing your lab write up. (what do you plan to prove?) One way to get started might be to think of a common behavior and then think of how it could be explained.

  • example: student classroom behavior
  • possible hypothesis: students are rowdier on Fridays than they are on Mondays

B. Methodused and why (survey, observation, or experiment, and describe details of your procedure. Include a copy of any survey given.)

C. Data (Results: What did you find? Include numerical information on responses and clearly display information – use a table/excel document)

D. Analysis(What did your study prove? Were there any unexpected problems? How would you make it better if you were to do it again?)

You will be required to prepare a brief Prezi, PowerPoint, keynote or another presentation software summary of your findings to present to the class.

CHOICE THREE:

CITIZENSHIP INITIATIVE

Task:

You will volunteer in the community at an agreed upon facility or location. You must put in a minimum of four hours of time. An employee of the location or facility will be expected to do an evaluation of your work. You will write a 1-2 page summary of your experiences. You will also include the employee evaluation as well (I will give you the outline for this).

Requirement:

  1. In your summary, include at least 3 psychological principles and how they may have played a role in the experience. (positively or negatively). E.g. modeling, environmental learning, extrinsic vs. intrinsic motivation, forms of intelligence.
  1. You will also do a presentation to the class to share your experience. You should summarize your findings using Prezi, PowerPoint, keynote etc. Within this presentation, you will educate the class on your experiences, encourage them to volunteer and inform them about the organization. Overall, it is your "duty" to motivate others to participate in volunteer activities, or at least give ideas to increase citizenship in the school.
  1. Experiences must be CURRENT. They cannot be PAID. You may NOT do volunteer work during the school day.

Possible (not limited to) ideas:

GillettePsych 12 – Final Project

Day care

Camp

Hospital

Nursing home

Humane society

Environmental group

School (not RBSS)

YMCA

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CHOICE FOUR

GUEST SPEAKER

Task:

To find a resource (person) that is knowledgeable on a subject that is of interest to you or others in the class who will present a psychological concept to the class.

Requirements:

  1. You would make all the arrangements: contacting the individual, scheduling with your teacher, notifying the office.
  1. Then, it is essential that you have some sort of class interaction with the speaker. This could include having the class make up questions before hand for the speaker, or have an interactive activity during the class (demo. or "Pop Quiz").
  1. You will also be required to write a 1-2 page summary of the speaker's presentation including why you were drawn to this topic and individual, and what you and/or the class learned. Make sure to include and expand upon 2 psychological principles in your write up.

Where do you find speakers? A great resource is any college or university in the area. Also, hospitals, clinics and other health facilities are usually cooperative. You may know a resource already!

A thank you note for the speaker is REQUIRED! You will make a copy of this note for me.

You will be required to prepare a briefPrezi, PowerPoint, keynote or presentation software that introduces your guest to the class.

CHOICE FIVE

PSYCHOLOGY DEMO

Task:

Your task is to create a NEW model, game or original demonstration to illustrate a favorite psychological concept OR difficult concept from the Psychology 12 curriculum.

Requirements:

  1. Create the design and 'show' or use it with your class. (Preferably have the class use it or lead an activity around it).
  1. This design will be accompanied by a 2-3 page summary of
  1. the methods used in creating the demo
  2. the rationale behind the demo and what psychological concept you are showing.
  3. Be sure to rationalize how this demo explains your concept and evaluate its effectiveness.

3. Designs will become the property of the Ms. Gillette to use next year.

***NO TRIVIA GAMES! THIS MUST BE A UNIQUE DEMO/GAME THAT BRINGS A PSYCHOLOGICAL CONCEPT TO LIFE***

CHOICE SIX

CRASH COURSE PSYCHOLOGY

Task:

Your task is to create a 5-10 minute video that highlights one psychological concept we explored in class. However, like the real Crash Course Psychology – it must present it in a fun, well defined and easy to understand way.

Requirements:

  1. Video must be 5-10 min in length and be of a superior quality in areas of design, transitions, animations, music, voice over work etc.
  1. The video must use solid facts from in class learning and other sources (research) and must feature you as the presenter. You must use props and ideally animations or inserts to illustrate your explanations of key concepts.
  1. The video must be accompanied by a 1-2 page summary of
  1. the methods used in creating the video
  2. the rationale behind the video and the process you took to explain the concept in a Crash Course style
  3. what outside research you did (summarized)

3. Videos will become the property of the Ms. Gillette to use next year.

Your video will be shown AS your presentation on the presentation day!

GillettePsych 12 – Final Project