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Psych 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
Dec 2015
Intro to Project
th
Jan 4-8
Research and Exploration
Jan 11 – 15th
Project Write Up/Construction
Jan 18th
Jan 19th – 22nd
Practice Presentations
Presentations of Learning
Check In Benchmarks:
Assessment Check In
Check in meetings
Project Proposal
Gallery Walk
Feedback
Practice Bibliography
Presentation Check In
Feedback
Peer/Teacher feedback
Self-Assessment
Peer Assessment
Teacher Assessment
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Task
Psych 12 – Final Project
Date Due
Initials
Project Proposal
Gallery Walk Participation
Practice Bibliography
Presentation Check In
Self-Reflection
Presentation
Email Final Project, Presentation
and Bibliography to:
ondia_gillette@sd34.bc.ca
**ALL CHECK INS MUST BE COMPLETED OR A
FINAL MARK WILL NOT BE REWARDED**
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Concepts we studied in Psychology 12:
LEARNING (not available for Rad Research or Crash Course Psychology options)
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Classical Conditioning
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Operant Conditioning
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Cognitive Learning
THINKING & LANGUAGE
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Language Acquisition and Development
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Animal Communication
MOTIVATION
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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
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IQ Testing
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Extremes of intelligence (Autism, Savant Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Fragile X etc)
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Methods of Intelligence Testing (Wechsler – WAIS, MENSA)
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Emotional Intelligence
PERSONALITY
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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
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Anxiety Disorders
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Dissociative Disorders
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Somatoform Disorders
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Mood Disorders
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Schizophrenia
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Personality Disorders
TREATMENTS FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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Psychoanalytical Perspective (one on one therapy, dream analysis, free association)
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Humanistic Perspective (active listening, group therapy, animal therapy)
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Behavioural Therapy (exposure therapy, systematic desensitization aversive conditioning)
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Cognitive Therapy (changing mindset)
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Stereotyping Effect
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Self-Serving Bias
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Altruism
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Bystander Effect
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Conformity
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Compliance and Obedience
CHOICE ONE:
PSYCHOLOGY CASE STUDY
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Psych 12 – Final Project
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
http://psychology.about.com/od/psychologywriting/a/casestudy.htm
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)
2. 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.
3. 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.
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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. Method used 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.
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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.
2. 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.
3. Experiences must be CURRENT. They cannot be PAID. You may NOT
do volunteer work during the school day.
Possible (not limited to) ideas:
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.
2. 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").
3. 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 brief Prezi, PowerPoint, keynote or
presentation software that introduces your guest to the class.
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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).
2. This design will be accompanied by a 2-3 page summary of
a. the methods used in creating the demo
b. the rationale behind the demo and what psychological concept
you are showing.
c. 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***
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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.
2. 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.
3. The video must be accompanied by a 1-2 page summary of
a. the methods used in creating the video
b. the rationale behind the video and the process you took to
explain the concept in a Crash Course style
c. 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!
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