AP Psychology Project 2nd 9 weeks
(Choose one of the following)
 Sensory Deprivation Assignment – this assignment will give students an appreciation for
how much we rely on our senses. Students will choose a sensory system to disable and
spend a couple of hours with their new disability. Students may wish to have their
parents take them to dinner or any other activity they may normally do. Students will
submit a 2 page paper on their experiences. They will need to incorporate terminology
from Chp.3 Sensations and Perceptions.
o (Requirements: Minimum 2 page typed, double spaced, size 12 Times Roman
font)
o Sensation
o Perception
o JND
o Absolute Threshold
o Habituation
o Sensory adaptation
 The Interpretation of Dreams
Select several of the dreams you recorded and analyze them using Freud’s theory of wish
fulfillment, the activation synthesis hypothesis, and the activation –information-mode
model (AIM).You will need to describe each theory and give examples of how it would
relate to your dreams.
o Dream Journal - You should keep a journal and pencil beside their bed. As soon
as you wake up from a dream, record as many details as you remember as quickly
as possible before the dream starts to fade. Keep this project going for several
weeks since not everyone remembers their dreams every night and it may take a
while to build up a substantial journal. Interpret your dreams based on differing
dream interpretation theories in Chp.4. Students will submit their journal along
with apaper on their experiences.
o (Requirements: Minimum 2 page typed, double spaced, size 12 Times Roman
font)
 Book Review – read “the curious incident of the dog in the night” This book is about
mathematically-gifted fifteen year old autistic boy, Christopher, who decides to
investigate the murder of a neighbor's dog and uncovers secret
information about his mother. Our Library has several copies.
o Requirements: Minimum 2 page typed, double spaced, size
12 Times Roman font)
Autistic Spectrum Disorder-Neurodevelopment disorder that
involves issues in the following:
o Thinking
o Feeling
o Language
o Social interactions
Describe how Christopher illustrated these issues.