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Hear ye, Hear Ye, We are pleased to announce the last cultural event of

Hear ye, Hear Ye, We are pleased to announce the last cultural event of the year. This experience is in celebration of a year of hard work in the field of Psychology. Council Rock AP Psychology Year-End Experience Ye Olde C. R. A. P. P. Y. E. Day (Psych Faire) In celebration of this accomplishment, we will have the eighth annual Council Rock Advanced Placement Psychology Year-end Experience on June 5, 2013. In order to celebrate and receive credit for this C. R. A. P. P. Y. E. day, you will need to participate fully in the activity. This will require each participant to be creative and to think “outside the box. ” PSome less than pserious CRAPPYE day psuggestions have been: Chicken wings (extra hot) to commemorate B. F. Skinner’s famous experiment. [Pigeon wings are really tough to find] A musical psalute to child development. (In honor of the noted PSWISS psychologist, Jean Piaget. ) The theatrical debut of “Baby, You Pshock My World” ( A CR Psouth psalute to PStanley Milgram) Become Dr. Philip Zimbardo for the day.

There are many ways you can pshow what you’ve learned this year. Projects should

There are many ways you can pshow what you’ve learned this year. Projects should be research based and use the pscientific method. Experiments, psurvey, case pstudies or naturalistic observations are acceptable research-based projects. It is REQUIRED that you receive teacher approval of your idea to avoid duplication. (Can you imagine 85 people dressed like Phil? ) Your exhibit MUST pshow an understanding of your topic and be a learning tool for the class. Working with a partner(s) is permitted. This can be a group project, (4 max. ) Your group can consist of pstudents from other AP Psych classes. Your projects will require IN PSCHOOL and after pschool time. If you are not working on your project during class, then you pshould be participating as a psubject in psomeone else’s project. Your participation in other projects is a requirement. See DAILY WORK CHART – this will be factored into individual grades.

Deadlines: On or Before May 14, 2013 Proposals Due May 15, 2013 Approvals returned

Deadlines: On or Before May 14, 2013 Proposals Due May 15, 2013 Approvals returned May 15, 2013 Begin work on projects (If Approved) June 5, 2013 C. R. A. P. P. Y. E. Day *As part of the review and approval process, your project idea must conform to ethical guidelines. Ethical guidelines MUST be followed throughout the project. Failure to follow ethical guidelines will result in the project receiving a zero grade (0)! The project is worth 25% of your 4 th MP grade. We hope you enjoy this activity and have a CRAPPYE Day.

Projects/Presentations should include an Operational Definition and all aspects of the Scientific Method as

Projects/Presentations should include an Operational Definition and all aspects of the Scientific Method as well as any appropriate historical background on your research project. Use prior experiments to compare/ contrast your research data/ results. Can you give me an example of Operational Definition? An operational definition is a very specific definition used in an experiment, to ensure that all of the researchers collecting data are watching for the same thing. Say you are doing an experiment on altruism where you pretend to trip down some stairs or something and to see if people "help" you. The word help needs to be operationally defined. It could be only when people help you up, or it could be if people just offer to help and ask if you are OK. Either one of these is an operational definition. So before you begin the experiment YOU MUST DEFINE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR! Be specific! You may be wondering what is meant by the term "response". In this experiment we will only be looking at whether or not the response is negative or indifferent. "Negative", however, will range from: -Lowly Negative: A facial expression of discomfort (e. g. , 'stink eye' or 'angry eyebrows') -Moderately negative: Verbal adversity (e. g. , "What!? " or "I don't feel comfortable answering that question. ") -Highly Negative: Physical adversity (e. g. , 'Walking away from the survey without a farewell' or 'Physical harm to the surveyor') -Indifferent: Showing no facial, verbal, or physical adversity (e. g. , Answering the question without a fuss)

What should go on my trifold… 1. Creative Title 2. Background information/ Historical Perspective

What should go on my trifold… 1. Creative Title 2. Background information/ Historical Perspective 3. Hypothesis (remember you are not graded on this if its correct) 4. The Research/Overview of your project – operational definitions 5. The Procedure/ Process – what you did 6. The DATA 7. Conclusions / Results/ Findings… Other things to consider… a. What went right… b. What went wrong… c. Things you would change/ do differently… d. things you failed to think about/ take into account… e. MOST importantly…what did you learn from your research • About the process • About the topics being explored (operational definition)

What should the tri-fold look like? Background info. Historical data on your concept or

What should the tri-fold look like? Background info. Historical data on your concept or experiment Your Research and Finding Conclusions and Results Charts, Graphs, Pictures, etc. Sample questions, surveys, etc. Project Analysis What went right? What went wrong? What would you do differently?