Video Project

In a small group of two or three people you will create a five to seven minute video that explains
in detail the topic you select. The possible topics are listed below. No topic can be covered by
more than one group. The topic selection will be on a first come first served basis. Topics
selection will begin at eight o’clock on Thursday December 11th. The topics include:

1. Psychology’s Roots 14. Improving Memory 28. Adolescence

2. Contemporary Psychology 15. Thinking 29. Adulthood
3. The Need for Psychological 16. Language 30. Reflections on Two Major
Science 17. Thinking and Language Developmental Issues
4. Description 18. Animal Thinking and 31. Selective Attention
5. Correlation Language 32. Perceptual Illusions
6. Experimentation 19. What is Intelligence 33. Perceptual Organization
7. Statistical Reasoning 20. Assessing Intelligence 34. Perceptual Interpretation
8. The Phenomenon of 21. The Dynamics of 35. Is There Extrasensory
Memory Intelligence Perception?
9. Encoding: Getting 22. Genetic and Environmental 36. Sensing the World: Some
Information in Influences on Intelligence Basic Principles
10. Storage: Retaining 23. Classical Conditioning 37. Vision
Information 24. Operant Conditioning 38. Hearing
11. Retrieval: Getting 25. Learning by Observation 39. Other Important Senses
Information Out 26. Prenatal Development and 40. Sleep and Dreams
12. Forgetting the Newborn 41. Hypnosis
13. Memory Construction 27. Infancy and Childhood 42. Drugs and Consciousness

Your video must:

1. Show highly original understanding of topic, including, accurate and rational understanding of factual
evidence,
2. A clear organizational plan that highlights the topic,
3. Show exceptional in-depth knowledge and understanding of all key concepts associated with the topic.
4. Provide wide-ranging evidence and examples that support ideas and concepts.
5. Display exceptionally precise and well-crafted writing,
6. Display exceptionally precise visual work that is exceptionally well crafted, original and multi-layered.
7. Strong control of spelling, and exceptional control of grammar and punctuation,
8. Skillful use a wide variety of sources.
9. Sources must support the project’s central idea
10. You must submit a separate work citation page that includes correct use of citations and bibliographic form

The objective is to show deep understanding and to display this understanding in a manner that
viewers can easily retain.

What you should do: Meet the objective and have fun doing so.

What you should not do: Fail to meet the objectives or make light of serious issues.

Your video needs to be uploaded to Google videos or You-tube before 10:00 p.m. on January
19th 2009. Once the video is uploaded, the link to the video must be e-mailed to
mlwilliams@pps.k12.or.us (the receipt of the e-mail will serve as the time stamp for when the
assignment was completed).