Group 2 - Bet you can't keep your Balance! Can You?

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

        We decided on The Perception Box! The idea of Perception was
     brought to our attention and we knew this experiment would fit perfectly
     to do for the Psychology Fair 2016. We had 'The Levitating Board' as our
     2nd choice, as a backup, but we got our 1st choice! Today our task was to
     assign each of our group members our Group Divisions of Labor. We submitted
     Student Handout 11: Group Division of Labor. A pretty easy day, but the work grind starts tomorrow!

Here is a Crash Course video to preview the background knowledge about Perception and our senses!



Wednesday, March 9, 2016

         Today is our first work day! Lilly and I (Hira) worked on 'Student Handout 12: Choosing a Topic' and submitted it in. A little bit about that assignment that got us more intrigued about our topic was what the participant's reaction is suppose to be, as well as understanding and interpreting their abilities through the use of our 5 senses. Then, we started working on 'Student Handout 13: Summarizing Project Background Research'. Lilly, Hannah, and Alaina were searching for some psychological studies that relate to Perception. Since, we were short on time due to late start, we will continue tomorrow and try to finish it up before the close due date.


Thursday, March 10, 2016
          Today is another work day! All the members in our group are continuing to work on Student Handout 13. We were pretty successful in finding a couple articles that fit for Perception!
         
                                                             Here, take a look!

• http://piktochart.com/blog/5-psychology-studies-that-tell-us-how-people-perceive-visual-information/

• http://psychology.about.com/od/sensationandperception/ig/Optical-Illusions/Ames-Room-Illusion.htm

• http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/cold-metal

           We were so involved in our assignment today and learned so much more knowledge about our topic and experiment!

Friday, March 11, 2016               

         Today we were glued to our screens and researching non-stop! We worked hard on completing 'Student Handout 14: Developing Your Psychology Fair Hypothesis'. Through the research, we found relationships with our experiment include perception, balance, and feeling of falling. Unfolding discoveries about our topic, we thought of some cause-effect questions. Like, 'does the way your brain takes in visual things affect your balance' or 'Can you keep your balance'?

Here's a quick video to learn more about factors that influence perception!

      http://study.com/academy/lesson/factors-that-influence-perception-in-the-workplace.html


Monday, March 14, 2016
      Today we broke down the components of our experiment and completed ‘Student Handout 15: Identifying Variables’. For our experiment, the independent variable is watching the object move while in the box, the dependent variable is the feeling of falling, and the constant variable is the box moving!                      

                       



                                                  

                                         
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
            Today my group and I worked on 'Student Handout 16: Establishing Your Research Activity and Student Handout 17: Project Data Checklist'. For our project, our hypothesis was when the box moves, the person will fall. We identified the variables put into our procedure. Participants will be tested individually where others are able to watch the demonstration. We will measure the the procedure by tallying each person that falls. The procedure will take about 30 seconds-1 minute. We are able to complete the trial on about 240-300 people through the course of the psych fair. To test the participant, first we will explain what our demonstration is showing to the participant before they test it out, then the participant will stand in the box. Next, one experimenter will stand outside of the hole cut out of the box and hold a camera or an object for the participant to stare at while the other experimenter moves the box. Hopefully, the participant will then lose their balance and fall over. Our experiment will be successful if we can pull it off, as well as getting through hundreds of people through the course of the Psychology Fair!

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
         Today we thought out and organized the process of our experiment for the day of the Psychology Fair! We planned all the materials needed for the experiment. Like, a step-up stool, a tray, cups, a chand the perception box, of course! Also, we completed ´Student Handout 19: Student Work Request and Student Handout 20: Creating Your Materials List´. While searching the web to perfect any other factors for our experiment, we came across an episode of brain games. Check it out!

                             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrEXFZ-EiEk

         

Thursday, March 17, 2016

      Today was a pretty laid back work day for my group and I. We completed ‘Student Handout 18: Rough Draft’. Also, we plotted some great ideas for our poster! We thought of amusing captions, pictures, colors, and banners to add as an amusing factor in our booth. Our thoughts will all come to reality Monday when we put it all together and create an amazing poster for the Psychology Fair of 2016!


Friday, March 18, 2016
                                                                         


Wow, today was a very chill day after working so hard for the past 2 weeks! We completed all of our required Student Handouts. So, today we´re further plotting ideas for our poster. We went on to Canvas to get inspiration from previous posters! We´ll officially start our posters Monday!

Monday, March 21, 2016

    Today we layed out our ideas and plotted them onto the poster. Also, we thought of some eye catching pictures we can print out to add to it. We planned out what interesting facts and background knowledge we’re going to use, as well as where we want to place the pictures. So, tomorrow we put it all into color to make it an attracting booth for the participants of the Psychology Fair of 2016!

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

      We’re so close to the big day! Today, we finished up our big eye-catcher for the booth. We added the title with big, bold, and colorful letters! Also, some neat pictures to better understand our experiment. Our hard working days are coming to an end and sooner or later we’ll be standing at our booth.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

      Today we did touch-ups to perfect any last strands for our Psychology Fair booth! We added more color and detail to the poster to make it pop sitting at our booth. As well as adding a candy bowl for our participants. So, you guys have to try out our experiment for a sweet treat! Also, tonight is Parent Night for the Psychology Fair of 2016. So, we planned out the setup of our booth, like how many chairs we need, necessary chrome books, etc. Can’t wait for the big day tomorrow!

Thursday, March 24, 2016

     Wow, today was an extremely long day for all of us, but it was an amazing experience for my group and I! We had a lot of fun testing the experiment on our participants and loved seeing their reactions! We were really happy that we tested 517 people, which is more than our estimated amount of getting through 240-300 people. An interesting statistic for the outcome of our experiment was 52 out of 517 participants kept their balance! All in all, it was a great day spent! Here are some pictures from our day!

Monday, March 28, 2016
          Wow, our Psychology Fair journey ends here! We're finally all done. Today we just filled out the feedback survey and uploaded all pictures and videos from the fair. Also, we got a head start on grouping the statistics of our experiment that'll be a great help for the final assignment, which is the essay. Hope you all enjoyed the Psychology Fair of 2016 as much as my group and I did!