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 * __Final Student Project__**


 * WRITTEN PROPOSAL OUTLINING FINAL PROJECT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO simon_king@caryacademy.org**
 * BEFORE STARTING THE STUDY. THE PROPOSAL SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN A PARAGRAPH AND SHOULD INDICATE THE FOLLOWING:**
 * What your topic of study is
 * Who is in your team
 * Outline of what you're going to do.

IDEALLY, THIS PROPOSAL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY __- - - - - - - - - - -__

Basic Criteria:

For any topic you choose to study, you need three components: · Credible research available on subject · You must be able to collect your own data or get ‘raw data’ from elsewhere (e.g. CA or []) · Apply an in depth analysis or test of significance · Write-up is the same as the previous two projects

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 * IDEAS FOR PROJECTS (Not limited to)**
 * Testing ESP:
 * Does listening to Mozart improve concentration?
 * Do SAT prep courses improve test scores?
 * A study of gambling (potentially including looking at the probability behind the movie “21”)


 * SAT score analysis in CA (speak with Ms. Sellers)


 * A group of students meeting with Don Berger asking the question, “what would you like to know about your school?”


 * Tablet p.c.s vs. performance


 * Neatness of handwriting vs. grades


 * Past perception of student vs. grade on assignment


 * Height vs. perception


 * Gender vs. grades


 * Heritage (country) vs. income

CAVEMAN THEORY (from Dan Ariely) media type="custom" key="5913837"

Marketing a Natural Product [|http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4809765_marketing-natural-product.html]

MMR "link" to Autism []

What does it mean to be "Natural" []

Processed Foods "Myths" [| http://www.afic.org/Myths%20&%20Facts%20about%20Processed%20Foods.htm]

"Quack" medicine []

Comparison between natural and synthetic health products []

Synthetic vs. Natural Pesticides []

Natural vs. Synthetic Skincare Products []

Twenty Most Common Chemicals Found in Thirty-One Fragrance Products []

Natural vs. Synthetic Fertilizer []

Conventional vs. Synthetic Motoroil []

Walmart vs. Whole Foods []

"Natural", "Green" or "Non-toxic Cleaning Products" []

"Natural" cleaning products []

Are "Natural" Products Better? [|http://www.totalbeauty.com/content/flash/c_natural_products]

The Human Body Is Built for Distance []

Proposal for Russell Ackoff Doctoral Student Award For Research on Human Decision Processes and Risk ManagementSpring 2009 Doctoral Student: Fern (Mai Mai) Lin, Marketing Faculty Advisor: Paul Rozin, Psychology

Naturalness judgments by lay Americans: Process dominates content in judgments of food or water acceptability and naturalness Paul Rozin, Judgment and Decision Making, Vol. 1, No. 2, November 2006, pp. 91–97

[|http://pss.sagepub.com/content/16/8/652.full] "The Meaning of "Natural" Process More Important than Content", //Psychological Science 2005 16: 652,// //Paul Rozin, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania//

Caveman Survey - from Dan Ariely = =

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[|http://www.predictablyirrational.com/]

Links to papers: []

"Relative Optical Illusions" media type="custom" key="5817807" media type="custom" key="5817813"