Which sense tends to dominate the others?

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AP Psych. DMA

• Which sense tends to dominate the others?
• Describe the visual cliff experiment.
• Please turn in FRQs 1 2
• Please write down the questions and leave room
  for your answers.

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Todays Agenda

• DMA/turn in FRQs
• Vision
• Blind leading the blind
• Homework
• Child Observation Project due Jan. 6th
• FRQs 3 4 due Monday, Jan. 9th
• Chap. 5 6 Test Thursday, Jan. 12th
• Chap. 5 6 notes due Thursday, Jan. 12th

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Blind Leading the Blind

• You will be moving around campus
• You will be SILENT and not a distraction to other
  classes.
• If a staff member complains about you, you will
  receive detention and a zero for this assignment.
• You will pay careful attention to your partner
  and protect him/her from harm at all times.

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Blind Leading the Blind

• Everyone will need a partner.
• Each partnership needs
• 1 blindfold, 4 cotton balls 2 slips of paper.
• Determine who will be the subject
• The subject will wear the blindfold put 2
  cotton balls in ears.
• His/her partner will take him/her to different
  spots on campus (whatever is on the slip)
• Remember - if you make noise, distractions, etc
  you will BE PUNISHED severely.
• You will take turns being the subject (wearing
  the blindfold cotton balls)
• The entire process should not take longer than 15
  minutes.

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Sensory Deprivation Reflection

• Which task was the easiest? The most difficult?
• Which lost sense (vision or hearing) was the
  hardest to do without?
• How did you feel throughout your time of sensory
  deprivation
• Did you notice if you were relying on other
  senses that you might normally not think about?
  If so, which ones?
• If you had to give up one of all your sense,
  which one would you give up and why?
• Describe what you imagine it must be like to grow
  old and have your senses become weaker.
• Please turn in your answers when youre done
  (in-box)