High School Psychology project ideas

Are you participating in your first psychology science fair? One of the first things you need to do is come up with an idea for your presentation. If you've ever wondered about a specific aspect of human behavior, now is a great time to start researching that question. If you're still stumped on what to do, explore some of these psychology science fair ideas.

An Introduction to Psychology Science Fairs

Participating in a psychology fair can be a great way to learn more about the many different topics within psychology. In addition to presenting the results of your own experiments or investigations, you might even be able to win awards, scholarships or other prizes.

Science fairs are often held and middle schools, high schools and universities. Check to see if your school currently hosts a science fair, or talk to one of your teachers if you are interested in starting a yearly science fair at your school. In addition to including psychology and other social science projects, most science fairs accept projects from a wide range of science topics including botany, biology, chemistry, environmental science and others.

Once you've decided to participate in a science fair, the next step is to choose the topic you want to investigate. Check out some of these great psychology science fair ideas to help get your creative juices flowing.

Psychology Science Fair Ideas

• Can color cause physiological reactions? Perform an experiment to determine whether certain colors cause a participant's blood pressure to rise or fall.
• Can different types of music lead to different physiological responses? Measure the heart rates of participants in response to various types of music to see if there is a difference.
• Do people who use the social media site Facebook exhibit signs of addiction?
• Do action films cause people to eat more popcorn and candy during a movie?
• Do people rate individuals with perfectly symmetrical faces as more beautiful than those with asymmetrical faces?
• Can smelling one thing while tasting another impact a person's ability to detect what the food really is?
• Are people really able to "feel like someone is watching" them?
• Are there a gender differences in performance on math tests?

As you can see, there are many different things you could investigate for your psychology fair project. Before you begin, be sure to discuss your ideas with your instructor. For some experiments involving human subjects, it is important to obtain permission before you get started.