Sensation and perception DB

Hearing paper, Winter 2022 Counts as 2 DBs (10% of final grade)

Everyone agrees that hearing is an important sense. Helen Keller went so far as to say that her deafness cut her off from people. You probably don’t realize just how important is in your every day life and how much you rely on it to get through your day.

For this assignment, you will write about what it would be like to experience a diminished sense of hearing. You will be asked to wear earplugs in different situations and note the consequences on your daily activities.

See directions for the proper way to put in ear plugs �

Include in your paper at least 2 observations that were the result of your impaired hearing. Describe the situation in which you observed the effect and how it affected your hearing. Some examples:

1. speech perception & production 2. getting about by foot 3. locating & identifying sound sources 4. daily activities (e.g., cooking, typing, walking across

campus, etc) 5. Also, try wearing just one ear plug and noting any

differences.

DO NOT wear earplugs while driving, and DO NOT cross busy intersections by yourself!

You also need to include at least 2 peer-reviewed articles to back up your conclusions about your observations – what has research revealed about how we hear?

Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length (typed, 1 inch margins, double spaced) and contain APA style in text citations, reference page, and title page. See my writing/APA handouts on Canvas or the APA format from Purdue OWL website.

In addition, your paper will be graded on the basis of ingenuity and clarity in writing. It is permissible (and encouraged) to have other people (including those in the writing center) read a copy of your paper before you hand it in.

Have fun!

Grading Rubric

Name:______________________________________ Grade:______________/10__________________

_______ (.5 point) Introduction ____ Did you give a good introduction to the paper?

_______ (1 point) Method ____ Did you explain clearly how you went about this assignment?

_______ (3 points) Observations ____ (1.5 points) Did you describe and explain observation #1 clearly? ____ (1.5 points) Did you describe and explain observation #2 clearly?

_______ (4 points) Peer-reviewed research ____ (2 points) Did you clearly talk about the research findings from reference #1? ____ (2 points) Did you clearly talk about the research findings from reference #2?

_______ (.5 point) Wrap up ____ Did you have a good last paragraph that summed everything up?

_______ (1 point) APA Style ____ (.5 point) References – Did you properly cite your references within the text? ____ (.5 point) References – Did you add a Reference page with correct APA formatted references?