PSYC 390 AA Psychology of Consciousness Instructor Eric Larson

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Suggestions for Research Paper Topics: The research paper is optional for 40 points of extra credit.  It should be a minimum of 5 pages in length. All papers must be word-processed in 10 or 12 point font with reasonable margins.  Please review and spell-check your work.  Points will be deducted for sloppy presentation and errors.  The following are some ideas for your research paper. Some topics are very broad and general. You may need to narrow the scope in these cases. You do not have to choose from this list, although you may. These topics are presented to stimulate your imagination and to give you some general guidelines.   Anthropology of Human Consciousness  Artificial Intelligence and Human Consciousness  Brainwashing  Consciousness Death and Dying  Consciousness in Animals  Cultural Methods of Altering Consciousness  Effects of Sound/Music on Consciousness  Effects of States of Consciousness on Healing  Extra Sensory Perception  Hallucination  Isolation Tanks (REST)  Lucid Dreaming  Martial Arts and the Mind (States of Consciousness in Combat)  Parapsychology  Politics of Consciousness (Social and/or Environmental)  Research on the Effects of X Drug on Consciousness  Right Brain/Left Brain Functions  Sleep as a State of Consciousness  Sleep Research  Split Brain Research  Subliminal Perception  Telepathy  The Dream State  The Nature of Consciousness According to X Culture  Therapeutic Uses of Meditation  Uses of Biofeedback  Uses of Hypnosis  Uses of the Native American Sweat Lodge  X's (Researcher or Philosopher) Theory of Consciousness  Zen vs. Yogic Meditation - Effects on Consciousness     Sample Research Paper topics that are NOT appropriate:  My Personal Experience When I Took X Drug  Snoring  Sleep Apnea  A paper specifically on the history or beliefs of a particular religion  Alien Abduction or anything you saw in the tabloids.   * NOTE: THESE LISTS ARE FAR FROM COMPLETE! ALL TOPICS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE INSTRUCTOR PRIOR TO BEGINNING YOUR RESEARCH.