Christmas psychology - Emotion and perception

I designed this Christmas themed lesson based on an idea from the Perception topic (emotion as a factor that affects perception).

Learning objective 1: Identify ways in which emotion can influence our perception
Students will be required to think about how their excitement and feelings towards Christmas change as 25 December approaches. Through class discussion, students will exchange ideas on why Christmas excites people.

Learning objective 2: Explain the results of studies into the effects of emotion on perception
Students will answer two short exam-style questions (5 marks total) about a simple investigation into how the emotion revolving around Christmas affects children before and after the event.

Learning objective 3: Carry out an investigation to explore the effects of emotion on perception
Students will take part in a simple investigation where they look through a list of 25 words. They have to select the 6 words that they prefer out of all of the others. 6 of the words are Christmas themed. Students may be influenced by the time of year to choose these words without realising. They will then look at the class’ result and draw conclusions.