Psych 100

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Application Papers

These are the instructions for papers 2, 3 & 4 shown on your course calendar.

 

The purpose of these papers is for you to think about and apply material from this class to your own life.   This is a chance to show how well you understand concepts and how they operate in your everyday experience (past or present).  Each paper is worth 30 points.  See your calendar for due dates.  You may turn your paper in early (no later that 2 class days before the due date) for feedback.

 

Choose any concept we’ve covered in class or in assigned reading and, using key terms, apply the concept.  Really think about what you learned about yourself or the world around you from studying that particular concept. Here are some questions to consider when you are writing:

 

(WARNING: DON’T JUST WRITE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS…use them to activate your thinking).

 

• What are the everyday ways you experience this concept?  Give examples.

• What new things have you learned from this concept: about yourself and how you relate to the world around you?

• How has your learning about this concept affected preconceptions or misconceptions you brought with you into class?

• How does your experience with this concept affect your view of the world?

• How will what you have learned change your behavior in the future?

 

FORMAT: 

 

¨       Your paper should be 900 to 1100 words, typed and double spaced, with indented paragraphs.

¨       Put your word count at the end of the paper.

¨       Margins are to be one inch on top, both sides and bottom. 

¨       Your font size should not be larger than what you see here (this is Tahoma 11).

¨       Use a cover sheet and staple your paper, but please do not use report covers or folders of any type.

¨       Put your name ONLY on the cover sheet, not on any other pages.

 

 

 

GRADING:

 

Points will be deducted for not meeting the word count in a meaningful way, for excessive spelling, grammar and syntax problems, for regurgitating stuff from reading and class.  I really want you to show you are thinking!!

 

Tips:

 

• Concepts are fairly narrow, (e.g. operant conditioning), rather than broad (e.g. learning). So, a chapter topic is not a concept, it’s made up of many concepts you may choose from.

 

• Choose concepts that were covered in class or in reading, you may not write about concepts that we haven’t covered.

 

• Remember that I won’t accept late submissions of the last paper.