assignment one
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1. Briefly describe your like or dislike (one to two (1-2) sentences).
2. Describe the subfield (e.g., cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, psychoanalytic psychology, etc.) you believe is best suited for providing psychological insight into your preference (the fact that you like or dislike the thing you do) and why you believe it is so.
3. Discuss how biological bases of behavior (including sensation and perception) have contributed to your preference.
4. Analyze how engaging in or reacting to your preference (e.g., playing competitive sports or encountering a snake) affects your state of consciousness during that engagement.
5. Discuss the role that learning has had on the fact that you like or dislike the thing you described.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
• Distinguish between the major schools of thought in psychology.
• Discuss the biological factors that influence behavior.
• Describe the major theories of learning, memory, cognition, consciousness, development, and social psychology.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in psychology.
• Write clearly and concisely about psychology using proper writing mechanics.
1. Briefly describe your like or dislike (one to two (1-2) sentences).
Weight: 10% Did not submit or incompletely described your like or dislike. Insufficiently described your like or dislike. Partially described your like or dislike. Satisfactorily described your like or dislike. Thoroughly described your like or dislike.
2. Describe the subfield you believe is best for providing psychological insight into your preference (the fact that you like or dislike the thing you do) and why you believe it is so.
Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely described the subfield believed best suited for providing psychological insight into your preference and why you believe it is so. Insufficiently described the subfield you believed best for providing psychological insight into your preference and why you believed it so. Partially described the subfield you believed best for providing psychological insight into your preference and why you believe it is so. Satisfactorily described the subfield you believed best for providing psychological insight into your preference and why you believe it is so. Thoroughly described the subfield you believed best for providing psychological insight into your preference and why you believe it is so.
3. Discuss how biological bases of behavior (including sensation and perception) have contributed to your preference.
Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely discussed how biological bases of behavior (including sensation and perception) have contributed to your preference. Insufficiently discussed how biological bases of behavior (including sensation and perception) have contributed to your preference. Partially discussed how biological bases of behavior (including sensation and perception) have contributed to your preference. Satisfactorily discussed how biological bases of behavior (including sensation and perception) have contributed to your preference. Thoroughly discussed how biological bases of behavior (including sensation and perception) have contributed to your preference.
4. Analyze how engaging in or reacting to your preference (e.g., playing competitive sports or encountering a snake) affects your state of consciousness during that engagement.
Weight: 20% Did not submit or incompletely analyzed how engaging in or reacting to your preference affects your state of consciousness during that engagement. Insufficiently analyzed how engaging in or reacting to your preference affects your state of consciousness during that engagement. Partially analyzed how engaging in or reacting to your preference affects your state of consciousness during that engagement. Satisfactorily analyzed how engaging in or reacting to your preference affects your state of consciousness during that engagement. Thoroughly analyzed how engaging in or reacting to your preference affects your state of consciousness during that engagement.
5. Discuss the role that learning has had on the fact that you like or dislike the thing you described.