Explain the findings and implications of the study in a manner that can be easily understood by a nonacademic or nonscientific audience.

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This assignent should be about elderly men and depression.

For this assignment, you will select a quantitative research study and write a paper in which you summarize the research study, synthesize the information, draw inferences, and communicate results in a manner that can be easily understood by a nonacademic or nonscientific audience.

Use the Capella library to locate a quantitative research study in an area of psychology that interests you or an area that applies to your field of interest. You may also select a study in which you have been personally involved, either academically or professionally.

After you select a quantitative research study and complete a first draft of your assignment, post it to the discussion area for feedback from your fellow learners. The feedback you gather should be substantive and beneficial to your submission. However, it is up to you whether to integrate the feedback you receive into your analysis.

Assignment Instructions

For this assignment, write a 5–6 page paper in which you complete the following:

  • Summarize the research data.
  • Summarize and interpret the data (statistics).
  • Analyze the results.
  • Explain the findings and implications of the study in a manner that can be easily understood by a nonacademic or nonscientific audience.
  • Critique the research methods, particularly for their impact on results.
  • Make suggestions for further research in this area.

Submission Requirements

Your paper should meet the following requirements:

  • Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA sixth edition style and formatting.
  • Number of resources: Paper uses a minimum of three academic resources.
  • Length of paper: Submission includes 5–6 typed, double-spaced pages.
  • Font and font size: Paper uses Times New Roman, 12 point.

Refer to the Research Data Analysis Portfolio Piece A Scoring Guide to ensure that you meet the grading criteria for this assignment. You are required to submit your assignment to the Turnitin source matching tool.

Portfolio Prompt: You are required to save this learning activity to your ePortfolio.

Describe the major theories of learning, memory, cognition, consciousness, development, and social psychology.

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Assignment 1.1: Significant Event Draft

Note: Students will turn in this assignment twice: first as a draft (Week 4 Assignment) and then as a final paper (Week 8 Assignment). Students will submit first draft of the assignment and then submit the final draft after receiving feedback from the professor and making the recommended changes. They will be graded separately for each submission of the assignment.

Select a significant event (either positive or negative) that occurred before you reached adulthood and that has had a life-shaping effect on your life. In this assignment, you will use what you’ve learned in Weeks 1 thru 4 of this course and base your paper on your readings, along with information from library research, to discuss psychological aspects of your event.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

Briefly describe your significant event (one to two [1-2] sentences).

  1. Describe your event in terms of at least two (2) different perspectives in psychology (e.g., behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, cultural/social, etc.)
  2. Determine what learning (e.g., classical, operant, etc.) may have resulted from your event, or arisen because of your event.
  3. Discuss why the memory of the event you described may or may not be completely accurate.
  4. Use at least two (2) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: One of these resources may be your textbook. Articles from professional journals are certainly a high quality resource. Magazine and newspaper articles are also accepted for this assignment. Articles published on the Internet may also be suitable, if they originate with credible persons or organizations. Please note that articles from Wikipedia, ask.com, and the like are not suitable.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Relate psychological concepts to real-world situations.
  • Describe the major theories of learning, memory, cognition, consciousness, development, and social psychology.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in psychology.

Provide a focused introduction that integrates the description of your assigned perspective along with a well-crafted argument.

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The term gender has been used in the field of social science to define the line between biological and social differences. Popular culture has transcribed these differences into the nature-versus-nurture debate. In popular culture, the use of these descriptors indicates a complete understanding of the breadth of both socially and biologically determined differences regarding the psychology of gender.

In this assignment, you will imagine you are part of a debate in a communications course. The debate is on the subject of nature versus nurture.

The facilitator has assigned you to a debate team in favor of nature.

Using the module readings, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, research the subject of nature versus nurture. Select at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed resource for use in this assignment.

Combine your experiences with the research and respond to the following:

  • Provide a focused introduction that integrates the description of your assigned perspective along with a well-crafted argument.
  • Provide your closing arguments about why your perspective is more important in determining the psychology of gender and its impact on psychosocial development.
  • Include one personal example and one extraneous example from your research to support your assertions. The extraneous research example can be from the module readings or from independent research.

Provide a 1- to 2-page overview of your topic, illustrating how it is a current and important topic in forensic psychology.

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Part 1: Choosing a Research Topic

From your examination of the literature dealing with the three topics of interest to you through M1 Assignment 1, narrow down your focus to the one topic that interests you the most. Be sure to choose a topic that is a driving force in contemporary forensic psychology and associated services.

Once you choose a topic, you should condense it and state it in the form of a research question or a thesis statement. Explain the topic in terms of its importance in the field. Your topic must be narrow so that you can adequately cover the topic in a 15- to 25-page paper. (For example, posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] would be far too broad a topic. A more focused topic within this might be researching the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating returning veterans with PTSD.)

Provide a 1- to 2-page overview of your topic, illustrating how it is a current and important topic in forensic psychology.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Note: Your instructor will approve or provide you feedback on the chosen topic. In cases where there are other students studying the same topic, the instructor will consult with you about modifying the topic or even selecting another one.

Part 2: Building an Annotated Bibliography

This part of the assignment focuses on building an annotated bibliography for your chosen research topic.

Throughout this module, expand your research by including a minimum of twelve peer-reviewed scholarly resources and the contact information for one expert interview (the interview can be conducted via e-mail or telephone or in person at a later date).

Your research should include a combination of the following types of sources:

  • Empirical research—including at least one example of qualitative research
  • Theoretical articles
  • At least one expert interview
  • At least two landmark studies

Note: While minimums are specified above, you are encouraged to include more than one expert interview, one qualitative research study, or two landmark studies to create the right balance of studies to effectively address your topic.

You may visit the page titled “Researching Your Chosen Topic” in Module 1 to read more about sources relevant to your research paper.

Expert Interview

(Schedule this early in the course.)

Use the Argosy University online library resources to find, explore, and research these types of sources. To identify an appropriate expert for a personal interview, look for an author of one of the articles that you find interesting; this should be an author you would consider an interesting person to interview, especially if you were left with some questions after reading a particular study he or she had authored. You may also find this author interesting if his or her views contradict what other scholars have found about your topic.

Faculty members of Argosy University around the country, other universities, and forensic areas of education and service are also good choices for interviews.

These personal interviews may be conducted in person, by phone, or by e-mail, as necessary.

Create your annotated bibliography in a Microsoft Word document. Use APA style for compiling the bibliography and developing the annotations. The annotations should summarize the reference in no more than two sentences, and a final sentence should explain the relationship between the study and the research topic. Be sure to indicate which type of study each source is (empirical, qualitative, theoretical, landmark, or expert interview).

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Submission Details:

Assignment 3 Grading CriteriaMaximum Points
Identified a research topic that is a driving force in forensic psychology and services today.12
Presented a research question or a thesis statement that is clear and narrow enough to be researched in a 15- to 25-page paper.12
Described the importance of your research question to the field of forensic psychology.12
Included the complete reference in the bibliography for each source.12
Included annotations that are all relevant to the research topic.12
Represented seminal works in the field you are researching through the landmark studies identified in the annotated bibliography.12
Displayed a balance of sources in the content of the bibliography: empirical, qualitative, expert interview, theoretical, and landmark sources.12
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution of sources; and displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.16
Total:100