How well have you grasped the application of critical thinking during your undergraduate studies?

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Task: Psychology is a science. Critical thinking is vital to understand psychology theories, research, and practice. Competency in social science rests on good critical thinking skills. You have to be able to unpack suppositions, assumptions, unstated implications, claims and assertions, and meaning behind claims. How well have you grasped the application of critical thinking during your undergraduate studies?

Psychology emerged out of the discipline of philosophy. We use concepts from philosophy to ground our critiques arguments. Define two terms that are examples of concepts useful for critical thinking. Search philosophy, critical thinking literature, or argument and analysis literature. You can use a dictionary of philosophy or a source book on critical thinking concepts.

The two concepts you define should be helpful to critique and unpack arguments in psychology. For example, the concept of “slippery slope”. After you define the term give an example on how the concept you defined might be useful to unpack ideas and arguments in psychology, such as research claims or that can apply to clinical practice. Consider a therapist’s use of a therapeutic modality, or claims of a specific theory in psychology, or the use of research methods. You don’t have to locate an article that uses the concept.

Explain how you would apply the term to unpack assertions, assumptions, presuppositions in psychology. Your task is original to you when you make the connection between a concept (such as slippery slope) in psychology to unpack suppositions. This task shows your ability to apply critical thinking and argue in psychology. Attach one article on critical thinking with a succinct summary

Demonstrate proper use of current APA format in a term paper

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Synthesis Paper Instructions Reviewed The purposes of this assignment are to:· Demonstrate proper use of current APA format in a term paper.· Demonstrate proper use of one of the rese

Synthesis Paper Instructions

The purposes of this assignment are to:

· Demonstrate proper use of current APA format in a term paper.

· Demonstrate proper use of one of the research methods studied in this course—specifically, the case study.

· Reflect on what you have learned in this course and write about it.

· Reflect on the course content as critiqued from a biblical, Christian perspective and write about it.

· Note: Thinking and reflecting on what you have learned will take a considerable amount of time. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time for this assignment.

Instructions: Using a case study approach, write a four to eight page research-based paper using yourself as the research subject by answering the assigned research questions:

· What have you learned about research at an introductory level?

· How do you evaluate or critique this from a biblical, Christian perspective?

You will use the APA skills that you honed during Module/Week 3, the case study skills you developed in Module/Week 5, and all the content you studied throughout all the modules/weeks of this course. Current APA format needs to be demonstrated in all aspects of this assignment.

Your paper must include a properly-formatted title page, four to eight pages of content with correct APA formatting throughout, including proper citations and levels of headings, and a reference page. The title page and references page are in addition to the assigned four to eight pages of content. Maintain consistency between your citations and reference page. Your paper must include at least four references to sufficiently support your paper. Required references include your Introduction to Research textbook and the Publication Manual, and at least two additional scholarly references, plus whatever other content-related sources you would like to include. Remember, use current APA format throughout (including your title page, running head, author note, appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure, introductory statement, in-text citations, page numbers, levels of headings throughout the document, a conclusion statement, and consistency between your in-text citations and references).

You may use your Discussion Board Forum posts and additional personal reflection. Your answer will be unlike anyone else’s, and that is what is expected. Be sure to consult your Publication Manual for proper formatting for your in-text citations and references for these other sources.

Your assignment will be checked for plagiarism.

Note: Some matching on the SafeAssign report is not unexpected. You will be citing sources that others may have used in other papers, so some matches might appear. Your instructor will be able to discern what is appropriate matching due to properly cited sources. This assignment is open-book/open-notes, open-Bible, open to discussion with friends, etc. Be sure to document your sources appropriately as in-text citations and as references when you use the textbook or other material from this course, personal interviews with friends, etc.

This assignment requires that you incorporate proper APA formatting throughout the document. Formatting errors will result in point deductions.

Please follow the attached Grading Rubric

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Exploration of a Professional Journal Article in Psychology 

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Please compose an outline of the term paper assignment described below. Your outline must be at least 2 pages long and you must answer all questions asked in the assignment as described below. The ou

Please compose an outline of the term paper assignment described below. Your outline must be at least 2 pages long and you must answer all questions asked in the assignment as described below. 

The outline is a brief summary of your term paper. You may submit it anytime (at least ten days before the term paper is due) to get feedback. It is not graded, and it will not be included in your term paper grade. It is just an opportunity for you to get feedback on you topic before you finalize your term paper. You will receive an email from me if you are off topic and need to make changes before your final submission.

Term Paper Assignment: Exploration of a Professional Journal Article in Psychology

In the Palm Beach State/Florida Atlantic University Online Library, go to online academic database.

Please use the following link  http://libguides.fau.edu/pbsc to access academic journals.

Find a recent research article from a scholarly journal in the field of developmental psychology. It must have been published less than 12 years ago.  Be sure to select an article for which the full-text is available.  Actual journals for which full-text is available include Advances in Cognitive Psychology, British Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Positive Psychology, Issues in Forensic Psychology, Journal of Psychology, among many others.

Note: Do not use newspaper or magazine articles or Websites such as Wikipedia to complete this assignment. Visit Palm Beach State University’s guidelines against plagiarism.

Your selected article must meet all of the stated criteria or your assignment will not be accepted.  Before proceeding, please ensure that your selected article meets the following criteria:

  • Full-text is available in online database
  • Is a scholarly journal article in the field of psychology
  • Was published less than 12 years ago.

Get a sense of what the article is about by reading some key sections.  Begin by reading the Abstract of the article.  Subsequently, read the Introduction and the discussion sections.  Flip through the paper and look at any figures or tables.  Read as much of the paper as practical; get as much out of it as you can.

Write a paper of at least 2000 (five pages) words in which you:

1.  Identify your selected article, using a proper APA-style reference. See examples at the end of this assignment.

2.  Describe what type of article it is and how you can tell. For example, is it a primarily a review of existing research, a report of new research, or an analysis of a professional issue?  Describe how you can you tell.  If it is a research article, identify the type of research involved.

  1. Summarize what you have learned about the content of the article.  Be sure to include the main purpose of the article, the major findings, and how the major findings are supported.
  2. Explain how this article fits into the overall field of developmental psychology.  Then, identify the corresponding chapter(s) from your textbook.
  3. Explain why this article is different and similar from articles in non-scholarly periodicals, such as magazines and newspapers.

How to properly cite your article

Author list (Year of publication) Title of article.  Name of Journal, Volume number, page numbers.

Examples

Houston, D. M., McKee, K. J., Wilson, J.  (2000).  Attributional style, efficacy, and the enhancement of well-being among housebound older people. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 22, 309-317.

Iudicello, J. E., Woods, S. P., Scott, J. C., Cherner, M., Heaton, R. K., Atkinson, J. H., Grant, I.  (2010)  Longer term improvement in neurocognitive functioning and affective distress among methamphetamine users who achieve stable abstinence.  Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 32, 708-718.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • At least five pages long (2000 words).
  • Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
  • 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 is not included in the required assignment page length.

Compare the respective roles of altruism, personal and professional social responsibility, and codependency

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paper

Perform an anonymous act of kindness. Examples include helping someone carry groceries, paying for a stranger’s coffee, donating time or money to a cause you believe in, and so forth.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary of your experience.

Address the following:

  • Compare the respective roles of altruism, personal and professional social responsibility, and codependency.
  • How does altruism apply to psychology or psychological principles?
  • How does altruism improve the human condition? Are there limits to altruism?
  • What are some personal and professional responsibilities related to altruism?
  • What is the future of psychology, specifically in relation to altruism, in contemporary society?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.  A minimum of two references should be used.

Perform an anonymous act of kindness. Examples include helping someone carry groceries, paying for a stranger’s coffee, donating time or money to a cause you believe in, and so forth.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word summary of your experience.

Address the following:

  • Compare the respective roles of altruism, personal and professional social responsibility, and codependency.
  • How does altruism apply to psychology or psychological principles?
  • How does altruism improve the human condition? Are there limits to altruism?
  • What are some personal and professional responsibilities related to altruism?
  • What is the future of psychology, specifically in relation to altruism, in contemporary society?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.  A minimum of two references should be used.