Assignment 2: LASA # 1: Literature Review Paper
The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to select a topic in the particular area in which you have an occupational or research interest and to complete a literature review of the topic using a minimum of ten scholarly references. This will allow you to demonstrate mastery of the program outcomes for the B.A. psychology program at Argosy University. A helpful Web site for organizing and writing a literature review iswww.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html.
You may also want to review the following documents that are available in the Doc Sharing area of the course:
Apply current APA standards for editorial style expression of ideas and formatting of the text headings citations and references. Remember to use your own words to describe and evaluate the articles. Avoid quoting the material and also cite works when you are discussing someone elses ideas. Your paper should be double-spaced and in 12 point Times New Roman font with normal one-inch margins written in APA style and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head an abstract and a reference page. The body of the paper should be no less than 56 pages in length.
Submit your review paper to theM3: Assignment 2 DropboxbyWednesday October 12 2016.
Assignment 2 Grading CriteriaMaximum Points
Description of the focal question or problem is clear and thorough.
Explanation of the relevance of the topic to the field of psychology is clear.36
Analysis of themes theories or concepts is clear and complete.
Discussion of articles clearly relates to those themes theories or concepts (instead of discussing each article individually).
40
Choice of articles is appropriate both in quality and quantity: they directly address the thesis.
Their evaluation is based on their relation to themes theories or concepts.
Evaluation includes discussion of the methodology and a discussion of any obvious shortcomings.
40
Provides well-supported conclusions.
Suggestions for future research are appropriate and discuss how future research will contribute to the field.
40
Introduction has a clear opening provides background information and states the topic.
The paper is organized around an arguable clearly stated thesis statement.
Transitions are appropriate and help the flow of ideas.
Conclusion summarizes main argument and has a clear ending.
12
Writing follows conventions of spelling and grammar throughout. Errors are infrequent and do not interfere with readability or comprehension.12
Using APA format accurately paraphrased quoted and cited in many spots throughout when appropriate or called for. Errors present are somewhat minor.
16
Writing remains in third person throughout writing.
Word choice is accurate clear and appropriate for the audience.
4
Total:200

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING FOUR QUESTIONS in a at least 1600 words —>using contents from psychology.
Each question must have a comprehensive response about 400-500 words AT LEAST
1) Your text discusses the person-situation controversy and how it relates to trait theories. Identify one particular personality trait that you think you possess. Briefly describe two situations where you feel that your behavior was more strongly influenced by the situation than by your identified trait. Why do you think that happened in each situation?
2) Our behavior is very much influenced by the principles of operant and classical conditioning although we are often not aware of it at the time. This exercise is intended to enhance that awareness. Pick a particular day on which to conduct this exercise and at the end of the day reflect back on your experiences while answering these questions:
a) Identify two situations where you experienced positive reinforcement.b) Identify one situation where you experienced either positive punishment or negative punishment. c) Identify one situation where your response was due to classical conditioning.
3) Defence mechanisms are unconscious reactions that protect us from feeling anxiety. Although we are not usually aware that we are engaging in defence mechanisms at the time it often becomes obvious to us at a later date. Name one defence mechanism and give one instance where you think you were making use of it.
4) a) What is the most valuable thing that you have learned about human behavior as far? b) What have you learned that has surprised you the most about human behavior?