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Purpose and Overview:

Psychology is a science, and we know things from research studies.

ELI Review assignments are meant to help you learn how to read academic journal articles, pull out the relevant information, and summarize the research finding in a way that a non-specialist could understand.

Assignment:

STEP 1: Read the .

STEP 2: Read the Stenglin et al article (download on Canvas) without taking notes. Just try to understand what they did. You can highlight key points to come back to more fully

STEP 3: Read the article again, taking more detailed notes that answer the following questions

1) Q: What was the authors main question? Why did they do the study?

2) M: What did they do to test their research question?

3) R: What did they find?

4) I: What do those findings mean? How were they helpful for answering the research question?

STEP 4: Write a 300-450 word summary of the article as if you were explaining it to a non-specialist (e.g., imagine you are telling your roommate or sibling about it). You should be sure your summary includes all of the points from STEP 3 (Q, M, R, I). Make sure that when answering the questions you are always answering in your own words (no quoting the paper!) and avoiding jargon (e.g., dont name a complicated procedure or assessment, especially without describing it).

PURPOSE The purpose of this assignment is to continue critical engagement about important contributions and major movements in the field of psychology. OBJECTIVES Read Titcheners 1898 description of the Psychological Laboratory at Cornell University ( ) and view photos of the laboratory ( ), then complete the tasks below. TASKS Answer the following questions: What does Titchener mean by the dual character of the American psychological laboratory?” To what other model is he comparing it? What kinds of experiments might be conducted in Titcheners laboratory? How do they compare to the experiments that psychologists currently conduct? What kinds of apparatus does Titchener describe? How does it compare to the apparatus that you might find in a twenty-first-century psychological laboratory? What would your training, as a student, have looked like in Titcheners time? What are the similarities and differences between that training and your own experiences as a psychology student so far? SPECIFICATIONS You may either write the assignment in essay format or numbered responses. 2 – 3 pages, double-spaced. You may include other sources, however, they must be cited in APA style, which requires you to include a separate page titled, References. SUBMISSION FORMAT Click Submit Assignment in the upper right to choose the upload type for your assignment, then click Submit Assignment to complete the submission. Please submit your assignment by uploading a Microsoft Word Document (using a .doc or .docx file extension).

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Midterm Essay Instructions

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

1100 words,

MLA format!

Write an essay comparing any two groups that have divergent values. For example, vegetarians and meat eaters or smokers and nonsmokers etc.

Your assignment is due Friday night at midnight.

Please submit your paper to Canvas in Module 8.

Helpful hints for your paper:

First paragraph– Hook! Introduce your topic, give the reader some background information and include your thesis statement (tells what the following two paragraphs will compare and contrast).

Second paragraph– compare the two topics, tell how they are alike (include research, statistics, data).

Third paragraph– tell how the topics are different (include research, statistics, data).

Fourth Paragraph– Conclusion- Conclude your paper, restate your thesis statement.

Remember, to cite at least three (3) sources, please cite in-text and in your Works Cited page (see MLA Template in files).

Remember, at least two citations per paragraph.

At least six sentences make a full paragraph.

Times New Romans 12 font

You may not go under the word minimum-research your topic! If you do not meet the word minimum, your essay is incomplete.

Prof. Randolph

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Directions are in the file.

Submit a response to the following prompt: 3 page paper Some drugs, as you’ve read, are ‘depressants’ and others ‘stimulants. This is due to their effects on the central nervous system. Discuss which class you think is more dangerous and why. (Note, there may not be a real ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answer here; I’m interested to see how you’re thinking and why you’re thinking the way you are. When I say “dangerous”, that can mean legally, physically, psychologically, financially, etc. You decide.) Expectations Your response to the prompt must have a clear, well-formulated thesis; development using textual quotes and references; and sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, spelling count. Your response should be insightful, thoughtful, and analytical. You should cite a minimum of one reference.

Attached you will find the proposal

What companies initiated recalls within the last 2-3 years and what are their processes for recalls?

Instructions

Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style and formatting.

Length of paper: typed, double-spaced pages with no less than a two-page paper.

Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

For this assignment, you will evaluate characters from The Shahnameh, Sundiata, and The Popul Vuh and then write an essay with a minimum of 1000 words (see specific topic below) arguing for and supporting your conclusions. This assignment will build your writing, analytical, and evaluative skills.

You may be able to further develop ideas you have already submitted in our discussions. However, be careful not to plagiarize your classmates’ submissions. You are encouraged to use the material in the course to further develop your own original interpretations and arguments; researching other secondary sources is not required for this assignment, and plagiarism of other sources and AI use will not be tolerated. If you use sources beyond the primary texts (the epics), be sure to include citations for those secondary sources along with your citations for the epics. Both MLA in-text citations and a Works Cited page are required for this assignment.

All semester, we have discussed the ways in which epics enable a community to share and reinforce strongly held cultural values. Heroes, in particular, are models of ethics and behavior, yet heroes are not static characters; they grow and develop during their journeys, shaped by the people they encounter and their experiences.

For this assignment, pretend that the heroes of our last three epics–Rustem, Sundiata, and the Hero Twins have the ability and desire to read about each other in The Shahnameh, Sundiata, and The Popul Vuh. Explain the most significant lesson each character would learn from each of the other two epics (that is, two lessons total for each character) and how that might shape their growth as heroes and leaders. For the sake of this assignment, consider the Hero Twins together, not as two separate characters.

Strong assignments will demonstrate awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of each hero, as well as the potential lessons to be drawn from the other two texts each hero will be reading. As always, support your arguments with detailed and specific evidence, particularly quotations. Use MLA format for in-text citations and the Works Cited.

Write an essay of about eight paragraphs presenting your argument. Be sure to include quotations from the texts as well as additional details that illustrate and enhance the points you are making. Use the following outline:

1. Your first paragraph should be an engaging introduction with a clear thesis that brings all three epics and epic heroes together. Structure your essay as you choose, but the writing should be organized. Perhaps focus on one character at a time, or focus on one text at a time. Be sure your thesis provides a strong argument and forecasts the structure you will be using in the essay.
2. Give specific examples and quotes from the texts to support your analyses. Use in-text citations in MLA format for the quotations, and be sure to include page numbers from the texts included in this course.
3. The last paragraph should be your conclusion. What do these three heroes (and, more broadly, these cultures) have to learn from each other? What have you learned from this creative exercise? Answer the question, “So what?” What should you and your reader do with the information and claims you’ve provided?
4. Your final page should be your Works Cited page, in MLA format. It should include the three literary texts (our epics), as well as any content pages from the course material to which you may have referred.