Description
due 29 oct 2018 11:30pm easterntime
Psychology in the News Assignment
Purpose:
This assignment is designed to get you critically thinking and writing about how psychological issues are presented in the popular media. Magazine, newspaper, radio and television accounts of psychological phenomena often are presented more to attract an audience than to provide fully accurate information.
Task:
For this assignment you will compile a portfolio of media objects and reflection papers.
Step 1:
To complete this assignment, you will need to select five recent (within the past six months) media items. These can be magazine articles, newspaper articles, advertisements, commercials, radio broadcasts, or television news stories. For audio or visual items describe the item as closely as possible (e.g., by transcribing the script of a radio ad) or include a link to the item.
Step 2:
For each item, include a brief essay–one to two pages, double-spaced typing–on the connections between the media item and material from the course text or class. It’s essential to focus on the connections between the media item and psychological theories or research evidence.
Step 3:
For each item, search the library database using relevant keywords for your topic for at least one peer-reviewed article to support your ideas. Psychology cuts across many disciplines so feel free to explore journals in other areas such as business, education, health, and criminal justice.
Tip: When conducting your search in the library include a theory or principle plus a topic (i.e. Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Adolescents). Use alternative key words to improve your chances of finding relevant articles and create a specific search statement to help narrow your results." The example might be something like "("Body Dysmorphic Disorder" OR BDD) AND (adolescen* OR teen*)"
Step 4:
Submit final draft to your assignment folder.
Criteria:
Checklist of expectations
In order to be successful on this paper, be sure that you address all of the following:
__ Include an APA style cover page
__ Include summaries of five media objects with links or transcripts as appropriate
__ Address both the media object and the psychological principles involved in full detail
__ Include one article summary per media object (5 total)
__ Support your ideas with citations from the text or your peer-reviewed resource(s)
__ Be sure that your ideas are put together in a coherent and logical way
__ Proofread carefully to ensure that your paper is free of misspellings and typos
__ Proofread carefully to ensure that your paper has proper sentence structure
__ Include references and citations in APA style
This assignment is worth 100 points toward your final grade.
Explanation & Answer
Hi!Here is the anser.Thanks,
Hi. I have adjusted the paper. I have changed two topics. The topics in the paper relate to personality, brain, behavior and psychological disorders.I have also ensured that peer reviewed sources are included for each of the five topics. Yes, the information submitted in the paper is sufficient.thank you
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Washington Post on September 20 2018: “Five Myths About Personality Tests”
The article by Emre (2018) provides a definition on personality that was held onto in the
13th century. During the time, personality was regarded as the quality and character of a human
being. By the 19th and 20th century, there was the rise of personality tests that helped to categorize
human beings into different classes in line with the various personalities that they had. However,
the author agrees to the idea that there are various myths that exist within the practice of personality
tests which impact negatively on how they are viewed. The main myth that the article provides is
that personality is innate. The view that personality is an born from within the person is misguided.
It normally stems from both the genetic makeup of a person and the different experiences that such
a person normally has.
Personality is obtained from various factors. One of them relates to the general interaction
that a person normally has with his immediate environment. As shown in trying to understand the
relationship that exists between personality disorder and aggression, Gilbert et al. (2015) noted
that the environment in which a person lives presents a chance to shape the kind of behavior that
he is likely to have. For instance, people who live in highly volatile societies are likely to develop
a personality disorder. A volatile society could be one that is characterized with domestic violence.
Over time, such people tend to develop some level of aggression in their behavior. They hold the
view that it is through being aggressive in the interactions that they have with other people that
they stand the chance to protect themselves effectively. Such people, therefore, need the support
of others. They need to be shown both love and care. It is through the application of such elements
that they identify with the need to warm up to others. Such people also realize the intricate role
that they play in being part of the society in which they live.
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The New York Times on August 31, 2018: “Addiction Doesn’t Always Last a Lifetime”
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