Choose a film or book of special interest. The book or film should have content that can be meaningfully explored through application of psychological theory and research. You may want to look at some of the later sections in the course that deal with emotion, motivation, personality, the development of the individual over the life span, health and stress, and psychological disorders and treatment, so that you have a more complete idea of different concepts that might apply.
This paragraph provides you with some example topics and guidelines to help you consider how to approach this task. First, you could pick a movie or book in which the main character suffers from a psychological disorder or is merely trying to cope with the everyday stress of life. In doing so, you could discuss defense mechanisms or refer to developmental stages in the person’s life that might have been important, or consider the effects of abuse, alcoholism and addiction, etc. Or you could approach the subject matter from different perspectives—psychoanalytical, biological, behavioral, cognitive, and/or sociocultural. Additionally, you could discuss the role emotion, memory, or motivation plays in the character’s development, or the importance of the environment, and influences such as racism and sexism. A sample paper is provided as well to guide you in content, formatting, organizing, and writing your paper. This is only a sample and you should not use any content from this sample directly in your paper.
This is a research-based paper, and the film or book provides only the backdrop for research on a psychological topic. You should use at least two psychological, peer-reviewed references (textbook can be used but does not count towards the peer-reviewed references required). The paper should be 1,200 to 1,500 words, about 5 double-spaced pages. The final paper portion of the assignment is worth 65 points and will be graded according to the attached rubric. This assignment will be reviewed by Turnitin and generate a similarity report upon submission to LEO. A new similarity report will be generated every time you upload the assignment until the due date. Please use this similarity report to improve your paper as plagiarism will NOT be tolerated. Please see my instructions on using Turnitin for additional information.
Note: No abstract is necessary for this paper.
Rubric:
This table lists criteria and criteria group names in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method. You can give feedback on each criterion by tabbing to the add feedback buttons in the table.Content26 pointsExceeds Expectations20 pointsMeets Expectations18 pointsMeets Some Expectations15 pointsMeets minimal expectations10 pointsNot Done0 pointsCriterion Score
Paper links to major theories and concepts from the course and correctly identifies researchersassociated withthose theories. Ideas are supported with reference to at least two appropriate scholarly peer-reviewed articles.
Paper links to major theories from the course and correctly identifies researchersassociated withthose theories. The majority of points are stated clearly and well-supported,demonstrating an above average understanding of the topic. Ideas are supported with reference to at least two appropriate scholarly peer-reviewed articles.
Paper links to theories from the course but fails to make clear connections or correctly identify researchersassociated withthose theories.Content andunderstanding isaccurate and ismostly complete. Ideas are supported with reference to at least two appropriate scholarly peer-reviewed articles.
Paper makes fewlinks from thecourse and doesnot identifyassociatedresearchers.Content andunderstanding issomewhataccurate butincomplete. Ideas are supported with reference to at least one appropriate scholarly peer-reviewed article.
Paper makes fewlinks to course theory and does not identifyassociatedresearchers. Major points notmentioned or not well supported or discussed. Lacks an understandingof topic. No references to peer-reviewed articles.
Score of All topics were discussed in clear detail, assertions supported correctly, and ideas were interrelated coherently and logically,/ 26
This table lists criteria and criteria group names in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method. You can give feedback on each criterion by tabbing to the add feedback buttons in the table.Critical Thinking26 pointsExceeds Expectations20 pointsMeets Expectations18 pointsMeets Some Expectations15 pointsDoes not meet expectations10 pointsNot Done0 pointsCriterion Score
Paper providesstrong evidence for how the source supports theoriesmentioned in thecourse as well asprovidingcommentary onhow the source fails to support theories or portrays behavior inbiased/inaccurate light.
Paper providesevidence for how the sourcesupports theories from the course and/or how the source fails to support theories. Critical thinking isadequate but not thought provoking.
Paper providessome evidence for how the source supports theories from the course and/or how thesource fails tosupport theories but does so in aninconsistentmanner.Personal analysis was obtained from reference.
Paper providessome evidence for how the source supports theories from the coursewithout providing specific examples from thesource/text toillustrate why.
Paper provideslittle to no support of theoriesmentioned andsimply states that theories arerelated withoutproviding specific examples from the source/text to illustrate why.Offered very little or no criticalthinking.
Score of Evidence/Critical Thinking,/ 26
This table lists criteria and criteria group names in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method. You can give feedback on each criterion by tabbing to the add feedback buttons in the table.Writing Mechanics and Style13 pointsExceeds Expectations12 pointsMeets Expectations9 pointsMeets Some Expectations8 pointsDoes Not Meet Expectations5 pointsNot Done0 pointsCriterion Score
Paper is easilyreadable andfollows rules ofgrammar,punctuation, andspelling (1-2 errors).
All writing isoriginal work and contains correct citations.
APA formattingused in text andreferences.
Paper is readableand contains very few grammatical,punctuation, andspelling errors (3-5 errors).
APA formatting used in text andreferences.
Paper is readablebut awkward and contains spelling, grammar, and/orpunctuation errors (6-8 errors).
APA formatting is inconsistently used and/or the paper contains an excessive amount of quotes in eachparagraph (greaterthan 3).
Paper is hard toread and followand containsspelling, grammar, and/orpunctuation errors (8-10 errors).
APA formatting is lacking and/orthere are nocitations fortext/film material.
Paper is hard toread and follow.Major errors ofgrammar andformatting exist.Writing is not the author’s own work.
APA formatting is lacking and/orthere are nocitations fortext/filmmaterial.
Please use attached outline as well. And no do not exceed 5 pages please.