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Foundation Studies: PSYCHOLOGY

Written Assessment #2: Explaining Behaviour

For this task you need to write an essay that explains to me why people do a particular behaviour. You can do this on the same topic you

did your essay plan on (this would be easiest!), but if you want to change topic and write about something else you can. Your essay

should propose three possible reasons why people do the behaviour you have chosen. Describe your argument and include evidence to

support your claim.

Aim: Developing scientific written communication in the field of Psychology.

Learning objectives:

1apply the psychological theories and concepts covered in this course to discussions about psychological research and practice.

2source appropriate references and evidence relevant to the field and your argument in particular.

3develop an argument and support the argumenwith appropriate evidence.

4communicate scientific knowledge in a way that is engaging and meaningful to an intended audience.

5. To demonstrate independent thought and the key components of enquiry-based investigations.

Task: Choose a behaviour that you would like to understand better. Research and identify three possible explanations for that

behaviour. Consider explanations from biological, cognitive and sociocultural perspectives.

Format: The format of this assessment is a formal literary essay. In this essay you should have one paragraph to explain the behaviour;

who does it and when. Then one paragraph for each explanation (you should have three explanations). In each of these paragraphs you

should describe the explanation, present evidence that supports that explanation, examine the evidence and identify the sources you

have used (website, research study, etc.). Please refer to the way we explained criminal behaviour in class.

Details: 1,000-1,200 words.

Referencing: Please use APA referencing that includes both in-text citations as well as a complete reference list.

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Points Required

 Describe the behaviour. Identify the population that produces this behaviour. Describe when they are likely to do the behaviour

and if it is only in a particular envirment.

 Describe THREE possible explanations for this behaviour. Using the example of explaing criminal behaviour that we did in

class, try to explain the behaviour you have chosen. Each explanation needs to be examined. In the paragraph, convince me as

your reader that this explanation is reasonable. Examine your explanations from a biological perspective, a cognitive perspective

and a sociocultural perspective. Each explanation will be strongest when you use multiple sources or evidence to support

that explanation.

An example:

If your behaviour is “parents abusing their children” then maybe one explanation is that they have problems with anger management

and controlling their emotions. You will then need to present 3-4 different pieces of evidence that convinces me that parents who abuse

their children have problems with anger management. One piece of supporting evidence might be a survey that found that the parents

who had been charged with child abuse also have poor cognitive control on a number of psychological tests (this would be a cognitive

perspective). Another piece of supporting evidence might be that brain activity in the frontal lobe has been shown to be impaired in

parents who abuse their children compared to parents who do not abuse their children (this would be a biological perspective). Another

piece of supporting evidence might be that parents who abuse their children come from families who show tendencies of poor anger

management (this would be a sociocultural perspective).

So for one explanation you then provide three different pieces of evidence from a range of perspectives that convince me that your

explanation is true and reasonable.

Critical analysis of the research includes considering the way the studies were conducted, and evaluating the effect of this, NOT referring

to the status of the author (e.g., expert in the field).

Assessment is based on:

Literary development of an argument based on evidence, including consideration of other possible viewpoints.

 Use of appropriate source material to support and challenge the argument from each of the three perspectives: Biological, Cognitive

and Sociocultural.

Critical analysis of the evidence.

 Written expression.

Due date: 5pm, 10th April. This assessment is worth 20% of the course grade.

Submitting: There is a link on Study Smart for you to upload your document

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Written Assessment Rubric #2: Explaining Behaviour

Poor - 0% to 30% Limited - 30% to 60% Proficient - 60% to 80% Excellent - 80% to 100%

Development of

an Argument

40% of total score

There is no development of

an argument. The reader is

not taken on a journey

through the ideas.

The ‘explanations’ presented

are not explained or supported

by research evidence or do

not explain WHY people do

that behaviour.

HINT: Make sure you choose

a behaviour that people ‘do’.

There is evidence of an

argument where the

‘explanations’ are related to

the behaviour. The evidence

for the explanations do not

represent different

perspectives (biological,

cognitive, sociocultural), or

there is only one source of

evidence for each

explanation.

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There is a clear development

of an argument that takes the

reader on a journey and helps

them to understand the issues.

The different explanations

add to each other and

contribute to our

understanding of that

behaviour.

There is a clear and thorough

development of argument that

educates the reader on the

issues. The explanations

provide a broad

understanding of the

behaviour with respect to the

population and the factors that

affect the occurrence of the

behaviour.

Use and

Consideration of

Appropriate

Source Materials

30% of total

score

There are limited sources

used and/or the sources do not

include any scientific

evidence. There is no

consideration of the

credibility of the sources

used.

Only one source is used for

each explanation. There is

limited consideration of the

scientific ‘credibility’ of the

sources used.

Two or more sources are used

for at least two explanations.

There is evidence of personal

consideration of the scientific

‘credibility’ of the sources.

Evidence from more than one

of the main perspectives

(biological, cognitive,

sociocultural) are used for

each explanation.

Two or more sources are used

for each explanation and

represent different fields of

research (biological,

cognitive, socio-cultural).

There is strong personal

consideration of the scientific

‘credibility’ of the sources

used.

Written

Expression

30% of total

score

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The writing has a significant

number of errors in grammar

or spelling. The word choice

is awkward and the message

is difficult to understand.

The writing has a significant

number of errors in grammar

or spelling. The word choice

is poor, but the message can

be understood with some

difficulty.

The writing has some errors

in grammar or spelling. The

word choice is appropriate

and the message can be

understood without too much

difficulty.

The writing has few or no

errors in grammar or spelling.

The writing is sophisticated

and includes well-structured

sentences and paragraphs.

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