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Application Paper #2 You will write a paper explaining how you would apply psychology to

Application Paper #2 

You will write a paper explaining how you would apply psychology to your personal life and your chosen profession (e.g., explain how businesses, the educational system etc. could use psychological principles). 

First Paragraph 
Mention what topics you will discuss 
State your future profession (It can be your “dream job”) You must pick only one profession and apply each concept to that profession (i.e., you must be consistent in your choice of profession throughout the paper). 

Second Paragraph 
Define/explain one of the concepts listed below from Ch. 7 (Worth 2 points) 
Apply the concept from Ch. 7 to some aspect of your personal life (Worth 4 points) 
Apply the same concept from Ch. 7 to your future career/profession (Worth 4 points) 

Third Paragraph 
Define/explain one of the concepts listed below from Ch. 8 (Worth 2 points) 
Apply the concept from Ch. 8 to some aspect of your personal life (Worth 4 points) 
Apply the same concept from Ch. 8 to your future career/profession (Worth 4 points) 

Fourth Paragraph 
Define/explain one of the concepts listed below from Ch. 9 (Worth 2 points) 
Apply the concept from Ch. 9 to some aspect of your personal life (Worth 4 points) 
Apply the same concept from Ch. 9 to your future career/profession (Worth 4 points) 

Fifth Paragraph 
Define/explain one of the concepts listed below from Ch. 10 (Worth 2 points) 
Apply the concept from Ch. 10 to some aspect of your personal life (Worth 4 points) 
Apply the same concept from Ch. 10 to your future career/profession (Worth 4 points) 

Sixth Paragraph 
Define/explain one of the concepts listed below from Ch. 11 (Worth 2 points) 
Apply the concept from Ch. 11 to some aspect of your personal life (Worth 4 points) 
Apply the same concept from Ch. 11 to your future career/profession (Worth 4 points) 

Basically, each concept is worth 10 points (2 points for the definition/explanation, 4 points for the personal application and 4 points for the professional application). The application paper is worth 50 pts. 

YOU MAY NOT USE THE INTERNET/WORLD WIDE WEB IN ANY WAY (e.g., you cannot use Wikipedia or any web page in the explanation of your concepts). 

Do NOT use second person (do not use “you” or “your” in the paper). 

The paper will be approximately 3 double-spaced typed pages (Times New Roman 12 point font) 
 Must meet APA guidelines. Include a title page, headers, citations and references. 
Ch. 7 Persuasion 
Central Route vs. Peripheral Route 
Need for Cognition 
Sleeper Effect 
One-sided vs. Two-sided Appeal 
Primacy vs. Recency Effect 

Ch. 8 Group Influence 
Social Facilitation 
Social Loafing 
Deindividuation 
Group Polarization 
Groupthink 

Ch. 9 Prejudice 
Stereotypes 
Women-Are-Wonderful Effect 
Personal/Group Discrimination Discrepancy 
Ingroup Bias 
Outgroup Homogeneity Effect 
Group-Serving Bias 
Just-World Phenomenon 

Ch. 10 Aggression 
Hostile vs. Instrumental Aggression 
Adaptation Level Phenomenon 
Relative Deprivation Principle 
Observational Learning 
Catharsis 

Ch. 11 Attraction and Intimacy 
Mere Exposure Effect 
The Matching Phenomenon 
Contrast Effect 
Passionate vs, Companionate Love