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
