Select any THREE (3) main concepts from the list below that you would like to define (in your own words),

Select any THREE (3) main concepts from the list below that you would like to define (in your own words),

Select any THREE (3) main concepts from the list below that you would like to define (in your own words), provide an example, and explain your example in a way that demonstrates that it is an example given the definition of the concept (more on what to do below)

Confidentiality (as it pertains to research)

Introspection

Fight or Flight

Head injuries

Habituation

Positive Reinforcement and Positive Punishment

Modeling

Chunking

Mnemonics/Study techniques

Tolerance (as it pertains to drug use)

Substance dependence

Nature vs. nurture

Parenting styles (you must discuss all of them)

Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development

Conformity

Availability heuristic

Introversion/Extroversion

Unconditional positive regard

When you have chosen your three concepts, please do the following for EACH CONCEPT:

How would you define, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, what the concept is?

Give an example of the concept either from your own life OR from current events. So, the example, of the concept, could either be one from your own life or, perhaps, it is something that you have recently heard about in the news/media. Be sure to give enough information about your example so that your instructor understands it.

Please give a thorough explanation about how the example you provided relates back to (or demonstrates) the definition you gave for the concept. You should be relating the example back to the definition so that it is evident how the example illustrates/demonstrates the definition of the concept.

The following is an example of what you would be doing if the concept you chose was “the false consensus effect”:

The false consensus effect is when an individual overestimates how typical their own beliefs are, and assumes that everyone shares their beliefs and feelings about something. For example, I am an avid Beyoncé fan and am in love with her new album! When I meet new people I love to talk about Bey and baby Blue. Beyoncé is everything! Everyone should love her. Right? I mean, I love her. The reason that this is an example of the false consensus effect is because I am under the impression that it is normal for me to love Beyoncé, and that everyone loves Beyoncé just as much as I do. However, this is a false belief. In fact, it is possible that, in general, not everyone likes or admires Beyoncé, and that just because I like her it does not mean that everyone else likes her.

 

General Guidelines:

Your entire writing assignment should be:

~2 pages (you will not lose points if it’s longer),

typed,

double-spaced,

Times New Roman 12-point font,

with 1-inch margins on all sides (please note that the default in Microsoft Word is 1.25 inches on the right and left, so you’ll need to change that).

Your writing assignment should be saved as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).

Your writing assignment should be written in ESSAY form, with complete sentences and paragraphs. In general, your essay should follow the normal essay format, including:

Paragraph 1: introductory paragraph

Paragraph 2: 1^st concept (definition, example, and explanation)

Paragraph 3: 2^nd concept (definition, example, and explanation)

Paragraph 4: 3^rd concept (definition, example, and explanation)

Paragraph 5: concluding paragraph