Assignment 1: Retrospective Analysis
of Personality
Due Week 9 and worth 220 points
Assignment 1: Retrospective Analysis
of Personality
Due Week 9 and worth 220 points
In this assignment, begin by taking
a retrospective look at your life history, to discuss which aspects of your
personality have remained consistent and which aspects of your personality have
changed over time. Then, analyze the roles of nature and nurture in
shaping your personality. Subsequently, discuss possible sources of
inaccuracy and bias in any retrospective analysis. Finally, discuss the
reasons why systematic scientific studies are considered more valuable than
individual accounts.
Write a three to four (3-4) page
paper in which you:
Reflect on your life history and discuss which aspects
of your personality have changed over time and which aspects have stayed
consistent.
Based on your retrospective analysis, describe the
roles of nature and nurture in shaping your personality. Reflect on your
justification for distinguishing between nature and nurture.
Discuss the possible sources of bias and inaccuracy
whenever a person looks back on their past history. Be sure to discuss
factors related to memory and factors related to cognition.
Describe why the science of psychology places more
emphasis on results based on scientific studies than it does on personal
experience and anecdotes.
Your assignment must follow these
formatting requirements:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font
(size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA
or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
To keep this essay short and manageable, your only
sources for your paper should be your own experience and the Webtext. For
this reason, APA citations and references are not required for this
assignment.
Include a cover page containing the title of the
assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,
and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included
in the required page length.
The specific course learning
outcomes associated with this assignment are:
Relate psychological concepts to real-world situations.
Describe the major theories of personality development,
learning, memory, cognition, consciousness, development and social
psychology.
Use technology and information resources to research
issues in psychology.
Write clearly and concisely about psychology using
proper writing mechanics.
Points: 220
Assignment 1:Retrospective
Analysis of Personality
Criteria
Unacceptable
Below 60% F
Meets Minimum Expectations
60-69% D
Fair
70-79% C
Proficient
80-89% B
Exemplary
90-100% A
1.
Reflect on your life history and discuss which aspects of your personality
have changed over time and which aspects have stayed consistent.
Weight:
20%
Did
not submit or incompletely reflected on your life history and discuss which
aspects of your personality have changed over time and which aspects have
stayed consistent.
Insufficiently
reflected on your life history and discuss which aspects of your personality
have changed over time and which aspects have stayed consistent.
Partially
reflected on your life history and discuss which aspects of your personality
have changed over time and which aspects have stayed consistent.
Satisfactorily
reflected on your life history and discuss which aspects of your personality
have changed over time and which aspects have stayed consistent.
Thoroughly
reflected on your life history and discuss which aspects of your personality
have changed over time and which aspects have stayed consistent.
2.
Based on your retrospective analysis, describe the roles of nature and
nurture in shaping your personality. Reflect on your justification for
distinguishing between nature and nurture.
Weight:
25%
Did
not submit or incompletely described the roles of nature and nurture in
shaping your personality based on your retrospective analysis. Did not submit
or incompletely reflected on your justification for distinguishing between
nature and nurture
Insufficiently
described the roles of nature and nurture in shaping your personality based
on your retrospective analysis. Insufficiently reflected on your
justification for distinguishing between nature and nurture
Partially
described the roles of nature and nurture in shaping your personality based
on your retrospective analysis. Partially reflected on your justification for
distinguishing between nature and nurture
Satisfactorily
described the roles of nature and nurture in shaping your personality based
on your retrospective analysis. Satisfactorily reflected on your
justification for distinguishing between nature and nurture
Thoroughly
described the roles of nature and nurture in shaping your personality based
on your retrospective analysis. Thoroughly reflected on your justification
for distinguishing between nature and nurture
3.
Discuss the possible sources of bias and inaccuracy whenever a person looks
back on their past history. Be sure to discuss factors related to memory and
factors related to cognition.
Weight:
25%
Did
not submit or incompletely discussed the possible sources of bias and
inaccuracy whenever a person looks back on their past history. Did not submit
or incompletely discussed factors related to memory and factors related to
cognition.
Insufficiently
discussed the possible sources of bias and inaccuracy whenever a person looks
back on their past history. Insufficiently discussed factors related to
memory and factors related to cognition.
Partially
discussed the possible sources of bias and inaccuracy whenever a person looks
back on their past history. Partially discussed factors related to memory and
factors related to cognition.
Satisfactorily
discussed the possible sources of bias and inaccuracy whenever a person looks
back on their past history. Satisfactorily discussed factors related to
memory and factors related to cognition.
Thoroughly
discussed the possible sources of bias and inaccuracy whenever a person looks
back on their past history. Thoroughly discussed factors related to memory
and factors related to cognition.
4.
Describe why the science of psychology places more emphasis on results based
on scientific studies than it does on personal experience and anecdotes.
Weight:
20%
Did
not submit or incompletely described why the science of psychology places
more emphasis on results based on scientific studies than it does on personal
experience and anecdotes.
Insufficiently
described why the science of psychology places more emphasis on results based
on scientific studies than it does on personal experience and anecdotes.
Partially
described why the science of psychology places more emphasis on results based
on scientific studies than it does on personal experience and anecdotes.
Satisfactorily
described why the science of psychology places more emphasis on results based
on scientific studies than it does on personal experience and anecdotes.
Thoroughly
described why the science of psychology places more emphasis on results based
on scientific studies than it does on personal experience and anecdotes.
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