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This is chapter 8 : https://openstax.org/books/psychology/pages/8-introduction. This is chapter 9 : https://openstax.org/books/psychology/pages/9-introduction This is chapter 10 : https://openstax.org/books/psychology/pages/10-introduction. This is chapter 11 : https://openstax.org/books/psychology/pages/11-introduction
Assesses the following SLO for the course: ” Students will describe and apply major concepts and theories of psychology in writing or in other forms of effective presentation.” (Communication Skills)
This Discussion Board assignment is designed to encourage you to make connections between the topics “Memory”, “Lifespan Development”, “Emotion and Motivation”, and “Personality” and your own life. For example, the topics in memory could be applied analyzing your study habits. Topics in lifespan development could be used to explain how and why you have changed over time and how you expect to change.
To get the discussion going, I will give 3 extra credit points to the first 10 students to post their response.
Response (please number each part of your response)
Choose a specific term, theory or concept covered in Chapter 8-11. Summarize it in a concise yet informative manner. (The topic should be more specific than the general topic of each chapter.)
Describe how it applies to you or your world around you.
Describe how you can use the knowledge about the topic to improve your world or the world around you. (The term, theory, or concept you choose must be different than the ones chosen for the “Video Application Assignment”.)
Finally, post a question to your fellow classmates to stimulate discussion on your topic.
Reply (can be posted until the end of Section C)
You should read and reply to the post of one of your classmates. Your reply should include an analysis if the course concept was accurately described and applied. It should also encourage further discussion.
Important note: Before completing the Discussion Board assignments, be sure to familiarize yourself with the criteria provided on the grading criteria/rubric. Note that responses should be at least 400-500 words in length. Your reply to your classmate should be at least 200-300 words.
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“That which we witness, we are forever changed by, and once witnessed we can never go back.”- Angeles Arrien
– Soren Kierkegaard
“Describe the major theories that explain memory and forgetting.”
Would you like to spend less time studying and retain more? As a student, the information in this chapter will help you to improve your study skills and perfom better in your classes. I wish I had known some of these tidbits of information as a student. My hope is that you will be able to implement the information gained in this chapter into your own study habits so that you will do better not only in this course but all of your courses.
Let’s face it. School involves committing lots of new information to memory. This chapter will teach you just how to do it and how to avoid forgetting it when exams come around. I wish someone had let me in on these secrets when I was a student!
To peak your interest in this topic, I recommend that you watch this video. It’s also one of the ones you can choose for your video application assignment:
This is chapter 8 : https://openstax.org/books/psychology/pages/8-introduction. This is chapter 9 : https://openstax.org/books/psychology/pages/9-introduction This is chapter 10 : https://openstax.org/books/psychology/pages/10-introduction. This is chapter 11 : https://openstax.org/books/psychology/pages/11-introduction
