Due: November 20th (second last class)

Worth 8% of final grade Complete independently!

Choose 1 (one) question to answer. Marked out of 10 12 pt. font Times New Roman, 2 pages double spaced, single-sided, 1-inch margins all around
Please write in paragraph format no point form. Points will be deducted for improper spelling/grammar.

You are welcome to use your text book, notes etc. but ensure that your assignment is unique from your classmates.

Late submissions will NOT be accepted!

Must cite information you get from 2 sources:

1. Text book 2. Peer-reviewed journal article found in PsycINFO

research database on UW Library web site

Any information that you put in your assignment that was not from your own thoughts must be properly cited
If you do not cite information obtained from

outside sources, this is plagiarism!

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Citations in body of essay text

Used to cite source of each piece of information

The retina is located at the back of the eye (Myers, 2013).

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Reference list at end of document

Used to list information about the sources cited in

the essay text (e.g., article title, journal volume #)

Can cite lecture content (this would be a personal communication) find how to cite in APA manual
If you directly quote the textbook, please cite the page that you quoted from
Its a marvel how effortlessly . (pg. 268)

Use APA format to cite your sources

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
5th Ed. OK too

Copies available in UW Library (can find on web as well) Mini-Guide on LEARN in Announcements section on main page

Shows how to cite works in body of text Shows how to make reference list

Marked out of 10 points:

3 points content for text 3 points content for article 1 point citations of text in APA format
in body of essay e.g. (Myers, 2013)

1 point citations of article in APA format

in body of essay e.g. (Smith et al., 2006)

1 point reference list in APA format

includes text + journal article

1 point spelling/grammar

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Discuss the role of case studies in the history of psychology. Please draw on material from Research Methods, Developmental Psychology, Physiological Psychology and Memory when discussing the benefits/drawbacks of case studies and the contributions of this method of research in psychology. Humans imitate each other and this imitation can have positive benefits and negative implications. Discuss the importance of imitation with respect to material from Developmental Psychology, Learning and Social Psychology. Name and discuss 3 changes that occur in memory during normal, healthy, aging (i.e., not Alzheimer's disease), drawing on material from Developmental Psychology and Memory.

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