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LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Resources

APA STYLE American Psychological Association. (2019, October). About APA style (https://apastyle.apa.org/about-apa-style) . https://apastyle.apa.org/about-apa-style Walden University. (2021). APA basics checklist (https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/checklist) . https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/apa/checklist Note: This interactive tutorial teaches the basics of APA style. It will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete this tutorial.

Walden University, LLC. (2021). APA tutorial [Interactive media] (https://cdn- media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/PSYC/2000/APA/index.html) . Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com

AVOIDING PLAGIARISM Note: You will complete the following two Writing Center plagiarism modules as part of this week's Assignment 1.

Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Avoiding overt plagiarism (https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/modules/plagiarism#s-lg-box-8548803) [Interactive media].https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/modules/plagiarism#s-lg-box- 8548803 Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Avoiding passive plagiarism (https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/modules/plagiarism#s-lg-box-8548804) [Interactive media]https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/modules/plagiarism#s-lg-box- 8548804

Walden University, LLC. (2023). Incorporating evidence into your writing (https://cdn- media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/PSYC/3001/iew/index.html) . [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com

GRAMMAR, MECHANICS, AND ORGANIZATION Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Grammarly: Overview (https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammarly) . https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammarly Walden University. (2021). Paragraphs: Organization (MEAL plan) (https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/paragraphs/organization) . https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/paragraphs/organization

WEEK 2 LEARNING ACTIVITY—USING CRITICAL THINKING STRATEGIES TO IDENTIFY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AND COGNITIVE BIAS

Note: Review this interactive media first presented in Week 2. Walden University, LLC. (2021). Using critical thinking strategies to identify scientific evidence and cognitive bias [Interactive media] (https://cdn- media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/PSYC/2000/UCT/index.html) . Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com

Due Sunday by 10:59pm Points 70 Submitting a text entry box or a file upload Attempts 0 Allowed Attempts 2

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Recall the Week 2 Learning Activity where you categorized a series of statements as value, anecdote, or evidence statements. You can review the activity in this week’s Learning Resources if you wish. Recall that value and anecdote statements are based on personal beliefs, experiences, or observations and have no scientific credibility. Evidence statements do have scientific credibility because they are based on scientific research. When you are responding to Discussions or writing papers for Assignments, it is important to use evidence statements to support your ideas and arguments with credible scientific research. It also is important to know how to paraphrase the evidence statements and accurately cite and reference the original sources.

For this Assignment, you will build upon the skills you practiced in Weeks 2 and 3 by reading a journal article and then writing evidence statements to support value and anecdote statements. You will also practice paraphrasing, citing, and referencing your sources using APA style.

WRITING EVIDENCE STATEMENTS

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

WEEKLY RESOURCES (https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/151568/modules/items/5984604)

Revisit the interactive media, “Using Critical Thinking Strategies to Identify Scientific Evidence and Cognitive Bias.” Review the definitions and examples of value, anecdote, and evidence statements. Reflect on what you learned in Week 3 about how to read journal articles and what you learned this week about how to effectively paraphrase sources. Review the article, “Paragraphs: Organization (MEAL Plan).” Consider how you could use the MEAL plan strategy to organize your writing. Review the Learning Resources on APA style. Pay particular attention to how to format citations and journal article references. Review the following article and the example of a completed assignment template to help you understand how to complete this week’s assignment. Pay particular attention to how the author of the example template wrote evidence statements to support the value and anecdote statements, wrote a summary of the article using the MEAL Plan strategy, and cited and referenced the article using APA style. You will use a different article and template to complete your Week 4 Assignment 2; these files are here for you to use only as guiding examples.

Go to the Announcements area of the classroom to find your assigned article and blank template for this Assignment. Read the assigned article and complete the Assignment using the specific instructions in the template. Remember to apply what you learned about effectively paraphrasing and citing and referencing sources using APA Style.

Marrs, H., Barb, M. R., & Ruggiero, J. C. (2007). Self-reported influences on psychology major choice and personality (https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=psyh&AN=2007- 18918-005&site=eds-live&scope=site&authtype=shib&custid=s6527200) . Individual Differences Research, 5(4), 289–299.

Document: Week 4 Assignment 3 Template Example (PDF) (https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/151568/files/11709879?wrap=1) (https://waldenu.instructure.com/courses/151568/files/11709879/download?download_frd=1)

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ARTICLE AND EXAMPLE FOR WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT 3

PSYC_2000_Week4_Assignment3_Rubric

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SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Criteria Ratings Pts

10 pts

10 pts

30 pts

5 pts

Value Statement Evidence

10 to >8.0 pts Exemplary

Evidence statement supports the value statement with information from the article and includes citations where needed.

8 to >6.0 pts Proficient

Evidence statement either does not support the value statement with information from the article or does not include citations where needed.

6 to >0 pts Developing

Evidence statement neither supports the value statement with information from the article nor includes citations where needed.

Anecdote Statement Evidence

10 to >8.0 pts Exemplary

Evidence statement supports the anecdote statement with information from the article and includes citations where needed.

8 to >6.0 pts Proficient

Evidence statement either does not support the anecdote statement with information from the article or does not include citations where needed.

6 to >0 pts Developing

Evidence statement neither supports the anecdote statement with information from the article nor includes citations where needed.

MEAL Plan Summary

30 to >26.0 pts Exemplary Summary paragraph sufficiently includes all four required components (Main Idea, Evidence, Analysis, Lead Out) and citations where needed.

26 to >20.0 pts Proficient Summary paragraph sufficiently includes some of the four required components (Main Idea, Evidence, Analysis, Lead Out) and/or misses some citations where needed.

20 to >0 pts Developing Summary paragraph sufficiently includes few of the four required components (Main Idea, Evidence, Analysis, Lead Out) and/or misses most citations where needed.

APA Style Reference

5 to >4.0 pts Exemplary

Few or no APA style errors.

4 to >3.0 pts Proficient

Several APA style errors.

3 to >0 pts Developing

Many APA style errors or reference not attempted.

Total Points: 70

Criteria Ratings Pts

15 pts

Quality of Writing

15 to >13.0 pts Exemplary

Writing is clear and organized with few or no errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling (MUGS). Most writing is original (i.e., use of own words and proper paraphrasing).

13 to >10.0 pts Proficient

Writing is somewhat clear and organized with some MUGS errors or there is an underuse of original writing (i.e., use of own words and proper paraphrasing).

10 to >0 pts Developing

Writing is unclear and/or disorganized and/or contains many MUGS errors or most writing comes from outside sources (i.e., underuse of original writing, overuse of directly quoted content).