Psychology 3

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Personality’s Influence on Academic Performance

Student Name

Department of Psychology, Keiser University

PSY1012: Introduction to Psychology

Professor’s Name

Due Date

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Personality’s Influence on Academic Performance

Begin your paper with an introduction to the topic of personality and academic

performance.

Personality

Here you will research and define personality. Make sure to support your arguments and

claims with citations. Every reference you list should have an in-text citation somewhere in your

paper demonstrating which information came from that source.

Personality Traits

Here you will define personality traits and the difference between traits and overall

personality. Make sure to support your arguments and claims with citations.

Personality Traits Influence on Academic Performance

In this sub-section, you should describe research investigating the influence of

personality traits on academic performance. Be sure to support your statements with citations.

You should also report on your personality traits and how they have influenced your academic

performance in the past.

Approaches to Ensure Success

In this section, you should reflect on how you will apply your understanding of your own

personality’s influence on your academic performance to ensure your success. Give behavioral

examples of the changes you would make and skills you feel you need to develop. Make sure

you support your section with citations.

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Conclusion

Here you will wrap up your paper. A solid conclusion should be at least 3-4 sentences

and should be a simple wrap up of what was already covered.

WC 800+

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References

Here you will list the 4 minimum scholarly sources from the Keiser Online Library, in

alphabetical order by first listed author’s last name. Use APA format.

The textbook can be as a 5th reference, it will not take the place of any of the 4 required sources

from the Keiser Online Library.

If you would like to use other sources, they MUST be approved by the professor prior to

submitting. They will not the place of any of the 4 required sources from the Keiser

Online Library.