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· Write a 3-5 page paper that discusses one aspect of applied psychology (applied behavioral analysis, counseling psychology, sports psychology, industrial and organizational [I/O] psychology, legal psychology, or human factors psychology).

Introduction

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

· Competency 1: Apply scholarly literature in the study of history and systems to topics in psychology. 

1. Apply two scholarly sources on the history and systems of psychology.

. Competency 2: Analyze the major events, schools of thought, and cultural influences that have affected the development of psychology as a discipline and science. 

2. Describe the historical development of an area of applied psychology.

2. Analyze the societal or cultural needs that led to the development of this area of psychology.

. Competency 3: Analyze how theory and knowledge from scholarly literature in the study of history and systems informs professional behavior and guides social thinking. 

3. Analyze how the history of this area of psychology informs professional behaviors.

. Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology. 

4. Communicate in an organized, clear manner that demonstrates purpose, use of evidence, and correct sentence structure, with a scholarly tone.

4. Follow current APA guidelines for in-text citations and reference lists.

4. Create APA-style title page with running head.

Overview

This activity gives you the opportunity to take a deep dive into an area of applied psychology that interests you.

Scenario

Imagine you are applying for a researcher's position in the psychological services department at a large health care organization. You are among three finalists for the job. The next step in the hiring process is to submit a brief white paper that discusses a specific area of applied psychology that interests you. A white paper is an authoritative report intended to help readers understand an issue, solve a problem, or make a decision.

Assessment Preparation

Prepare a 3–5 page white paper discussing one aspect of applied psychology (applied behavioral analysis, counseling psychology, sports psychology, I/O psychology, legal psychology, or human factors psychology). To prepare for this paper, choose from the articles below or research your own. You may use these as sources for the assessment:

Applied Behavioral Analysis

. Furman, T. M., & Lepper, T. L. (2018).  Applied behavior analysis: Definitional difficulties.  The Psychological Record, 68(1), 103–105.

. Greer, B. D., & Kodak, T. (2018).  Introduction to the special issue on applied behavior analysis.  Learning and Motivation, 62, 1–3.

. Schmitt, N. (2017).  Reflections on the Journal of Applied Psychology for 1989 to 1994: Changes in major research themes and practices over 25 years.  The Journal of Applied Psychology, 102(3), 564–568.

Counseling Psychology

. Lester, J. N., Wong, Y. J., O’Reilly, M., & Kiyimba, N. (2018).  Discursive psychology: Implications for counseling psychology.  The Counseling Psychologist, 46(5), 576–607.

. Oh, J., Stewart, A. E., & Phelps, R. E. (2017).  Topics in the Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1963–2015.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 64(6), 604–615.

Human Factors Psychology

. Naikar, N. (2017).  Cognitive work analysis: An influential legacy extending beyond human factors and engineering.  Applied Ergonomics, 59, 528–540.

. Ghislieri, C., Molino, M., & Cortese C. G. (2018).  Work and organizational psychology looks at the fourth industrial revolution: How to support workers and organizations?  Frontiers in Psychology.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02365/full

Legal Psychology

. Grey, I., AlMazrouei, A., Thomas, J., & Randall, P. (2018).  Forensic psychology and Islamic jurisprudence.  Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 21(1), 20–34.

. Neal, T. M. S. (2018).  Forensic psychology and correctional psychology: Distinct but related subfields of psychological science and practice.  The American Psychologist, 73(5), 651–662.

Sports Psychology

. Cooke, A., & Ring, C. (2019).  Psychophysiology of sport, exercise, and performance: Past, present, and future.  Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 8(1), 1–6.

. Schinke, R. J., Blodgett, A. T., Ryba, T. V., Kao, S. F., & Middleton, T. R. F. (2019).  Cultural sport psychology as a pathway to advances in identity and settlement research to practice.  Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 42, 58–65.

Assessment Instructions

In your paper, do the following:

. Describe this area of applied psychology. 

16. What does it focus on?

16. What does it do?

16. What are the key ideas, figures, or psychological theories?

. Analyze the societal or cultural needs that led to the development of this area of psychology.

. Analyze how the history of this area of psychology informs professional behaviors.

Additional Requirements

You do not need an index or abstract for this paper. Use the  APA Paper Template [DOCX] .

. Length: 3–5 page paper.

. Written communication: Must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.

. Resources and citations: A minimum of two scholarly sources is required. A maximum of one nonscholarly but credible source may be used in addition to the two scholarly sources. Format according to current APA guidelines.

. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

. Competency 1: Apply scholarly literature in the study of history and systems to topics in psychology. 

23. Apply two scholarly sources on the history and systems of psychology.

. Competency 2: Analyze the major events, schools of thought, and cultural influences that have affected the development of psychology as a discipline and science. 

24. Describe the historical development of an area of applied psychology.

24. Analyze the societal or cultural needs that led to the development of this area of psychology.

. Competency 3: Analyze how theory and knowledge from scholarly literature in the study of history and systems informs professional behavior and guides social thinking. 

25. Analyze how the history of this area of psychology informs professional behaviors.

. Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology. 

26. Communicate in an organized, clear manner that demonstrates purpose, use of evidence, and correct sentence structure, with a scholarly tone.

26. Follow current APA guidelines for in-text citations and reference lists.

26. Create APA-style title page with running head.

Applied Psychology in the Professions Scoring Guide

CRITERIA	NON-PERFORMANCE	BASIC	PROFICIENT	DISTINGUISHED
Describe the historical development of an area of applied psychology.	Does not describe the historical development of an area of applied psychology.	Describes the historical development of an area of applied psychology but does not address key figures, events, or theories/ideas.	Describes the historical development of an area of applied psychology.	Describes without errors the historical development of an area of applied psychology; includes significant milestones that influenced thinking at the time.
Analyze the societal or cultural needs that led to the development of this area of psychology.	Does not analyze the societal or cultural needs that led to the development of this area of psychology.	Describes the societal or cultural needs that led to the development of this area of psychology.	Analyzes the societal or cultural needs that led to the development of this area of psychology.	Analyzes the societal or cultural needs that led to the development of this area of psychology; includes pertinent examples of societal and cultural needs that support the analysis.
Analyze how the history of this area of psychology informs professional behaviors.	.Does not analyze how the history of this area of psychology informs professional behaviors.	Describes how the history of this area of psychology informs professional behaviors.	Analyzes how the history of this area of psychology informs professional behaviors.	Analyzes how the history of this area of psychology informs professional behaviors; includes pertinent examples that support the analysis.
Apply two scholarly sources on the history and systems of psychology.	Does not applies two scholarly sources on the history and systems of psychology.	Applies one but not two scholarly sources on the history and systems of psychology.	Applies two scholarly sources on the history and systems of psychology.	Applies more than two scholarly sources on the history and systems of psychology.
Communicate in an organized, clear manner that demonstrates purpose, use of evidence, and correct sentence structure, with a scholarly tone.	Does not communicate in an organized, clear manner that demonstrates purpose, use of evidence, and correct sentence structure, with a scholarly tone.	Communicates in a manner that is unorganized, does not demonstrate a purpose, does not use of evidence, and does not use correct sentence structure, without a scholarly tone.	Communicates in an organized, clear manner that demonstrates purpose, use of evidence, and correct sentence structure, with a scholarly tone.	Communicates in an organized, clear manner that demonstrates purpose, use of evidence, and correct sentence structure, with a scholarly tone without any errors.
Follow current APA guidelines on in-text citations and reference lists.	Does not follow APA guidelines on in-text citations and reference lists.	Inconsistently or inaccurately follows APA guidelines on in-text citations and reference lists.	Follows APA guidelines on in-text citations and reference lists.	Follows APA guidelines for all aspects of the presentation, including in-text citations and reference lists.
Create APA-style title page with running head.	Does not create APA-style title page with running head.	Creates APA-style title page with running head with more than one error.	Creates APA-style title page with running head.	Creates APA-style title page with running head and correctly formatted and placed page numbers.