1-2 Social Cognition

PSY 326 Advances in Social Cognition Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Discuss what has been, in your opinion, a major advance or innovation in the field of social cognition. This can be either a theory or a piece of research that you feel has or will become a key part of the field’s progress. Based on what you have read in Module One, summarize the one major advance you have identified (and what led up to it) and discuss why it is important. In formulating your response, utilize at least one scholarly journal article and follow APA format.

Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:

• Summarize one major advance in social cognition. • Trace the historical development of the advance. • Discuss the importance and ramifications of the advance. • Apply scholarly resources (especially peer-reviewed journal articles) to support your opinions and analysis.

Guidelines for Submission: Your Advances in Social Cognition short paper should follow these formatting guidelines: 1–2 pages in length (excluding the title page and references), double spaced, with 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, at least one peer-reviewed journal article used, and citations in APA format.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value One Major Advance in Social Cognition

Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses relevant examples to support rationale of why the advance was important for the field

Accurately describes the major advance with specific technical detail and appropriately addresses why the advance was important for the f ield

Describes the major advance, but lacks detail or fails to appropriately address why the advance was important for the field

Does not describe the major advance in detail

25

Historical Development

Meets “Proficient” criteria and describes the event in significant detail wit h a comprehensive and compelling discussion of the explanation

Accurately describes the historical development precipitating the major advance in some detail and proposes a viable explanation why the historical events led to the development

Insufficiently describes the historical development in detail and fails to proposes a viable explanation for why the historical e vents led to the development

Does not describe the historical development

25

Importance and Ramifications

Meets “Proficient” criteria and describes multiple r easons why the h istorical d evelopment was important and describes multiple i mplications for modern psychology

Accurately describes why the historical development was important and its implication for modern psychology

Does not accurately describe at least one reason why the historical development was important nor describe its implication for modern psychology

Does not describe why the historical development was important

25

Scholarly Resources Meets “Proficient” criteria and appropriately uses article t o support argument

Incorporates a relevant p eer- reviewed journal article

Does not incorporate a peer- reviewed journal article, but instead uses another well- respected scholarly resource other than the course text

Student only uses course t ext or does not cite any scholarly resources

10

Application of APA format

There are no errors in applying APA format eit her in text o r in the reference list, cover page, or headers

Minor APA errors that do not impact the ability to locate sources cited

Major APA errors that make it hard to determine wh at sources were used

No attempt at APA format 5

Articulation of Response

Submission is free o f errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Earned Total 100%