Psy 327: Commitment and Consistency

PSY 327 Short Paper: Commitment and Consistency Rubric

Prompt: For the following questions, imagine that you are in a class in which the professor gives essay tests. On the last test, you felt your essays were worth an A, but when the tests were returned, you received a B+. You decide to talk to the professor about changing your grade.

How could you use commitment/consistency to help convince the professor to change your grade?

What are the ethical implications of using this technique?

Format: The short paper should follow these formatting guidelines: double-spaced, written in 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, and adherence to all guidelines of APA format. The paper should be 2 pages in length, not including the APA-required title page or reference page.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Consistency Meets “Proficient” criteria and employs examples of the way that consistency could be used to convince an instructor to consider a grade change

Adequately describes consistency in an accurate manner and employs it effectively to convince an instructor to consider a grade change; link between the research on the topic and the application is clear

Does not sufficiently describe consistency in an accurate manner and does not attempt to employ it to convince an instructor to consider a grade change; the link between the research on the topic and the application could be more clear or explicit

Does not describe consistency accurately and does not attempt to employ it to convince an instructor to consider a grade change

30

Ethical Implications of the Proposed

Technique

Meets “Proficient” criteria and explores the question thoroughly and completely

Analyzes the ethical implications of the proposed persuasion technique

Does not sufficiently analyze or describe ethical implications

Does not address the ethical implications of the persuasion attempt

30

Drawing Conclusions Meets “Proficient” criteria and draws insightful conclusions that are thoroughly defended with evidence and examples

Draws informed conclusions that are justified with evidence

Draws logical conclusions, but does not defend with evidence

Does not draw logical conclusions

20

Articulation of Response

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and submission is free of 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

20

Earned Total 100%