Module One

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PSY 530 Module One Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

This paper will help to you explain and apply significant contributor.

Prompt

Write a short paper on the history of social psychology and the people who have contributed to the field that engages the following:

1. How has the field of psychology changed over the course of history?
2. Who do you believe was the most significant contributor to the creation and evolution of social psychology throughout its history? Explain your reasoning.
3. How does knowledge of social psychology’s history inform analysis of classic and modern social psychology theories and research?

Use the Shapiro Library for your research. Do not use internet references (e.g, .com, .org, .net websites).

What to Submit

Submit your short paper as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, title page, subject headers, and all sources cited in APA style within the text and in the reference section.

Module One Short Paper Rubric

Criteria	Exemplary (100%)	Proficient (90%)	Needs Improvement (70%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Field of Psychology Changes	Meets “Proficient” criteria and crafts the explanation on how the field of psychology has changed over the course of history using examples from the readings	Accurately explains how the field of psychology changed over the course of history	Explains how the field of psychology changed over the course of history, but in a manner that may not be fully accurate or may lack sufficient detail	Does not explain how the field of psychology changed over the course of history	30
Most Significant Contributor	Meets “Proficient” criteria and explains reasoning using examples from the readings	Accurately describes the most significant contributor to the creation and evolution of social psychology throughout its history; explains reasoning	Accurately describes the most significant contributor to the creation and evolution of social psychology throughout its history, but does not explain reasoning or does so in a manner that may not be fully accurate or may be cursory	Does not describe the most significant contributor to the creation and evolution of social psychology throughout its history	30
Knowledge of Social Psychology’s History Informs Analysis	Meets “Proficient” criteria and shows keen insight connecting classic and modern social psychology theories and research with specific examples from the readings	Describes how the knowledge of social psychology’s history informs analysis, and discusses both classic and modern social psychology theories and research	Describes how the knowledge of social psychology’s history informs analysis, but the description may be cursory or may not discuss both classic and modern social psychology theories and research	Does not describe how the knowledge of social psychology’s history informs analysis	30
Use of Sources and Citation	Meets “Proficient” criteria and fluently utilizes a group of sources to support reasoning	Uses appropriate library sources and correctly cites them in APA style in the document and in the reference list	Does not use appropriate library sources or does not properly cite them in APA style	Does not use or cite sources	5
Articulation of Response	Submission is free of errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to-read format	Submission has no major errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization	Submission has major errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas	Submission has critical errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas	5
Total:	100%