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When we get sick, we often think of it as being due to biological factors.  However, how much of disease and illness is learning by watching and learning from others?

The major purpose of these final assignments in each module is to integrate the information you have learned throughout the current module and the course thus far, and to practice effective and professional communication of your ideas in various formats.  For this assignment, you'll be writing a professional APA style paper and supporting your writing with scholarly sources.

You are writing an APA format paper this week to demonstrate your ability to clearly communicate in writing, support your writing with scholarly sources, and practice successfully using APA style.   Being capable of communicating your ideas in writing is important for not only academic success, but in your job and career.  Be sure to use the feedback you received on your paper submitted last week to improve your writing!

Successful completion of this activity meets Module Outcome 5.

This activity aligns with the career competencies of written communication, intercultural fluency, and critical thinking.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Think of a health issue that you, a family member, or friend has.  Now identify ways in which this challenge could have been "learned" through modeling or observational learning.  What cultural factors could have influenced this situation (think about gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, weight, and other characteristics that make up diverse societies)?

Using psychological theory and research, explain how being unhealthy can be learned through observational learning.  Next, apply this model to identify applications for disease prevention.  Provide scholarly resources, properly cited and referenced in APA format, to support your writing.

The assignment requires students to support their responses with scholarly research. This paper must be written in APA format, therefore, it must include the following:

· Properly formatted cover page using APA format 7th Edition

· Page numbers

· Double spacing throughout

· 12 point font throughout

· Strong introduction & conclusion

· Levels of heading for clear organization

· In-text citations in APA format

· Reference page with references in APA format

SUGGESTED LENGTH

It is suggested that your paper should be a minimum of 750-1000 words (i.e., 3-4 pages of content). This does NOT include the cover page or reference page, but only the content itself. Thus, if you write a paper that contains 4 pages of content your paper will actually be 6 pages in length with your cover page and reference pages.

The rule of thumb is to have at least 2 references per typewritten page. Thus, if your paper is 4 pages of content, then you should have a minimum of 8 references, and if it is 3 pages, 6 references. Your paper may exceed 1000 words if you feel this is necessary, but should not exceed 1500 words (6 pages of content).

TYPES OF RESOURCES

Please make sure that you include scholarly articles in your citations. A scholarly article is a journal article, and ideally, these should be published within the last 5-7 years, unless it is foundational research, at which point it may be older, but the rest of the research should have been conducted within the last 5-7 years.