Psych week ten final

PROJECT: FINAL PROJECT: FINAL PAPER

Your review of the literature on cognitive psychology should be 12–15 pages long, exclusive of references.

The Final Paper should be a review of current literature and research on an area of cognitive psychology that is of interest to you. The Final Paper should include at least 10 sources, in addition to any course material used in its preparation. A minimum of five sources should be peer-reviewed articles published within the last five years.

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
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WEEKLY RESOURCES

• Becker, M. W., & Leinenger, M. (2011). Attentional selection is biased toward mood-congruent stimuli. EmotionLinks to an external site., 11(5), 1248–1254.
• Eysenck, M. W., Derakshan, N., Santos, R., & Calvo, M. G. (2007). Anxiety and cognitive performance: Attentional control theory. EmotionLinks to an external site., 7(2), 336–353.
• Gamo, N. J., & Arnsten, A. F. T. (2011). Molecular modulation of prefrontal cortex: Rational development of treatments for psychiatric disorders. Behavioral NeuroscienceLinks to an external site., 125(3), 282–296.
• Joormann, J., & Gotlib, I. H. (2008). Updating the contents of working memory in depression: Interference from irrelevant negative material. Journal of Abnormal PsychologyLinks to an external site., 117(1), 182–192.
• Lupien, S. J., McEwen, B. S., Gunnar, M. R., & Heim, C. (2009). Effects of stress throughout the lifespan on the brain, behaviour, and cognition. Nature Reviews NeuroscienceLinks to an external site., 10(6), 434–445.
• Phelps, E. A., & LeDoux, J. E. (2005). Contributions of the amygdala to emotion processing: From animal models to human behavior. NeuronLinks to an external site., 48(2), 175–187.
• Preston, S. D., Buchanan, T. W., Stansfield, R. B., & Bechara, A. (2007). Effects of anticipatory stress on decision making in a gambling task. Behavioral NeuroscienceLinks to an external site., 121(2), 257–263.