Retrospective Analysis of Personality

EXTRA CREDIT WORKSHEET

Submit this worksheet as the last page when you turn in Assignment 1.1 Retrospective Analysis of Personality for grading. If you complete this worksheet accurately, you will end up with a rough draft of your assignment.

From your rough draft, you then can compose your paper. Remember to indent before each paragraph and follow APA style: Times New Roman font, 12 point, 1 inch margins on all sides, and a header with the page number and a running head and brief title of your paper.

Your paper will contain at least nine (9) paragraphs. In the first paragraph you will write an introduction to this assignment and include a thesis statement. In paragraph 2 you will discuss specific ways your personality has changed over the years and give detailed examples. In paragraph 3 you will discuss how your personality has remained constant and give detailed examples. In paragraph 4 discuss the role of nature in your personality development. In paragraph 5 discuss the role of nurture in your personality.

In paragraph 6 you will identify at least two (2) types of memory biases and how each one could affect how you remember your event. In paragraph 7 you will identify at least two memory biases or cognitive inaccuracies that may have influenced how you remember your past.

In paragraph 8 you will explain why the science of psychology places more emphasis on scientific results than it does on personal experiences. Finally, in paragraph 9, your last paragraph, will be you conclusion.

Your assignment should not exceed four (4) pages (not counting your cover page).

Personality Changes

Based on your life history, what aspects of your personality have changed over time?

Assignment 1: Retrospective Analysis of Personality

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Personality Constants

What aspects of your personality have remained constant over time?

Role of Nature

What aspects of your personality have been shaped by nature (genes)? Justify how those aspects are due to nature.

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Role of Nurture

What aspects of your personality have been shaped by nurture (environment)? Justify how those aspects are due to nurture.

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Memory Biases & Cognitive Inaccuracies

Which memory biases and/or cognitive inaccuracies may have influenced how you remember your past?

Specifically, how did these biases or inaccuracies influence your ability to recall your past?

Hindsight bias; confirmation bias; heuristic errors; repressed memories; retrograde or anterograde memory loss; proactive or retroactive interference; misinformation effect; source amnesia; distorted thoughts, misunderstandings, inaccurate perceptions and/or unfulfilled expectations; perceptual sets; overconfidence; belief perseverance; retrievable problems; and others from your webtext

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Remember to write an introduction and conclusion for your paper.

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Psychology’s Emphasis on

Scientific Studies’ Results

Describe why the science of psychology places more emphasis on results based on scientific studies than it does on personal experience and anecdotes.

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Checklist for Assignment 1

Did you run spell check and submit your paper to the Virtual Writing Tutor in Blackboard?

Do you have a cover page with the title of the assignment, your name, your professor’s name, the course title, and the date centered vertically and horizontally?

Is your paper typed, double spaced with Times New Roman font (size 12) and one-inch margins on all sides?

Is your paper three to four (3-4) pages in length (not including your cover page)?

Did you discuss all of the assigned topics in your paper thoroughly with specific results: personality changes and constants, roles of nature and nurture, memory biases and cognitive inaccuracies, and psychology’s emphasis on scientific study’s results?