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Application Paper – 60 points

As we’ve learned this semester, knowledge will not serve us if we can’t connect that knowledge to other things (think deep processing and elaborative rehearsal). So, for our next paper, I want you to go out and find instances of cognitive psychology in the real world.

To complete this assignment, you need to:

1. Find 3 current news articles that relate to topics we have covered in this class. The source you get your news article from MUST be a reputable news source (i.e., NO Wikipedia articles). All 3 articles can be about the same topic or they can each be on a different topic. Just be sure to stick to topics we’ve covered. Review articles (focuses on one researcher and discusses several of their studies) about someone’s research program DOES NOT count. Be sure to save the article because you will turn them in along with your writing. Do not provide me with the link to the article only. You should copy and paste each article into your Word document and then put your summary beneath each article.

2. For each article you find, write a paragraph (about 6 sentences) describing how the situation in that article relates to the topic of your choice from our textbook. Be specific! For example, do not just tell me that the article relates to LTM. You can do better than that – tell what type of LTM and why. Be specific!

DO NOT summarize the article – that IS NOT the assignment. The assignment is to say how the article relates to class material.

3. You don’t have to do an APA citation for each article. Just include the actual article with the written piece and make sure it is clear which paragraph goes with which article.

a. This is an individual assignment. NO group work.

b. Make sure your paper is uploaded as a Word document

c. No need for title or reference pages

4. On iCollege I have enabled you to see the amount of overlap between your submitted paper and other sources. Use it! The percentage displayed is the amount of overlap. A small amount of overlap is usually not problematic, but try to keep your percentage as close to zero as possible . If you ask me to grade a paper that has more than 20% overlap, you will receive a zero on that assignment. No questions asked.

5. Please upload your papers (including 3 articles & 3 paragraphs) to the assignments folder “Application Paper” on our classes’ iCollege page

*If you submit a file I cannot read, you will receive a zero for that assignment/paper.*