Assignment:

The outline should contain a cover page, a Reference Page, a working title; a thesis statement, which summarizes the major point you want to make for the paper; and then the rest of the outline supports the thesis statement based on your research. Then list headings for your main sections and use Roman numerals starting with the Introduction. You will then have other headings to highlight the major points (use Roman numerals). You will create subheadings for all of the major headings in the outline, except the Introduction. Then end with the Conclusion, which will summarize and restate the thesis statement. At the end of the paper, you will have a Reference Page with APA reference citations.

Topic:

Students will choose their own topics for this paper. Rather than just write about a particular cognitive psychology concept (like attention or perception) start with a common problem(eyewitness testimony, distracted driving, dementia, traumatic brain injury, etc.) and use cognitive psychology principles to explain the dynamics of the problems and possible solutions. Here are some examples.

How does the attention process affect errors in eyewitness testimony?

Why is it so difficult to design a perceiving machine?

What common memory issues are associated with TBI, particularly in veterans?

What is meant by the "Constructive" nature of memory?

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