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Task:
SELECT ONLY 1 QUESTION OUT OF 3. WORD COUNT MUST NO GO OVER 1500 WORDS.
Produce a 1500-word Critical Review on a topic related to Biological Psychology. You will be provided with three (3) possible topics and you will be able to choose one (1) of them to complete the assessment.
The assignment should be formatted and referenced according to APA-style (7th edition) (https://apastyle.apa.org/).
The 1500-word limit of the assignment does not include the reference list. Headings/subheadings and in-text citations are included in the word limit. If the word limit is exceeded (even by a single word), 10 marks will be deducted from the initial mark awarded.
Intended learning outcomes:
Demonstrate knowledge of the key principles and concepts of the major theoretical models and empirical research in Biological Psychology.
Demonstrate an understanding of the empirical research methods used in Biological Psychology.
Be able to present and communicate key concepts, arguments and analyses of the major theoretical models, empirical research and research methods in Biological Psychology, clearly and coherently.
Demonstrate a range of transferable skills valued by employers including analytical thinking, synthetic thinking and searching for, recognising and critically evaluating information.
Generic assessment criteria of Level 7 adapted for specific subjects or assessment types will be used to assess the assignment as follows:
Criterion 1: Your knowledge and understanding of key concepts, theories, methods and empirical research in the field of Biological Psychology.
Criterion 2: Your ability to evaluate how key concepts, theories and methods of Biological Psychology are used to examine neurophysiological and/or behavioural processes in relation to a focused topic.
Criterion 3: Your ability to incorporate and apply key concepts, theories and methods of Biological Psychology to support arguments in relation to a focused topic.
Criterion 4: Your ability to critically analyse and evaluate scientific literature in the field of Biological Psychology.
Criterion 5: Your ability to back up arguments with evidence from empirical research.
Criterion 6: Your intellectual skills, e.g. clarity of expression and writing including appropriate use of scientific terminology, ability to evaluate and analyse a range of information to create well-structured and logical arguments, ability to communicate your arguments in a coherent way.
Further instructions:
Start from the papers, describe them adequately and explain the papers (a couple of paragraphs), and then read additional relevant papers to supplement your arguments.
Understanding research evidence and presenting it coherently, clearly, and with new insights.
Must use critical review. Gather evidence to show us where the theory stands, are there alternative explanations, how scientific evidence informs our understanding of that.
Don’t just list the evidence, asses the information found. Assess the arguments and say why the arguments support or don’t support the statement. Find more evidence to boost the critical assessment; explain what they did, what they found, what it means etc.
Literature search is needed to find the appropriate materials, then we need to analyse and assess it in a way that’s relevant to the statement. Create a new understanding of the statement
Independent reading – key marking criteria
Good way of presenting your critical assessment is done by showing the relevance and value of the relevance you bring for the topic. It is about how this is valuable to understanding what is being discussed.
Present your reasoning for that. Don’t take the researcher’s interpretation at face value. Need to say whether what they said supports the statement. Evaluate the evidence and determine whether it’s correct or not.
One paper provides supporting evidence for the statement whereas the other paper will negate it. There is a debate there, which will be our main core argument (2 key arguments, 2 pieces of information; build up critical review based on that).
You need to find connections, differences between these points, what the additional evidence tells us about the statement.
Amygdala and fear – the question is about affective fear
Navigate and evaluate evidence that is relevant to the question only.
How to develop your critical evaluation:
– Clarify what you’re looking for; what is the question; what are you asked to do
– Find sources of information and start questioning the information and how it informs our understanding for that topic
– Identification and analysis of the argument; this is the argument, what are the components
– Evaluate – is every component of the argument correct, or is it lacking, or how is it related to my question or how is it not related to my question
– Create a synthesis – bring your own informed reasoning
There has to be 1 key clear argument (supported by at least one paper, more than one would be encouraged but only if you can develop the argument well enough) in each paragraph
Need a conceptual link from one paragraph to another to create clear, coherent arguments.
Do these arguments inform us appropriately in terms of our question?
Organise it in a way that makes logical connections.
No title, no abstract
Do not introduce new evidence into the conclusion.
Explaining each individual point from beginning to end.
No images, just text.