Applying the Nature-Nurture Controversy
Critical Thinking – Applying the Nature-Nurture Controversy
By this point in your college education, you are probably quite familiar with the nature-nurture controversy. In this critical thinking activity, you will create a short video explaining your perspectives about the nature-nurture controversy.
The major purpose of these final assignments in each module is to integrate the information you have learned throughout the current module and the course thus far, and to practice effective and professional communication of your ideas in various formats.
The reason you are making a video is because, as you already know, communication through only written information is not the only skill needed in today’s world. Being capable of communicating your ideas orally using professional body language and presentation skills is critical for job and career success. Creating videos will help you improve your technical and communication skills, which will be used in any career you pursue.
Successful completion of this activity meets Module Outcome 3.
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Your task is to answer the two following questions in a short video:
Imagine you are a biopsychology instructor. One of your students asks you whether depression is physiological or psychological. What would you say?
Next, a student asks whether intelligence is inherited or learned… Now, you know that nature-or-nurture thinking about intelligence is sometimes used as an excuse for racial discrimination. How can the interactionist view, which has been championed in Chapter 2, be used as a basis for arguing against discriminatory practices in the workplace?
Briefly write out a script for yourself before you create the video. Scripts help you sound more focused and polished while keeping the information clear and concise. Follow the tips located here to maximize the impact of your script and video.
Canvas allows you to create video right within our LMS. Follow the directions givien in the “Technical Guidance” document, found at the beginning of our course.
Your video should be a maximum of 2 minutes long (60 seconds to answer each question posed above). Do your best to maintain your character of a professor answering questions in a classroom!
Evaluation
This assignment will be graded using the rubric displayed below. Please review this rubric prior to beginning your work. You can also access the rubric on the Course Rubrics page within the Start Here module. Critical thinking assignments are worth 30% of your final course grade.
PSY380 BIOPSYCHOLOGY
Module 4 Assignment
Critical Thinking – Ethical Problems and Solutions
For this activity, you will be using your biopsychological knowledge to create a two minute video that clearly and concisely communicates the identification of an ethical problem and your proposed solution.
The reason you are making a video is because, as you already know, communication through only written information is not the only skill needed in today’s world. Being capable of communicating your ideas orally using professional body language and presentation skills is critical for job and career success. Creating videos will help you improve your technical and communication skills, which will be used in any career you pursue.
Successful completion of this activity meets Module Outcome 5.
Choose one of the following options and create a 90 – 120 second oral argument, presented in a video (as your professional presence will also be evaluated):
Option 1: A politician has proposed cutting off funding to any labs that use stem-cell tissue. Using what you know about the development of the nervous system and how neuroscientists study neurodevelopment, what would you say at a public hearing about this topic?
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Option 2: A person with epilepsy was brought to trial for assault. The lawyer argues that her client is not a criminal and that the assaults in question were complex partial seizures. She points out that her client takes her medication faithfully but that it does not help. The prosecution lawyer argues that the defendant has a long history of violent assault and must be locked up. What do you think the judge should do?
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Briefly write out a script for yourself before you create the video. Scripts help you sound more focused and polished while keeping the information clear and concise. Follow the tips located here to maximize the impact of your script and video.
Canvas allows you to create video right within our LMS. Follow the directions giving in the “Technical Guidance” document, found at the beginning of our course.
Your video should be a maximum of 2 minutes long (60 seconds to answer each question posed above). Do your best to maintain your character!
Evaluation
This draft assignment will be graded with a 100 for full participation, 50 for attempted participation, or a 0 for no submission. These critical thinking assignments, due every Sunday, are worth a total of 30% of your course grade. You will be unable to access Module 7 until you receive a score of 100 on this assignment.
PSY380 BIOPSYCHOLOGY
Module 6 Assignment
Critical Thinking – Transgender Ethics
Once again, you are creating an evidence-based oral argument (supported with a clearly illustrated example). This can be a video or a voiceover presentation, student’s choice! The goal is for you to apply knowledge about biopsychology to identify ethical problems and propose a reasonable solution, and being capable of communicating your ideas orally using professional presentation skills is critical for job and career success.
Creating these products will help you improve your technical and communication skills, which will be used in any career you pursue.
Successful completion of this activity meets Module Outcome 5.
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Create an oral argument, complete with properly cited and reference scholarly sources as necessary, to support your writing. The oral argument must be presented in either a video (remember, professional presence!) or a voiceover in a multimedia presentation.
Sexual attraction, gender identity, and body type are independent of each other. Knowing this, imagine someone telling you that all male-to-female transsexual persons prefer males as their sexual partners. What would your response be? Support your response with an example. Be sure to identify and address at least one ethical problem faced by individuals within transgender communities and propose a reasonable solution.
Remember you must present some scholarly evidence and an example to support your argument.
Remember to write out a script for yourself before you create the video or voiceover. Scripts help you sound more focused and polished while keeping the information clear and concise. Follow the tips located here to maximize the impact of your script and video/voiceover.
Canvas allows you to create video right within our LMS. Follow the directions giving in the “Technical Guidance” document, found at the beginning of our course.
Your presentation should be a maximum of 2 minutes long.
Evaluation
This assignment will be graded using the rubric displayed below. Please review this rubric prior to beginning your work. You can also access the rubric on the Course Rubrics page within the Start Here module. Critical thinking assignments are worth 30% of your final course grade.
PSY380 BIOPSYCHOLOGY
Module 7 Assignment
Revise M4A1 – Critical Thinking, Ethical Problems and Solutions
Using the feedback you received on your M4A1 assignment titled, “Critical Thinking – Ethical Problems and Solutions” revise your video presentation to improve your performance.
Successful completion of this activity meets Module Outcome 3.
This activity aligns with the career competency of oral communication.
INSTRUCTIONS:
For this assignment (due by Sunday night), you will submit your final version of the M4A1 video presentation assignment and then complete and submit a self-assessment. For maximum points in the rubric, you must incorporate feedback received from your instructor into your paper as appropriate, as well as submit your self-assessment.
Instructions for completing the Self-Assessment (also due by Sunday night, when you submit your revised paper):
For maximum points on this assignment, you must complete and submit the self-assessment in the “Assignment Comments” section of your assignment submission.
For the Self-Assessment, thoughtfully answer the following questions:
– What did you like about this assignment? What were you able to do well?
– What did you like the least about this assignment? What were the biggest challenges you experienced? Why?
– What did you learn about yourself through creating this multimedia presentation and the feedback process? Consider your strengths, interests, support needs.
– What do you wish you had spent more time on or done differently? Why?
– What part of the assignment did you do your best work on? Why?
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Submission Instructions
Compose your work in a .doc or .docx file type using a word processor (such as Microsoft Word, etc.) and save it frequently to your computer. For those assignments that are not written essays and require uploading images or PowerPoint slides, please follow uploading guidelines provided by your instructor.
Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to submit your work, click “Upload Submission.” Enter the submission title and then click on “Select a file to upload.” Browse your computer, and select your file. Click “Open” and verify the correct file name has appeared next to Submission File. Click on “Continue.” Confirm submission is correct and then click on “Accept Submission & Save.”
Evaluation
This assignment will be graded using the rubric displayed below. Please review this rubric prior to beginning your work. You can also access the rubric on the Course Rubrics page within the Start Here module. Critical thinking assignments are worth 30% of your final course grade.
PSY380 BIOPSYCHOLOGY
Module 8 Assignment
Critical Thinking – Most Interesting Case Study
We’re going to finish up the course by thinking about the case studies you’ve reviewed throughout the class. In your text, most chapters have multiple examples of case studies that help illustrate the different concepts we’re learning about. For our final presentation, you’re going to choose the case study you found the most interesting and present it in a voiceover presentation.
Successful completion of this activity meets Module Outcome 5.
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Address this question: Which case study presented in the textbook was the most interesting to you, and what did you learn from it? In your multimedia presentation, include all of the following criteria.
At a minimum, your presentation will include:
– A voiceover, graphics/images, and written content;
– The name of the case study you chose;
– Your reasons for choosing it the case study;
– A summary of the case;
– The most important things you learned from the study;
– An ethical problem related to the case study AND a proposed solution for the ethical problem;
– How the case study has changed the way you think about biopsychology.
Remember, to present some scholarly evidence and examples to support your argument.
For maximum points, you must include a voiceover in your presentation. If you need assistance with this, visit the Audio Script Writing Tips and Technical Guidance: Multimedia Presentation Assignment pages.
Evaluation
This assignment will be graded using the rubric displayed below. Please review this rubric prior to beginning your work. You can also access the rubric on the Course Rubrics page within the Start Here module. Critical thinking assignments are worth 30% of your final course grade.
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