Psycholgy-Knowledge of Brain and Behavior

Knowledge of Brain and Behavior

Instructions:
Let’s think outside the box! Your final paper for this class will require you to CREATIVELY apply your knowledge of Brain and Behavior to activities in your everyday life. Your task is to 1) watch a movie, any movie, as long as it is a full-length feature film intended for entertainment and NOT a documentary or video intended to further your learning in any way, 2) write a paper at least 3 pages in length (not counting the cover page or literature cited page) about how the issues in the movie relate to ANYTHING we covered in Brain and Behavior (Chapters 1 through 15). You can even go one step beyond and do some independent research (on the PubMed or Google Scholar databases, for instance) to include information that builds upon what we’ve learned in class.

The paper must be in APA format, Times New Roman, 12pt, double-spaced with 1-inch margins, and

with NO ILLUSTRATIONS. Because this is a somewhat unconventional assignment, I’ve posted an example paper, graded with comments, to give you an idea of what to do. It’s entitled “My name is Charlie B., and I’m a chocoholic: themes of decision-making and dopaminergic reward in Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”. It received an 85% B. I’ve included grading comments so you can see how this paper could be improved. Because it has been given to you as an example, you will NOT be allowed to write your paper on Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory! You must choose your own movie.

As noted in the “comments” shown on the graded example paper, your paper must include at least 10 points on which the movie relates to Brain and Behavior.(I will provide powerpoints from the chapters discussed to you in the additional document file) Please underline and bold your correlations so that your paper will be easier to grade. Please use APA format for all your citations and include a literature cited page. You are required to use proper citation/reference format for any quotes or paraphrased information that is taken from any source including my audio lectures. You should include at least 5 references from outside of class – these should be scholarly journal articles and books. In addition to this, you must properly reference the movie and your textbook in APA format.

Key words to the writer
10 points on which the movie relates to Brain and Behavior. I will provide all power points for each chapter and the book information.

Paper must be 3 pages not including the tile page, or the reference page

Paper must include 5 additional references in addition to the book. Writer must also use articles from PubMed or Google Scholar databases.