Final Project The Applied Personality Project requires you to critically an

Final Project
The Applied Personality Project
requires you to critically analyze personality information found in the popular
media in relation to empirical research, personality theory, and your own life.
You will demonstrate that you are an intelligent consumer of personality
research and can think critically about personality theory, assessment, and
research in relation to your daily life.
The Applied Personality Project
consists of four components:
Component 1: Summary and Analysis of
Popular Media Article or Current Event
You will start by locating a popular
media article, video or current event that is relevant to personality
psychology. Relevant topics may include personality theory, assessment, use of
assessment results, personality disorders, or personality research. Your
article or current event must have been published (or occurred) within the last
six months. For this component of the assignment, you will use information
found in the popular media. This includes articles or events distributed via
social media, blogs, videos (e.g., Ted Talks), television shows, newspaper
reports, magazines, and similar sources.
For example, the LA Times published
a report of identical triplets separated at birth in a secret psychology study
to understand the relative influence of nature and nurture in personality
development (“The surreal, sad story behind the acclaimed new doc ‘Three
Identical Strangers’”; https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-three-identical-strangers-documentary-20180702-story.html). An article such as this would be appropriate for your
target article/event.
Provide a ONE-PAGE summary and
analysis of the article/event that addresses the following questions. Double
space. Use succinct writing. Separate each paragraph with a topic sentence.
Here are the points to cover:
What is the focus of the article/event?
Why is this article/event relevant now?
What is the relationship between this article/event
and personality psychology?
What are the key conclusions, questions,
or issues relevant to this article/event?
What questions remain unanswered in relationship
to this article/event?
Your summary and analysis should be
written as a coherent essay using succinct well-organized writing. You might
start with the question as a topic sentence. You may include additional
insights in your analysis, but you must address these key issues. In addition, you
must provide a hyperlink to the article/event that you are focusing on; if
the article/event is not online, you must provide a complete citation so that
the instructor can view your article/event, attach the article.
Component 2: Research Article
Application
The next step is to find an empirical,
primary-source journal article that is relevant to your article/event.
Empirical, primary-source articles are original reports of research published
in scholarly journals (such as the Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology). You will use the UMGC library database to find primary-source,
empirical research. To find a relevant article, you will use personality terms,
ideas or theories discussed in your article/event as key words in your library
database search. It is your responsibility to make sure that the journal
article you select is appropriate. If you are unsure about the relevance of
your article, contact your instructor for approval. Articles must meet
the following criteria:
Primary research
– Articles should report the results of an original research study (no
meta-analyses, summaries, editorials or theoretical articles).
Refereed
– Articles must come from peer-reviewed journals found in the UMGC
library.
Personality focus
– Articles must be relevant to personality psychology.
Recent –
Articles must have been published within the last 10 years.
For example, the following would be
a relevant primary-source, empirical journal article for investigating the
influence of nature and nurture on personality:
McCrae, R. R., Costa, P. T., Jr.,
Ostendorf, F., Angleitner, A., Hřebíčková, M., Avia, M. D., … Smith, P. B.
(2000). Nature over nurture: Temperament, personality, and life span
development. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 78(1),
173–186. https://doi-org.ezproxy.umgc.edu/10.1037/0022-3514.78.1.173
Write a ONE-PAGE, double space
summary, analysis, and application of the journal article that addresses the
following questions:
What is the purpose of this research?
How did
the researchers investigate their research question?
Are the conclusions of the study appropriate?
Has the author overemphasized or under-emphasized any findings?
What are the key strengths and weaknesses of
this study?
How does this research add to our understanding of
personality or personality theory?
How does this study inform your popular
article/event?
Do the conclusions of this research align
with the message of your article/event?
Your summary, analysis, and
application should be sectioned into succinct answers to each question. Title
each section with a bold key word, such as “Purpose:”. Use the
question as a topic sentence. You may include additional insights in your
analysis, but you must address these key issues.
Component 3: Connection to
Personality Theory
The third step is to analyze your
popular article/event in relation to three different theories that
we explored throughout the course. For each theory, you will want to explore
the relevance (or lack thereof) for understanding your article/event.
Write a ONE-PAGE analysis, double
space, for each of your three theories that includes the following information:
Brief overview of theory (up to two paragraphs
with appropriate citations)
Discussion of how the theory either supports and
explains your article/event OR how the theory offers an alternate
understanding of your article/event
Analysis of the value of the theory for
understanding personality in the context of your article/event
Component 4: Personal Relevance
The last step is to reflect upon the
popular article/event, research, and personality theory in relation to your own
life.
Write a ONE-PAGE reflection and
analysis that addresses the following questions. Create a bold key term for
each paragraph responding to these questions, for example
“Relevance”:
How is the material in this article/event relevant to
your life?
What can you learn from the personality theories
or research relevant to this article/event?
Does the article/event or research challenge any
of your old opinions? Or does it challenge you to form any new opinions?
How can you apply
what you have learned about personality research or theory to better
understand your life? What is the practical value to
understanding personality research or theory?
What concerns do you have about the
article/event, personality research, or personality theory?
Assignment Guidelines
Prepare your assignment according to
the following guidelines:
Structure your assignment utilizing APA style; this includes title page, headers, subheadings,
in-text citations, reference page, and general paper format (1-inch
margins, double-spaced, 12-point font, etc.). An abstract is not required.
Submit as a single document (do not submit each
component of the paper separately) in either Microsoft Word, PDF, or RTF
format.
Utilize the following subheadings to organize the body
of your paper:
Summary and Analysis
Research Application
Personality Theory
Theory 1: (name the theory)
Theory 2: (name the theory)
Theory 3: (name the theory)
Personal Reflection
Include three to five references (one should be
the research article utilized in your analysis).
Your final paper should be approximately 8 to 10 pages:
Title page (1 page)
Body of paper
Summary and Analysis (1 page)
Research Application (1 page)
Personality Theory
Theory 1 (1 page)
Theory 2 (1 page)
Theory 3 (1 page)
Personal Reflection (1 page)
References (1 page)
Applied Personality Project Grading
Rubric Summary (a detailed rubric is attached to the assignment instructions
delineating performance expectations)
Criteria
Exceptional
Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Meets Some Expectations
Does Not Meet Expectations
Not Done
15 points
12.5 points
10 points
7.5 points
5 points
0 points
Summary & Analysis
Research Application
Personality Theory
Personal Reflection
10 points
8.5 points
7 points
5.5 points
4 points
0 points
APA Format
Scientific Literacy
Critical Analysis
Written Communication