Choosing Your Focus

Choosing Your FocusPrior to beginning this assignment, review all the required readings from the first three weeks. During this course, you have been developing your knowledge in the area of learning and cognition and in the final week of this course, you will develop a Final Project based on the topics we will explore throughout the course. This writing assignment supports your success on the final project. Prior to beginning this assignment, review the components of a literature review (Links to an external site.).For this Discipline-Based Literature Review, you will research at least four peer-reviewed articles published within the last ten years to support your analysis of one of the following topics:Behavior Analysis (previously known as behaviorism)CognitivismInformation processingThe topic you choose should be based on the area in which you would most like to develop your knowledge. Your choice should also consider your current interests in psychology and support your future career or personal goals.As you prepare for this assignment, keep in mind that it is designed to assist you with beginning the process of drafting your Learning and Cognition Final Project. You will be using these resources, and what you write in this paper, to support your success with your Final Project. Choosing Your Focus paperMust be a minimum of 1250 words, no more than 1500 words, and formatted according to APA style (Links to an external site.)(7th edition) as outlined in the Ashford WritingMust include a title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submittedMust begin with an introductory paragraph that clearly states the chosen construct, explains its value to readers (and/or the importance of studying the concepts), and includes a thesis sentence explaining what you will argue or what topics will be covered. See https://writingcenter.ashford.edu/writing-a-thesisMust clearly discuss and explain the chosen construct with criticalMust end with a conclusion that synthesizes the cognitive learning principles and theories found within the articles as they relate to the chosenMust include a Reference section.The Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.)guide offers additional guidance on correctly formatting references for the annotatedMust use at least four peer-reviewed sources.The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.)table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.