Tutorial Week 8: 3012PSY PDF

Tutorial Week 8: 3012PSY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY Griffith University acknowledges the people who are the Traditional Custodians of the land. We pay respect to the Elders, past and present, CRICOS: 00233E | TEQSA: PRV12076 and extend that r...

Tutorial Week 8: 3012PSY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY Griffith University acknowledges the people who are the Traditional Custodians of the land. We pay respect to the Elders, past and present, CRICOS: 00233E | TEQSA: PRV12076 and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Agenda Personality Social Environments and Cognition Research Proposal Writing APA 7 Personality 1. Revision: What are the 3 approaches to personality function and structure? Dispositional Traits: - an enduring trait (e.g., high or low on neuroticism) Personal Concerns: - what is important to a person, what goals do they have? Life Narrative - integrative - development of one’s sense of self continues throughout adulthood 2. Discussion Personality 1. Discussion Q: Think about aspects of your own personality. Has your personality changed over time. If so, how? Q: Think about an older person that you know well. Have any aspects of their personality changed over time? If so, how? 2. Video Where to live? 1. Community living Retirement villages and congregate housing Assisted living 2. Home care & Home Support Home care – for individuals with more complex needs (HCP) Home support – provides support for individuals with low level care needs (CHSP) 2022-23, over 816, 000 people accessed home support (CHSP; GEN Aged Care Data) Most common service was domestic assistance (e.g., house cleaning, shopping and linen services) 3. Residential aged care (e.g., permanent or residential) Special care units Social Cognition Age-based Double Standard: Operates when an individual attributes an older person’s failure in memory as more serious than a memory failure observed in a young adult Discussion Research Proposal Check-in: What is everyone up to? How are you feeling for submission next week? One final look at the Marking Criteria… One final look at the Marking Criteria…  Common Writing Issues Structure Do you have a clear introductory paragraph? Tell your reader what the body of the paper is about Do you have several paragraphs in the body of your paper? Explain the content Each paragraph should focus on one main topic and have – An introductory sentence, – Several sentences building upon the topic/idea – evidence and critical evaluation sentences, – A concluding or linking sentence to end Do not organise paragraphs around studies. Each paragraph should revolve around one idea or argument.  Common Writing Issues Writing clarity Grammar hint: Write shorter sentences; fewer problems tend to arise Avoid: Conversational tone, using contractions (e.g., can’t), using too many acronyms (if possible) Ambiguities in writing Try to avoid overuse of slashes (/) – they are ambiguous and can mean “and,” “or,” / “a combination of” Try to avoid the word “it” – what or who is “it”? Replace “it” with a specific person, group, or object Include a noun after “this” – specify what “this” or “these” are. E.g, “this shows” could be replaced with “this finding shows…” Check out this resource: https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarlyvoice/home APA Format Do not forget to use APA 7th ed. formatting! Fonts - approved fonts e.g., 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Calibri, or 11-point Arial Double space the entire paper Title page (find template on L@G) Margins Paragraph alignment – to the left Paragraph indentation – indent the first line of every paragraph, no abstract required Correct headings and formatting of headings  Reference List Marks deducted for: Not enough references (note this may also impact your literature review marks) Mistakes in APA in-text & ref list, questionable relevance, and lack of quality sources What is relevant? What is quality? An example to fix: Godfrey, Donald. (2005) Adapting Historical Citations to APA Style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544–547. https://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15 NO libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/… Reference List APA Formatting and Referencing Worth 5 marks Checklist: ◦ References meet APA ◦ References are all cited in the body of proposal ◦ References are sourced from academic literature ◦ ALL references are relevant (the connection to your topic can be easily understood)  Other Checklists Literature Review: Is there a logical flow and structure to your writing? Have you provided a roadmap? Have you demonstrated that you have read widely and focused in on your specific topic of research? Have you considered included the current/most relevant issues for your topic? Have you discussed the literature in enough depth and breadth? Have you interpreted/critically evaluated what you have read? Is your research question specific and complex enough? (check tutorial slides Weeks 2-4) Have you clearly stated the gap you are seeking to address and argued why it should be addressed? Have you included research questions and hypotheses? Check L@G for ‘Interrogating your Research Question’ checklist Other Checklists Method: Have you outlined the type of study that will be conducted? Have you included complete details on who your participants are, how they will be sourced, what data will be collected and how data will be collected? Have you shown thoughtfulness in terms of feasibility and ethics? Is it clear how your methods are the best to answer your research question / test your hypotheses? Other Checklists Implications / Applications: Have you written a summary of the key points of your proposal? Have you described the potential implications and applications of your proposed research? Have you outlined and described key limitations of your proposed research? Have you made thoughtful and relevant suggestions for areas of future research? Other Checklists Writing Style: Is your writing error free (e.g., grammar and spelling)? Is the organisation of your proposal and flow of ideas clear and sensible? Is your writing clear? Have you adhered to APA styles of formatting and in-text citations? Notable Issues Covered Today: Academic language APA formatting In text references Reference list – check out https://www.crossref.org/ ‘search metadata’ to find doi’s Final Questions? Next Steps and Week 10 Tutorials Keep working on your assignment! DUE TUESDAY SEPT 17th by 11.59pm (WEEK 9) Continue Weekly content & Discussions Week 10 Tutorials: Content: Risk factors & Prevention for health issues EOT exam information and preparation