PSY101: Week 1 Assignment Page 1
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Psychological Perspectives
This assignment supports the following objective(s):
• Discuss psychology as a science and a profession
Assignment overview
Which modern psychological perspective interests you the most? In this assignment, you will have the opportunity to explore and discuss the science of psychology.
Deliverables
• One Word document (approximately 250 words)
• Name the document using the proper file naming convention: PSY101_wk1_assn_jsmith_mmddyyyy
Assignment details:
Perform the following tasks:
1. Review the seven modern psychology perspectives on pages 13-17 in your textbook.
2. Which perspective(s) interests you the most?
3. Describe the perspective(s) and indicate why you prefer it over the other perspectives.
4. Be sure to check spelling and grammar.
Rubric: See assignment rubric for grading details.
Grading:
Gradable items in assignment
Points
Describes the perspective accurately
40
Discusses the preference of the perspective
40
Spelling and grammar
10
Total Points
90