Assignment

Complete the following:

• Identify a time in your own professional development and career when were faced with a large decision. That decision could relate to furthering your education, taking a new position, or another topic of your choosing.

• Analyze the strategies that you employed to guide your decision making and reasoning.

• Explain how you used theories and principles related to both cognitive and affective psychology in this instance of personal decision making.

• Evaluate how successful those strategies were in helping your reach a conclusion.
Additional Requirements

• Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.

• APA formatting: Resources and citations should be formatted according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.

• Length: 5-8 double-spaced, typed pages.

• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Must be original, please provide an abstract and conclusion. Make sure it addresses the following:

Competency 2: Evaluate the theories and principles that pertain to the cognitive components of cognitive and affective psychology.

• Apply theories and principles of cognitive psychology to address a common misconception.

Competency 3: Evaluate the theories and principles that pertain to the affective components of cognitive and affective psychology.

• Apply theories and principles of affective psychology to address a common misconception.

Competency 4: Explain how the theories and principles of cognitive and affective psychology can be incorporated into professional practice.

• Construct an approach for addressing a common misconception in an identified population.

Competency 5: Explain how ethical principles and practices influence the application of the theories and principles found within cognitive and affective psychology.

• Analyze ethical issues raised when addressing a common misconception in an identified population.

Competency 7: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychology professions.

• Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychology professions.