PSY200: Explain How Specific Techniques Practiced by Coaches or Teachers of Skill: Research Methods in Psychology Assignment, UoS, Singapore

Overview:

The assignment will involve writing a blog post related to the course content that discusses and cites several original (empirical) journal articles.

Empirical: An empirical study is one that includes scientific methodology based on experimentation, systematic observation, or measurement, rather than theoretical formulation or review of the literature.

An empirical study will include:

• An abstract
• An introduction
• A method section
• A results section
• A discussion/conclusion section
• A list of references

Topic List:

1. Explain how specific techniques practiced by coaches or teachers of skill (such as art, sport, etc. ) relate to course concepts of learning and memory. Assess these techniques for effectiveness, and suggest modifications if appropriate. Regarding the learner, you may also wish to consider the relationship between practice and talent.
2. What are some limitations of human memory that have effects on the criminal justice system? You may wish to consider topics such as eyewitness testimony, testimony by children, or the effects of emotion on Be sure to focus your discussion on the memory mechanisms involved.
3. Explore how treatments or therapies for a psychological, psychiatric, behavioral, learning, or developmental disability or disorder relate to learning and memory concepts as discussed in this course.
4. How can the principles of learning and memory as discussed in this course be applied to benefit child development and/or the K-12 or higher education systems? Identify and explain current practices, and/or recommend and justify specific approaches, as related to the course content. You may wish to consider different modes of instruction (in-person, hybrid, online) in your investigation.
5. In what ways can psychoactive drugs and/or drugs of abuse impact memory function? Interesting topics may include the use of cannabis, alcohol and Korsakoff syndrome, memory-erasing or memory-enhancing drugs, and side effects of prescription drugs like anxiolytics, statins, beta-blockers, sleep aids, anticholinergics including Benadryl…
6. What special challenges are there to learning a new (second, third, ) language after the period of early childhood? Are there any benefits of being an older language learner? And/or, you could discuss the impact of taking classes in a language other than one’s native language. Ensure you focus your discussion on specific learning and memory mechanisms.
7. Can you think of a way to apply the course material to make the world a better place? You may consider an application to public health issues, social issues, environment, scientific literacy of the public, or any other issues you feel are Ensure you focus your discussion on specific learning and memory mechanisms.