Week 3

PROF LEX ONLY!!!!!
Assignment: Case Study Project—Brain and Behavior; Sensation and Perception
Last week you submitted the first part of your case study, which involved writing an introductory paragraph about your chosen individual and finding an article in the Walden library to support your analysis of that person. You are now ready for the next phase of your Final Project.
What you wrote about your chosen individual that you submitted in Week 2.
An explanation of how the concepts from the three major course topics apply to your chosen individual. Be sure to include information from the readings about brain and behavior, sensation and perception, learning and memory.
Feldman, R. (2012). Psychology and your life (2nd ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.
· Chapter 5, “Learning”
· Chapter 6, “Thinking, Memory, Cognition, and Language”
o Module 18, “The Foundation of Memory” (pp. 206–212)
o Module and 19, “Recall and Forgetting” (pp. 213–225)
Case Study Project Resources
Laureate Education (Producer). (2015a). Introduction to psychology interactive case study [Multimedia file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Document: Final Project Example (PDF)
Document: Final Project Template (Word Document)
Engage in this interactive tutorial prior to this week’s Discussion to learn more about classical and operant conditioning. You will have the opportunity to practice identifying and getting feedback about components of classical conditioning and operant conditioning.
Laureate Education (Producer). (2015d). What is classical conditioning [Multimedia file]? Baltimore, MD: Author.
Document: Classical Conditioning TrascriptTranscript (PDF)
Laureate Education (Producer). (2015e). What is operant conditioning [Multimedia file]? Baltimore, MD: Author.
Document: Operant Conditioning Transcript (PDF)
You may wish to read the following modules from your course text as they could be used for your case study:
o Module 20, “Thinking, Reasoning, and Problem Solving” (pp. 226–236)
o Module 21, “Language” (pp. 237–249)
Przybylski, P. (n.d.). Introduction to memory techniques. Retrieved from http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html?route=article/newTIM_00.htm