Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you analyze the diverse nature of psychology as a discipline.

Diverse Nature Of Psychology

Address the following items as a part of your analysis:

Evaluate the influence of diversity on psychology’s major concepts.
Identify two examples of subdisciplines and two examples of subtopics within psychology. Examples of major concepts and their subtopics include the following:
Motivation: theory of emotion, and approach and avoidance
Behaviorism: aggression, cheating, and binge drinking
Cognition: cognitive dissonance and false memories
How can the subdisciplines and subtopics you identified be applied to other disciplines and venues in contemporary society?
Relate the subdisciplines and subtopics to your theoretical perspective.
Conclude with your psychological contribution to society in the areas of work, education, health, and leisure.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

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The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

Diverse Nature Of Psychology