Persons working in psychology-related roles are often called upon to write extended reports for various purposes. These may include reports on clients, companies, and existing research on a topic. With this in mind, you need to be able to adjust your writing style, while still keeping it appropriate for psychology and professional, in order to suit the intended audience.
Essay question for 3A ‘Bio-psychologists believe that human biological behaviour is universal’.
Respond to this statement by evaluating what is known about basic and higher-level-function human behaviour, and how it is known. Your essay should make reference to empirical research in this subject area. Task 3A: Academic essay In many psychology roles there is often a need to engage in such forms of writing to bring together knowledge about a particular subject. This may be in order to share findings in a peer-reviewed published source, a book chapter, or other outlet for any number of other purposes. In such a piece of focused writing, it is important to balance descriptive content about what is known on a topic with careful discussion of sources, evaluating their credibility or utility where appropriate.
In this task, you are required to engage in a piece of extended writing on the topic of:
‘Bio-psychologists believe that human biological behaviour is universal’.
Respond to this statement by evaluating what is known about basic and higher-level-function human behaviour, and how it is known. Your essay should make reference to empirical research in this subject area.
The primary aim of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to produce an academic essay on a particular topic. On completion of this task, you will have learned how to: ● Produce a sustained piece of academic writing, complete with a reference section; ● Understand conceptual and theoretical issues relevant to the topic; ● Develop a logical, sequential, coherent argument within the recommended word limit; ● Improve citing and referencing of relevant sources.
Task Instructions This assignment requires you to write a conventional academic essay, reviewing appropriate literature and research. This material must cover concepts that are related to the topic outlined below.
From your knowledge of psychology, in addition to wider reading in which you will engage, compose an essay that responds to the following:
‘Bio-psychologists believe that human biological behaviour is universal’.
Respond to this statement by evaluating what is known about basic and higher-level-function human behaviour, and how it is known. Your essay should make reference to empirical research in this subject area.
During your planning stage, you should read and re-read information from learning materials, textbooks, journal articles, and your notes. Remember to engage with the DCU online library resources, using keyword searches to identify appropriate wider reading