See PDF attachment for instructions.
Video Lecture 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEaF7VafLOQ&ab_channel=foothillpsycprof
Video Lecture 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diL0l_VwYh8&ab_channel=foothillpsycprof
Format
Use Times New Roman, 12pt font. Use 1” margins in your word processor.
Length
500-800 words
*You can exceed the word count without penalty
Submission
Submit your paper to Canvas. Canvas uses Turnitin.com so be sure your writing is your own.
Learning Goals
1. Develop APA-style writing skills.
2. Develop skills for reading primary source articles. Primary source articles are original research, in
which researchers design studies, collect data, analyze the data, and present their conclusions.
3. Develop critical and reflective thinking skills about the mind and mental operations.
The theme of this assignment is impression formation, priming, and decision making. We
form impressions about people every day. We also make decisions all of the time: how much to eat for
dinner? What to wear to a party? What car to buy? Which begs the question: Are you consciously in
control of your decisions? That is, are you aware of how you arrived at your decisions, like, for example,
the decision to order pizza for dinner? I for one feel as though I am. Do you? I would wager to say most
people generally feel as though they are consciously aware of the reasons behind their decisions. But
psychology has begun to chip away at some of our intuitions about our own decision-making processes.
Specifically, there is a growing argument that aspects of our non-conscious brain are influencing
our conscious decisions in ways that escape our awareness. As we are going to come to learn throughout
the quarter, there are many aspects of your mind which operate non-consciously, such as breathing,
balancing upright when walking, keeping your heart beating, and typing. That is, you do not have to
continually think about doing those actions to do them. So, throughout this assignment we will be
exploring the following questions: How does your conscious mind make decisions? And can things that
escape your conscious awareness influence your thoughts, behaviors, and decisions?
Use Times New Roman, 12pt font. Use 1” margins in your word processor.
Length
500-800 words
*You can exceed the word count without penalty
Submission
Submit your paper to Canvas. Canvas uses Turnitin.com so be sure your writing is your own.
Learning Goals
1. Develop APA-style writing skills.
2. Develop skills for reading primary source articles. Primary source articles are original research, in
which researchers design studies, collect data, analyze the data, and present their conclusions.
3. Develop critical and reflective thinking skills about the mind and mental operations.
The theme of this assignment is impression formation, priming, and decision making. We
form impressions about people every day. We also make decisions all of the time: how much to eat for
dinner? What to wear to a party? What car to buy? Which begs the question: Are you consciously in
control of your decisions? That is, are you aware of how you arrived at your decisions, like, for example,
the decision to order pizza for dinner? I for one feel as though I am. Do you? I would wager to say most
people generally feel as though they are consciously aware of the reasons behind their decisions. But
psychology has begun to chip away at some of our intuitions about our own decision-making processes.
Specifically, there is a growing argument that aspects of our non-conscious brain are influencing
our conscious decisions in ways that escape our awareness. As we are going to come to learn throughout
the quarter, there are many aspects of your mind which operate non-consciously, such as breathing,
balancing upright when walking, keeping your heart beating, and typing. That is, you do not have to
continually think about doing those actions to do them. So, throughout this assignment we will be
exploring the following questions: How does your conscious mind make decisions? And can things that
escape your conscious awareness influence your thoughts, behaviors, and decisions?
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