Write 5–6 pages in which you examine two or three conceptual approaches to a learning- and memory-related research question.
Psychologists need to understand three conceptual approaches to memory and learning: neurological, behavioral, and cognitive.
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
• Competency 1: Use information technology and tools to identify information in the domain of learning and cognition. ▪ Summarize scholarly research articles.
• Competency 2: Assess the important theories, paradigms, research findings, and conclusions in human learning and cognition. ▪ Apply different approaches to learning and cognition to a particular research question. ▪ Explain how research findings apply to a particular research question. ▪ Describe the conceptual approach being used in a particular research article.
• Competency 3: Analyze the research methodology and tools typically associated with the study of lifespan development. ▪ Describe the methods and measures used in different conceptual approaches to learning and cognition research.
• Competency 5: Apply knowledge of theory and research in learning and cognition to inform personal behavior, professional goals, and values in order to understand social policy. ▪ Apply knowledge of theory and research in learning and cognition to inform personal and professional behavior.
• Competency 6: Communicate effectively in a variety of formats. ▪ Write coherently to support a central idea in appropriate APA format with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a psychology professional