25 Jul Theories Principles & Evidence Based Best Practices Presentation
Create a professional development PowerPoint presentation focused on how theories, principles, and evidence-based best practices related to perception, consciousness, and attention can be applied in the context of the professional specialty you aspire to.
INTRODUCTION
Cognitive psychology explores functions, such as learning, memory, thinking, and decision-making, whereas affective psychology concentrates on mood and emotion. These have been researched as independent domains of investigation; however, research has revealed that they are interdependent in many important ways.
Two pervasive topics in all the assessments in this course are:
- Historical perspective on the origins and evolution of cognitive and affective psychology.
- How neuroscience can shed light on these fields.
For context on these topics, read the following:
As a professional psychologist, you will need to review theory and research and use it as the basis to develop best practices. For this assessment, you will focus on the following topics:
- Perception.
- Consciousness.
- Attention.
PREPARATION
This first assessment focuses on visual perception, attention, and consciousness. For context on these topics, read the following:
The following resource is required to complete the assessment.
