Choose one of the videos (or pairs of videos) listed below but please don’t choose a video you’ve already written about. You will then add two related sources that relate to the video and cite all sources (including the video) in APA style. Organize you paper according to the five steps below, following the directions for each step. Number each step in your paper (as indicated below). This paper, which should be about 3 to 5 pages, meets the requirement for Introduction to Psychology students to fulfill student learning outcomes listed in the course syllabus. Each step will be worth ten points. Again, number each step you are writing about.

1. Summarize the video you select, including the main points and conclusion(s) of the video. This section can be about half a page.

2. Summarize key points of two additional research sources, explaining how these two sources add to what you learned in the video. While you may use print sources, newspapers, or Internet sources through Google, at least consider using one of the sources from the LATTC database. You can access the LATTC library database if you go to Links to Student Services and then clink on the library database link at the bottom of the page. Look through databases or Google sources that relate to psychology or where you can find articles about your specific topic. You may use any database or article of your own choosing that relates to the video. Cite your sources in APA style. Take some time to review the module Practice Tests to Cite Sources Correctly and Avoid Plagiarism in Week One. This will take you to the Indiana University website of plagiarism. Click on Learn through Tutorials for practice in citing sources correctly.

To get to the “Upload Submission” button you’ll need to scroll down toward the bottom of the page. Please note that the Turnitin.com feature checks all paper for plagiarism. If you get a rating of 15 or more, you may need to resubmit your paper. But if the score is high because you have properly cited and attributed quotations you have used, don’t worry about that. Click on “Submission details.”

3. What is the significance of this research for society? In addition, explore how your personal opinon about the topic, popular press articles about the topic (e.g. from the LA Times, Newsweek, etc.) and scientific findings about the topic may differ in authority, emphasis, and/or conclusions.

4. Discuss the process by which you evaluated two databases and two other sources you looked at (even if you decided not to use the source). What sources did you consider from the LATTC databases and through Google? How did you decide that the source(s) you decided to use are credible? What were the credentials of the author? What was the authority of the publication the source was printed in? Were scholarly references included? Were the source(s) peer-reviewed?

5. A. Find a graph from a source, copy it, and cite the source of the graph (beneath the graph or table). Then, in your own words, explain what the graph or table means. How is it important to the central idea(s) of the source?

B. Cite two statistical findings from a source and explain why those statistics are important to backing up the main idea(s) of the source.

Sample Video/Research PaperPreview the document

For this assignment, choose one of the videos (or pairs of videos) below for this assignment (but not one you’ve already written about).

Videos relating to Chapters 0-4

Ben Ambridge, “Nine Myths about Psychology, Debunked.” TED Talk. Nov. 2014. 13.14. Chapter 0.
Amanda Muse, “Co-Sleeping: How to, Why I do it.” Youtube. 22:18 January 29, 2017. Chapter 1.
Andrea Yates, covered by “60 Minutes,” Youtube, Nov. 1, 2007, published by Overtree. (7:08) Chapter 1.
Suzan Herculano-Houzel: “What is So Special about the Human Brain?” Ted Talk. November 2013. 13:31. Chapter 2.
Nancy Kanwisher: “A Neural Portrait of the Human Mind” Ted Talk. October 2014. 17:40. Chapter 2.
Beau Lotto: “Optical Illusions Show How We See” Ted Talk. October 2009. 19:00. Chapter 3.
Dan Gartenberg. “The Brain Benefits of Deep Sleep—and How to Get More of it.” Ted Talk. 2017. (6:37) AND Arriana Huffington. “How to Succeed? Get More Sleep.” January 2011. (4:10). Chapter 4. (If you choose this one, write about both TED Talks.)
*Jeff Iliff. “One More Reason to Get a Good Night’s Sleep.” Ted Talk. 2014. (11:41). Chapter 4.
VSauce—Michael. “Why Do We Dream?” Oct. 2011. (6:31) AND Dylan Selterman. “What Can We Learn from Our Dreams?” YouTube—TedxUMD. June 2014. (16:02) Chapter 4. (If you choose this one, write about both TED Talks.)
Videos Relating to Chapters 5-7

Jeremy Howard. “The Wonderful and Terrifying Implications of Computers That Can Learn.” December 2014. 19:46. Chapter 5.
Josh Foer. “Feats of Memory Anyone Can Do.” (20:22) Feb. 2012. Ted Talk. Chapter 6.
Mark Pagel. “How Language Transformed Humanity.” Ted Talk. July 2011. 20:07. Chapter 7.
Videos Relating to Chapters 8-11

*Randy Pausch. “The Last Lecture”—from Oprah.
(10:11). Chapter 8. Motivation.

*Steve Jobs. Stanford Commencement Address, 2005. (15: 07). Chapter 9. Motivation.
*Caroline Casey. “Looking Past limits.” Ted Talk. October 2014. Chapter 9.
Robert Waldinger. “What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness.” Ted Talk, Nov. 2015. (12:17). Chapter 9.
Ingrid Fetell Lee. “Where Joy Hides and How to Find It.” May 2018. 13:38. Chapter .9
Brian Little. “Who Are You, Really? The Puzzle of Personality.” Ted Talk. June 2016. 15:15. Chapter 10.
*Robb Willer. “How to Have Better Political Conversations.” Ted Talk. January 2017. 12:01. Chapter 11.
Dawn Maslar. “The Science of Attraction.” TED Talk. May 2014. 4:20. Chapter 11.
Videos Relating to Chapters 12-14

*Kelly McGonigal. “How to Make Stress Your Friend.” Ted Talk. September 2013. 14:29. Chapter 12.
Susan Pinker. “The Secret to Living Longer May Be Your Social LIfe.” TED Talk. April 2017. 15.55. Chapter 12.
Thomas Insell. “Toward a New Understanding of Mental Illness.” 2019 (13:03). Chapter 13.
*Brene Brown. “The Power of Vulnerability.” Ted Talk. 20:49. Chapter 14.