Psychology Principles and Personal Life

One of the core objectives of this course is that you can articulate the personal relevance of the course material. While I know that this course has moved rapidly, I'd like you to take a few minutes to reflect on the topics that we have covered. For this assignment, I want you to identify four (4) principles you learned in this course; explain each one including any relevant research and relate it to your own life. Your selection is personal, I recognize that, but the four principles should come from different topics within the course. By the way, the chapter title is a topic, not a principle. You wouldn't write about Learning, unless you were focusing on one or more of the principles or concepts of learning.
Your essay requires an introduction, discussion of the four examples, and a conclusion. All four of your examples should come from DIFFERENT categories of psychology.
Your essay should include a discussion of the general theme of personal relevance through clear and detailed discussions of each principle. Each principle should describe specific evidence (studies, theories, or the text). Use diverse, non-overlapping principles that represent different topics from the course and be sure to relate exactly how they prove relevant to your life with specific examples. The relevance may be personal or it may be in response to the social events of the times, but give me examples. It is not enough to say memory is important and I use it everyday! That isn't a principle nor is it an example of relevance.
You should think of this assignment as your final examination - and in fact, if you were in my face-to-face class you would have this question to respond to as part of your final exam. If you were writing this course in my classroom, you might be able to reference your notes and your text book - but no other outside sources. I want you to treat this assignment in that same way - the only sources you may use are from your notes, your textbook, or materials I presented here on Canvas.
Often students ask me if I have a minimum number of words or pages. I don't - how many words and/or pages do you need to complete this? I can tell you though that most submissions are at least three pages, but the length depends on your writing skills and your ability to synthesize all of this information.
NOTE: You will submit this paper utilizing TurnItIn, which will check for plagiarism and basic grammar.
If you have any questions, please ask.