[Solved] PSY 560 Milestone Two Homework Solution

PSY 560 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

This assignment will be your second milestone as you work on your final project, the theoretical analysis. In Module One, you selected a theory from the list of approved theories for the theoretical analysis. In Module Three, you completed an outline of the Background and Basics of the Theory section. For this milestone, you will complete an outline of the Evaluation and Comparison section. You do not need to complete a full draft of this section; only an outline will be accepted. Please do not submit a rough draft.

This rubric will help you develop your outline for this assignment. Be sure to refer to the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document to review the full assignment that you will submit in Module Nine and to see how your outline will be fleshed out later in the course. This will help you understand what needs to be included in your outline. Use the information you have been collecting in your annotated bibliography to support you in this milestone.

Prompt

For this assignment, you will create an outline of the Evaluation and Comparison section of the final project. You will begin by writing a position statement. Then you will evaluate the validity and accuracy of your theory based on both primary and secondary research. You will evaluate the cultural application of your theory. You will consider the strengths and weaknesses of your theory with research-based evidence. Based on the weaknesses you discuss, you’ll cover two alternative theories that challenge the validity, weaknesses, or biases of your theory. Last, you will define the usefulness of your theory in contemporary settings against the alternative theories.

1. Milestone Two (Outline): Evaluation and Comparison
   1. Develop a position statement regarding your theory’s continued relevance in personality psychology today. Your statement must be supported with logical rationale. PSY 560 Milestone Two
   2. Evaluate the validity and accuracy of your theory. Consider both primary and secondary resources and cite specific examples from the research to support your evaluation. Include both historical and current research in your evaluation and consider the differences where applicable.
   3. Determine the theory’s appropriateness for a range of cultural perspectives in its contemporary use. Be sure to cite relevant research. How well does this theory make testable predictions about human behavior across a range of cultural perspectives, including those of special populations? Give specific examples from the research where possible.
   4. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the theory. Support your claims with research-based evidence.
   5. Based on the weaknesses you discover, choose two alternative personality theories to discuss. Be sure to explain how these alternative theories challenge the validity, weaknesses, or biases of your theory.
   6. Defend the usefulness of your theory in contemporary settings against the alternative theories and the challenges you just presented.

What to Submit

Your outline must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document. Use the provided Milestone Two Template. Include a reference page with at least three sources cited in APA format. PSY 560 Milestone Two

Note that the grading rubric for this milestone submission is not identical to that of the final project. The Final Project Rubric will include an additional “Exemplary” category that provides guidance as to how you can go above and beyond “Proficient” in your final submission.

[Note: To complete this template, replace the bracketed text with your own content. Remove this note and all others in the template before you submit your assignment.]

Milestone Two PSY 560 Milestone Two

[Your First and Last Name]

[Course Number and Name]

[Your Instructor’s Name]

[Date Assignment Is Due]

• [Note: Create an outline for this section of your final paper using an outline format. Outline format should include bulleted information with letter or number labels to indicate organization strategy.
• The outline does not need to include full paragraphs. PSY 560 Milestone Two
• The outline must include in-text citations for resources you intend to use in that section. Failure to use in-text citations suggests that there is no research-based support for that portion of the paper, which is likely to lead to grade penalties for that section of the rubric.
• Please do not change the order of the content that is required for the assignment. However, you may add extra paragraphs for sections that require more information based on the content you wish to convey.]

Outline

Position Statement

• [Develop a position statement regarding your theory’s continued relevance in personality psychology today. Your statement must be supported with logical rationale.] PSY 560 Milestone Two
  • [Additional points of discussion—you may add or delete points in each of the outline sections]
  • [Additional points of discussion]
  • [Additional points of discussion]

Validity and Accuracy

• [Evaluate the validity and accuracy of your theory. Consider both primary and secondary resources and cite specific examples from the research to support your evaluation. Include both historical and current research in your evaluation and consider the differences where applicable.] PSY 560 Milestone Two
  • [Additional points of discussion—you may add or delete points in each of the outline sections]
  • [Additional points of discussion]
  • [Additional points of discussion]

Cultural Perspectives

• [Determine the theory’s appropriateness for a range of cultural perspectives in its contemporary use. Be sure to cite relevant research.]
  • [Additional points of discussion—you may add or delete points in each of the outline sections]
  • [Additional points of discussion]
  • [Additional points of discussion] PSY 560 Milestone Two
• [How well does this theory make testable predictions about human behavior across a range of cultural perspectives, including those of special populations? Give specific examples from the research where possible.]
  • [Additional points of discussion—you may add or delete points in each of the outline sections]
  • [Additional points of discussion]
  • [Additional points of discussion]

Strengths and Weaknesses

• [Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the theory. Support your claims with research-based evidence.]
  • [Additional points of discussion—you may add or delete points in each of the outline sections]
  • [Additional points of discussion]
  • [Additional points of discussion]

Alternative Personality Theories

• [Based on the weaknesses you discover, choose two alternative personality theories to discuss. Be sure to explain how these alternative theories challenge the validity, weaknesses, or biases of your theory.]
  • [Additional points of discussion—you may add or delete points in each of the outline sections]
  • [Additional points of discussion] PSY 560 Milestone Two
  • [Additional points of discussion]

Defend

• [Defend the usefulness of your theory in contemporary settings against the alternative theories and the challenges you just presented.]
  • [Additional points of discussion—you may add or delete points in each of the outline sections]
  • [Additional points of discussion]
  • [Additional points of discussion]

References

[Notes:

References must be in alphabetical order. The list of references must be on a separate page.

Use the most recent edition of the APA manual to format the references. PSY 560 Milestone Two

Use only black 12-point Times New Roman font with double spacing, a hanging indent, and one-inch margins all around. Do not change the font color and do not underline.

In the retrieval information, do not include the database. Do not include the retrieval date. Include the DOI if the article has it.

If you include the electronic location, give only the shortest, most direct link to the actual article. Include only the direct URL to the article.

Use only primary sources for your references. Ask the library for assistance in locating recent primary sources for your papers.

References must all be primary sources: scholarly, professional, academic, and peer-reviewed journal articles. Other sources are not acceptable for academic research and referencing and are not to be used for this class, such as magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, dictionaries, Wikipedia, other wikis, blogs, non-scholarly websites, or any non-scientific sources that do not provide quality researched materials (any source that does not use credible sources to support the information in the document).

For every reference in your list of references, your paper must also include the corresponding in-text citations. Make sure all citations correspond with the references and vice versa. PSY 560 Milestone Two

• All references must be cited.
• All citations must be referenced.

Format for Books: Last name, F. I. (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
For example:
Carl, J. (2011). Think sociology. Prentice Hall.

Format for Scholarly Journal Articles: Last name, F. I. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), page numbers. https://doi.org/10.xxxxxxx/PSY 560 Milestone Two
For example:
Roehl, B. Q. (1999). The rhetoric of composition: Convincing others. Journal of Composition Studies, 36(2), 132–144. https://doi.org/10190299.jocs]