PSY 115 Week 7 Assignment 2: Principles of Success Plan: The First Three Principles (Milestone 2)

Due Week 7 and worth 100 points

How would you advise a person to succeed in accomplishing personal, career, or learning goals based on what you’ve learned about attention, spaced repetition, and habit formation? Based on the information presented on selective attention, spaced repetition, and habit formation (located in chapters 4-7 of the webtext), summarize each concept and identify one principle of success for each concept related to accomplishing learning, career, or personal goals. In addition, explain how you have experienced each of these principles working in your life or how you plan to apply them to meeting your own personal or career goals.

Milestone 2 should be two to four (2-4) pages in length and should include the following:

One principle of success related to the concept of selective attention.
1. State one principle of success related to selective attention in one sentence.
2. Summarize the concept of selective attention and explain its relationship to learning. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
3. Explain how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
One principle of success related to the concept of spaced repetition (or the spacing effect).
1. State one principle of success related to spaced repetition in one sentence.
2. Summarize the concept of spaced repetition and explain its relationship to learning. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
3. Explain how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
One principle of success related to the concept of habit formation.
1. State one principle of success related to habit formation in one sentence.
2. Summarize the concept of habit formation and explain its significance for meeting goals. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences
3. Explain how you have personally seen this principle of success work in meeting your own goals or how you plan to put it into action. – One paragraph of 3-5 sentences

Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. Typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length. [Use writing templates in the webtext to make your cover page according to APA style guidelines.]
3. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length. [Use writing templates in the webtext to make your in-text citations and automatically create your reference page according to APA style guidelines.]

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Determine psychological principles of success using major theories of learning, memory, cognition, consciousness, development, and social psychology.
Describe the differences between growth and fixed mindsets and apply mindsets to personal experiences.
Apply behaviorist psychology principles to describe how humans learn and develop habits.
Identify and reflect on how personal responsibility for actions affects outcomes.
Use critical thinking skills to reflect on personal experiences related to success, failure, and strategies for personal growth.
Use technology and information resources to support learning issues in success psychology.
Write clearly and concisely about psychological success using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 100	Assignment 2: Principles of Success Plan: The First Three Principles (Milestone 2)
Criteria	Unacceptable Below 60% F	Meets Minimum Expectations 60-69% D	Fair 70-79% C	Proficient 80-89% B	Exemplary 90-100% A
1. State one principle of success related to selective attention. Summarize the concept of selective attention and explain its relationship to learning. Explain how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals. Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletely stated one principle of success related to selective attention. Did not submit or incompletely summarized the concept of selective attention and explained its relationship to learning. Did not submit or incompletely explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals.	Insufficiently stated one principle of success related to selective attention. Insufficiently summarized the concept of selective attention and explained its relationship to learning. Insufficiently explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals.	Partially stated one principle of success related to selective attention. Partially summarized the concept of selective attention and explained its relationship to learning. Partially explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals.	Satisfactorily stated one principle of success related to selective attention. Satisfactorily summarized the concept of selective attention and explained its relationship to learning. Satisfactorily explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals.	Thoroughly stated one principle of success related to selective attention. Thoroughly summarized the concept of selective attention and explained its relationship to learning. Thoroughly explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals.
2. State one principle of success related to spaced repetition. Summarize the concept of spaced repetition and explain its relationship to learning. Explain how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals. Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletely stated one principle of success related to spaced repetition. Did not submit or incompletely summarized the concept of spaced repetition and explained its relationship to learning. Did not submit or incompletely explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals.	Insufficiently stated one principle of success related to spaced repetition. Insufficiently summarized the concept of spaced repetition and explained its relationship to learning. Insufficiently explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals.	Partially stated one principle of success related to spaced repetition. Partially summarized the concept of spaced repetition and explained its relationship to learning. Partially explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals.	Satisfactorily stated one principle of success related to spaced repetition. Satisfactorily summarized the concept of spaced repetition and explained its relationship to learning. Satisfactorily explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals.	Thoroughly stated one principle of success related to spaced repetition. Thoroughly summarized the concept of spaced repetition and explained its relationship to learning. Thoroughly explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in your own learning or how you plan to put it into action in accomplishing your future learning goals.
3. State one principle of success related to habit formation. Summarize the concept of habit formation and explain its significance for meeting goals. Explain how you have personally seen this principle of success work in meeting your own goals or how you plan to put it into action. Weight: 30%	Did not submit or incompletely stated one principle of success related to habit formation. Did not submit or incompletely summarized the concept of habit formation and explained its significance for meeting goals. Did not submit or incompletely explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in meeting your own goals or how you plan to put it into action.	Insufficiently stated one principle of success related to habit formation. Insufficiently summarized the concept of habit formation and explained its significance for meeting goals. Insufficiently explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in meeting your own goals or how you plan to put it into action.	Partially stated one principle of success related to habit formation. Partially summarized the concept of habit formation and explained its significance for meeting goals. Partially explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in meeting your own goals or how you plan to put it into action.	Satisfactorily stated one principle of success related to habit formation. Satisfactorily summarized the concept of habit formation and explained its significance for meeting goals. Satisfactorily explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in meeting your own goals or how you plan to put it into action.	Thoroughly stated one principle of success related to habit formation. Thoroughly summarized the concept of habit formation and explained its significance for meeting goals. Thoroughly explained how you have personally seen this principle of success work in meeting your own goals or how you plan to put it into action.
4. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements Weight: 10%	Did not submit or wrote with an incomplete level of clarity. Did not submit or incompletely adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.	Wrote with an insufficient level of clarity. Insufficiently adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.	Wrote with a partial level of clarity. Partially adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.	Wrote with a satisfactory level of clarity. Satisfactorily adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.	Wrote with a thorough level of clarity. Thoroughly adhered to proper writing mechanics and the formatting requirements outlined for this assignment.

Lopes Write Policy

For assignments that need to be submitted to Lopes Write, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.

Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.

Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?

Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.

Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances. PSY 115 Week 7 Assignment 2 Principles of Success Plan The First Three Principles (Milestone 2)

If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.

I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.

As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

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Communication

Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me:

Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.

Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

Welcome to class

Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
Include in-text citations in your response
Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
Follow APA-7th edition
Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
Follow APA 7th edition
Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
Here are some helpful links
Student paper example
Citing Sources
The Writing Center is a great resource

As we begin this session, I would like to take this opportunity to clarify my expectations for this course:

Please note that GCU Online weeks run from Thursday (Day 1) through Wednesday (Day 7).

Course Room Etiquette:

It is my expectation that all learners will respect the thoughts and ideas presented in the discussions.
All postings should be presented in a respectful, professional manner. Remember – different points of view add richness and depth to the course!

Office Hours:

My office hours vary so feel free to shoot me an email at Kelly.[email protected] or my office phone is 602.639.6517 and I will get back to you within one business day or as soon as possible.
Phone appointments can be scheduled as well. Send me an email and the best time to call you, along with your phone number to make an appointment.
I welcome all inquiries and questions as we spend this term together. My preference is that everyone utilizes the Questions to Instructor forum. In the event your question is of a personal nature, please feel free to post in the Individual Questions for Instructor forum I will respond to all posts or emails within 24 or sooner.

Late Policy and Grading Policy

Discussion questions:

I do not mark off for late DQ’s.
I would rather you take the time to read the materials and respond to the DQ’s in a scholarly way, demonstrating your understanding of the materials.
I will not accept any DQ submissions after day 7, 11:59 PM (AZ Time) of the week.
Individual written assignments – due by 11:59 PM AZ Time Zone on the due dates indicated for each class deliverable.

Assignments:

Assignments turned in after their specified due dates are subject to a late penalty of -10%, each day late, of the available credit. Please refer to the student academic handbook and GCU policy.
Any activity or assignment submitted after the due date will be subject to GCU’s late policy
Extenuating circumstances may justify exceptions, which are at my sole discretion. If an extenuating circumstance should arise, please contact me privately as soon as possible.
No assignments can be accepted for grading after midnight on the final day of class.
All assignments will be graded in accordance with the Assignment Grading Rubrics

Participation

Participation in each week’s Discussion Board forum accounts for a large percentage of your final grade in this course.
Please review the Course Syllabus for a comprehensive overview of course deliverables and the value associated with each.
It is my expectation that each of you will substantially contribute to the course discussion forums and respond to the posts of at least three other learners.
A substantive post should be at least 200 words. Responses such as “great posts” or “I agree” do not meet the active engagement expectation.
Please feel free to draw on personal examples as you develop your responses to the Discussion Questions but you do need to demonstrate your understanding of the materials.
I do expect outside sources as well as class materials to formulate your post.
APA format is not necessary for DQ responses, but I do expect a proper citation for references.
Please use peer-related journals found through the GCU library and/or class materials to formulate your answers. Do not try to “Google” DQ’s as I am looking for class materials and examples from the weekly materials.
I will not accept responses that are from Wikipedia, Business dictionary.com, or other popular business websites. You will not receive credit for generic web searches – this does not demonstrate graduate-level research.
Stay away from the use of personal pronouns when writing. As a graduate student, you are expected to write based on research and gathering of facts. Demonstrating your understanding of the materials is what you will be graded on. You will be marked down for lack of evidence to support your ideas.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the act of claiming credit for another’s work, accomplishments, or ideas without appropriate acknowledgment of the source of the information by including in-text citations and references.
This course requires the utilization of APA format for all course deliverables as noted in the course syllabus.
Whether this happens deliberately or inadvertently, whenever plagiarism has occurred, you have committed a Code of Conduct violation.
Please review your LopesWrite report prior to final submission.
Every act of plagiarism, no matter the severity, must be reported to the GCU administration (this includes your DQ’s, posts to your peers, and your papers).

Plagiarism includes:

Representing the ideas, expressions, or materials of another without due credit.
Paraphrasing or condensing ideas from another person’s work without proper citation and referencing.
Failing to document direct quotations without proper citation and referencing.
Depending upon the amount, severity, and frequency of the plagiarism that is committed, students may receive in-class penalties that range from coaching (for a minor omission), -20% grade penalties for resubmission, or zero credit for a specific assignment. University-level penalties may also occur, including suspension or even expulsion from the University.
If you are at all uncertain about what constitutes plagiarism, you should review the resources available in the Student Success Center. Also, please review the University’s policies about plagiarism which are covered in more detail in the GCU Catalog and the Student Handbook.
We will be utilizing the GCU APA Style Guide 7th edition located in the Student Success Center > The Writing Center for all course deliverables.

LopesWrite

All course assignments must be uploaded to the specific Module Assignment Drop Box, and also submitted to LopesWrite every week.
Please ensure that your assignment is uploaded to both locations under the Assignments DropBox. Detailed instructions for using LopesWrite are located in the Student Success Center.

Assignment Submissions

Please note that Microsoft Office is the software requirement at GCU.
I can open Word files or any file that is saved with a .rtf (Rich Text Format) extension. I am unable to open .wps files.
If you are using a “.wps” word processor, please save your files using the .rtf extension that is available from the drop-down box before uploading your files to the Assignment Drop Box.

Grade of Incomplete

The final grade of Incomplete is granted at the discretion of the instructor; however, students must meet certain specific criteria before this grade accommodation is even possible to consider.
The grade of Incomplete is reserved for times when students experience a serious extenuating circumstance or a crisis during the last week of class which prevents the completion of course requirements before the close of the grading period. Students also must pass the course at the time the request is made.
Please contact me personally if you are having difficulties in meeting course requirements or class deadlines during our time together. In addition, if you are experiencing personal challenges or difficulties, it is best to contact the Academic Counselor so that you can discuss the options that might be available to you, as well as each option’s academic and financial repercussions.

Grade Disputes

If you have any questions about a grade you have earned on an individual assignment or activity, please get in touch with me personally for further clarification.
While I have made every attempt to grade you fairly, on occasion a misunderstanding may occur, so please allow me the opportunity to learn your perspective if you believe this has occurred. Together, we should be able to resolve grading issues on individual assignments.
However, after we have discussed individual assignments’ point scores, if you still believe that the final grade you have earned at the end of the course is not commensurate with the quality of work you produced for this class, there is a formal Grade Grievance procedure which is outlined in the GCU Catalog and Student Handbook.