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Critical Thinking Assignment on the topic of Memory

Critical Thinking Assignment on the topic of Memory

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Watch either of the following movies: 50 First Dates, The Vow, or Memento. Conduct an analysis of the movie’s portrayal of amnesia based on your understanding of amnesia from the text (course) and additional research you conduct. Identify the kind of amnesia that is presented in the movie. You must research at least one additional psychological or scientific source that provides additional information about amnesia, specifically the type of amnesia depicted in the movie. Write a critical assessment of the movie’s portrayal of amnesia and relevant aspects of memory.

Critical Thinking Assignment on the topic of Memory

Watch either of the following movies: 50 First Dates, The Vow, or Memento. Conduct an analysis of the movie’s portrayal of amnesia based on your understanding of amnesia from the text (course) and additional research you conduct.  Identify the kind of amnesia that is presented in the movie.  You must research at least one additional psychological or scientific source that provides additional information about amnesia, specifically the type of amnesia depicted in the movie. Write a critical assessment of the movie’s portrayal of amnesia and relevant aspects of memory.

In your assessment address the following questions/issues: Describe the type of amnesia depicted in the move and provide support for your assessment. Discuss how realistic the depiction is given scientific documentation of the disorder. Discuss typical symptoms, behaviors and the types of memories typically impacted by the disorder. Provide examples of how these are exemplified or not exemplified in the movie. Identify the cause of the amnesia as presented in the movie. Is the cause that is presented likely based on your research? Discuss what research suggests are the best ways to address/manage the amnesia including techniques or strategies that have been documented to assist in functioning. Are any of these utilized in the movie? Discuss the strategies utilized in the movie and their effectiveness and/or reasonableness. Are there other techniques or strategies that you determine could be employed given your enhanced understanding of the disorder? Discuss the impact of the amnesia on ongoing relationships and experiences. Are these realistically presented in the movie? Conclude with any thoughts you have about the disorder: how difficult living with the disorder might be, unanswered questions you may have, possible relevant research you would be interested in, etc.

Your paper should be a minimum of 3 pages double-spaced in Times New Roman font size 12. It should contain both an introductory paragraph and a conclusory paragraph. The introduction should identify the movie watched, your perspective on the kind of amnesia it portrays and how realistic you deem the portrayal to be. Subsequent paragraphs should present details of your assessment, including the specifics addressed in the paragraph above. The concluding paragraph should restate your perspective, now with supporting evidence, and add any additional thoughts you’d like to share.

You must include references for all of your sources in accordance with the American Psychological Association guidelines. You will likely have at least 3 sources: the text, the movie and an additional source. As a rule of thumb, you should include a source citation for any information that is not common knowledge within the community of the readership. See the attached for additional guidelines.

APA Citation and Reference Guidelines

In-text Citations

Include the author’s last name and the year of publication, for example: (Gordon, 2007). For direct quotations, include the page number as well, for example: (Gordon, 2007, p. 14).

Other format examples:
According to Gibson and Walk (1960), most infants avoid the edge of a precipice. However, avoidance responses may be linked with the duration of infants’ crawling experience (e.g., Campos, Bertenthal, & Kermoian, 1992).

If you have not read the original source, but only read about it in a secondary source (e.g., your textbook), you should cite it like this:
Gibson and Walk (1960, cited in Kail and Cavanaugh, 2013) found that most infants avoid the edge of a precipice. However, avoidance responses may be linked with the duration of infants’ crawling experience (e.g., Campos, Bertenthal, & Kermoian, 1992, cited in Kail and Cavanaugh, 2013).

For every in-text citation in your paper, there must be a corresponding entry in your reference list.

Reference Lists

Pagination: The References section begins on a new page.
Heading: References (centered on the first line below the manuscript page header)
Format: The references (with hanging indent) begin on the line following the References heading. Entries are organized alphabetically by surnames of first authors. Most reference entries have three components:
1.    Authors: Authors are listed in the same order as specified in the source, using surnames and initials. Commas separate all authors. When there are seven or more authors, list the first six and then use “et al.” for remaining authors. If no author is identified, the title of the document begins the reference.
2.    Year of  Publication:  In parentheses following authors, with a period following the closing parenthesis. If no publication date is identified, use “n.d.”  in parentheses following the authors.
3.    Source Information:  Includes title, journal, volume, pages (for journal article) or title, city of publication, publisher (for book). Italicize titles of books, titles of periodicals, and periodical volume numbers

Examples

1.    Journal article
Murzynski, J., & Degelman, D. (1996). Body language of women and judgments of     vulnerability to sexual assault. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 26,  1617-    1626.

2.    Book
Paloutzian, R. F. (1996). Invitation to the psychology of religion  (2nd ed.). Boston:     Allyn and Bacon.

3.    Web document on university program or department Website
Degelman, D., & Harris, M. L. (2000). APA style essentials. Retrieved May 18, 2000,     from Vanguard University, Department of Psychology Website:      http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/index.cfm?doc_id=796

4.    Stand-alone Web document (no date)
Nielsen, M. E. (n.d.). Notable people in psychology of religion. Retrieved August 3,     2001, from  http://www.psywww.com/psyrelig/psyrelpr.htm

5.    Stand-alone Web document (no author, no date)
Gender and society. (n.d.). Retrieved December 3, 2001, from     http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/gender.html

6.    Journal article from database
Hien, D., & Honeyman, T. (2000). A closer look at the drug abuse-maternal     aggression link. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 15, 503-522. Retrieved May     20, 2000, from ProQuest database.

7.    Abstract from secondary database
Garrity, K., & Degelman, D. (1990). Effect of server introduction on restaurant     tipping. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 20, 168-172. Abstract retrieved     July 23, 2001, from PsycINFO database.

8.    Journal article, Internet-only journal
Bergen, D. (2002, Spring). The role of pretend play in children’s cognitive     development. Early Childhood Research & Practice, 4(1). Retrieved February 1,     2004, from http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v4n1/bergen.html

9.    Article or chapter in an edited book
Shea, J. D. (1992). Religion and sexual adjustment. In J. F. Schumaker     (Ed.), Religion and mental health (pp. 70-84). New York: Oxford University     Press.

10.     Films, videos or DVDs
Hitchcock, A. (Producer & Director). (1954). Rear window [Film]. Los Angeles: MGM. (Location: Name of Studio)

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