PSY-319 Psych. Learning, Memory & Cog.For this assignment, you are required to write a short paper discussing the impact
culture has on visual perception; specifically on visual illusions and why some of them
(such as the Muller-Lyer Illusion) are not present in certain cultures.
Your short paper should address the following elements:
a) cultural influence on cognitive abilities or strategies (from a broad perspective),
b) specific cultural influences that may be related to a group’s susceptibility to the
illusion. Feel free to focus on a specific cultural group, and
c) must contain the description of at least one research study that investigates and
demonstrates the impact of culture on the specific cultural group you have focused on.
You must use at least 3 credible sources. If needed, visit the Albizu Library Database
Index. For the selection of your source, use PsycINFO or PsycARICLES. Your
articles MUST be:
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Peer Reviewed ((a) limit your search to “peer-reviewed” and (b) check to see that the
journal itself is peer reviewed by looking at their website-it will always be noted)
The articles MUST be of standard length (do not use a brief report or an abstract)
At least one (2) of the articles MUST contain a research study that was conducted (e.g.
have Methods and Results sections)
DO NOT use Wikipedia or blogs as sources
You will upload the paper as a Word document or PDF to Blackboard for grading and
feedback. Once the submissions are graded, you will be able to review the feedback
provided to you in the grading rubric. Your short paper must be 2–3 pages in length (this
does not include the cover page and the reference page). It should be written in 12point Times New Roman font, with one-inch margins. All sources used must follow APA
citation and reference format.
Any thoughts that are not your own MUST be cited in proper APA format. Direct quotes
(short and long) MUST be cited and formatted following APA guidelines. Even if you
paraphrase information, it MUST be cited. Papers are being evaluated through
SafeAssign. Plagiarism will NOT be tolerated. If plagiarism is discovered, it will result in
a grade of 0 for the assignment and possible disciplinary action. AU’s writing
center can assist you if you are unsure. You can also use the following Purdue OWL
link: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ to help you with your citations
and references and you can avoid plagiarism by also using one of the following
plagiarism checking links: https://papersowl.com/free-plagiarismchecker , https://www.grammarly.com/plagiarism-checker ,
and https://smallseotools.com/plagiarism-checker/
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