Assignment 2: Principles of Success Plan: Principles

Due Week 9 and worth 200 points

How will you use what you have learned about the psychology of success to accomplish the three goals you set in Assignment 1? Chapters 4-9 of the Webtext present information on the psychological concepts of selective attention, spaced repetition, habit formation, mindset, and grit. For Assignment 2, you will summarize each concept and explain how you have experienced each of these working in your life. In addition, you will choose one principle of success for each concept, and explain how you plan to apply that principle to meeting the personal or career goals you set for yourself in Assignment 1.

Assignment 2 should be five to seven (5-7) pages in length and should include the following:

1. Selective Attention
   1. Summarize the concept of selective attention and explain how you have seen this concept in your own life in one paragraph of three to five (3-5) sentences
   2. Choose a principle of success related to selective attention and explain how you plan to put this principle into action to accomplish one of the goals you set in Assignment 1 in one paragraph of three to five (3-5) sentences
2. Spaced Repetition (or The Spacing Effect).
   1. Summarize the concept of spaced repetition and explain how you have seen this concept in your own life in one paragraph of three to five (3-5) sentences
   2. Choose a principle of success related to spaced repetition and explain how you plan to put this principle into action to accomplish on of the goals you set in Assignment 1 in one paragraph of three to five (3-5) sentences
3. Habit Formation
   1. Summarize the concept of habit formation and explain how you have seen this concept in your own life in one paragraph of three to five (3-5) sentences
   2. Choose a principle of success related to habit formation and explain how you plan to put this principle into action to accomplish on of the goals you set in Assignment 1 in one paragraph of three to five (3-5) sentences
4. Mindset
   1. Summarize the concept of mindset and explain how you have seen this concept in your own life in one paragraph of three to five (3-5) sentences
   2. Choose a principle of success related to mindset and explain how you plan to put this principle into action to accomplish on of the goals you set in Assignment 1 in one paragraph of three to five (3-5) sentences
5. Grit
   1. Summarize the concept of grit and explain how you have seen this concept in your own life in one paragraph of three to five (3-5) sentences
   2. Choose a principle of success related to grit and explain how you plan to put this principle into action to accomplish on of the goals you set in Assignment 1 in one paragraph of three to five (3-5) sentences
6. 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.
• Construct an applied working concept of self-regulation.
• 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 this rubric.