Child sexual abuse and cognitive distortions of thinking

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Child sexual abuse and cognitive distortions of thinking

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https://journals-sagepub-com.ezproxy.bcu.ac.uk/doi/pdf/10.1177/088626093008003002

 

Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences Psychology Department	Assessment Coversheet and Feedback Form

Complete the details marked in the coloured text and leave everything else blank. Copy and paste your submission after the first pages as indicated. You are reminded of the University regulations on cheating. Except where the assessment is group-based, the final piece of work which is submitted must be your own work. Close similarity between submissions is likely to lead to an investigation for cheating. You must submit a file in an MSWord or equivalent format as tutors will use MSWord to provide feedback including, where appropriate, annotations in the text.

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Course and Year

Module Code

PSY403

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Module Title

Psychology Research Skills

Module Tutor

Dr Stacey Bedwell

Personal Tutor

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Marking Criteria – Please study this page carefully

0 – 39% Fail	40 – 49% Third	50 – 59% 2:2	60 – 69% 2:1	70 – 79% First	80 – 100% First
Criterion 1 Mark:	Review and synthesise literature from primary sources, leading to a rationale.
Research proposal demonstrates weak or no knowledge of research literature and there is little or no discussion of relevant research literature, no or poor rationale for the proposed study.	Research proposal demonstrates a satisfactory discussion of research literature, but that which is discussed tends to be from secondary sources. The rationale for the proposed project is lacking or unclear.	Research proposal demonstrates a good discussion of research literature but this may be lacking in detail and/or clarity in places. Some of the literature is irrelevant or from unreliable sources. The rationale for the proposed project is good.	Research proposal demonstrates a very good discussion of relevant research literature which is well structured and coherently presented throughout, leading to a clear rationale for the proposed project.	Research proposal demonstrates an excellent and detailed discussion of relevant literature which is well structured and coherently presented throughout, leading to a well-defined rationale for the proposed project.	Research proposal demonstrates an outstanding and detailed discussion of relevant literature which is well structured and coherently presented throughout, leading to a well-defined rationale for the proposed project.
Criterion 2 Mark:	Demonstrate understanding of the content and structure of psychological research reports including an awareness of ethical considerations.
Research proposal demonstrates weak or no understanding of the content and structure of psychological research reports. Many sections of the proposal are weak or omitted, content is disorganised and lacks clarity. There is a lack of awareness for ethical considerations and the ethical implications.	Research proposal demonstrates satisfactory understanding of the content and structure of psychological research reports. Sections may be missing some relevant information and may lack clarity. There is satisfactory understanding of ethical implications.	Research proposal demonstrates a good understanding of the content and structure of psychological research reports but content may lack clarity or explanation in places. There is evidence of some understanding of ethical implications but this requires further consideration. .	Research proposal demonstrates a very good understanding of the content and structure of psychological research reports. Content is very good and all sections are presented correctly. There is very good consideration for ethical implications.	Research proposal demonstrates an excellent understanding of the content and structure of psychological research reports. The content of the proposal is detailed and takes into consideration relevant ethical and practical implications of the research.	Research proposal demonstrates an outstanding understanding of the content and structure of psychological research reports. The content of the proposal is very detailed and well organised. Ethical and practical implications of the research have been considered and explained well.

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Workbook Guidance/Template

Your submission should consist of 1500 words. All sections should meet APA referencing/formatting standards.

You can copy and paste your work into the sections below.

Comment by stacey bedwell: Follow APA guidelines and limit your wordcount (approx.. 12 words). Make it clear what the topic area is and what is being investigated.

Delete and replace with your title

Introduction Comment by stacey bedwell: Cover the background literature and research relevant to your chosen topic, and eventual research question. Start broad and gradually focus on more research related to your eventual research question in more detail (funnel structure).
Use the research to build a rationale (a reason) for why you have chosen the research question you have and why it is important to conduct research in this area to address this.

Research Question/Hypothesis Comment by stacey bedwell: Briefly make the rationale, justification, for your research area clear. Formally state your research question/hypothesis.
Your hypothesis can be directional or non-directional

Method

Comment by stacey bedwell: Describe your ideal sample, how you plan on recruiting them, and how many. Mention any important details about your proposed sample.

Participants

Comment by stacey bedwell: Make it clear what your IV is, and what your DV is. Make the number of groups/conditions clear, and any controls proposed

Design

Materials Comment by stacey bedwell: Describe any measures, materials or equipment that you propose using for your research. If needed you can include examples in an appendix after the reference list

Comment by stacey bedwell: Briefly describe how the research/experiment will be run from start to finish. Include enough detail here for others to replicate and run your research.

Procedure

Ethical Considerations Comment by stacey bedwell: Describe measures you will take in your methodology to ensure you meet ethical standards.

References Comment by stacey bedwell: Follow APA guidance Comment by Stacey Bedwell: Remove comments and turn off track changes before you submit!

FACULTYOF BUSINESS, LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES

COURSEWORK FRONT SHEET

MODULE TITLE: Psychology Research Skills

MODULE CODE: PSY4031

LECTURER: Dr Stacey Bedwell

ISSUE DATE: week 1, lecture 1, Week commencing

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3rd September 2019.

HAND IN DATE: 10th January 2020

HAND BACK DATE: 7th February 2020

Learning Outcomes:

1. Review and synthesise literature from primary sources, leading to a rationale.

2. Demonstrate understanding of the content and structure of psychological research reports including an awareness of ethical considerations.

Summative Assessment Overview:

Brief description of the assessment; please also include essay question/description / case study description / portfolio description / presentation description here.

A 1500 word research proposal (60% of final grade).

The research proposal will be based on an area of psychology you and your presentation group select. This can be an area within Psychology that you are interested in. Your research proposal will allow you to demonstrate an understanding of the background literature and research, formulate a research question and propose a methodology to investigate and answer this research question. You will not be required to carry this research out but you will write the proposal as if you will.

The research proposal, although it will be written about an area you and your group selects, will be an individually written and assessed proposal. The topic is agreed on, but your proposal is your own individual work.

Information for ALL students on submission of this coursework

• For all Coursework must be in Arial 11 or Times New Roman font size 12.

• Please use APA referencing convention. For support please see the Official APA 6th edition website, Official basics of APA style tutorial and Official example APA reference list.

• Please note that your coursework must adhere to the word count given in the assessment brief. A 10% under or over allowance is given for word counts. Failure to adhere to the word count will be taken into consideration when been awarded a mark, as the work has not met the assessment brief.

• Materials listed in your reference list and appendices will not be included in your word count

• Everything in your main text including quotations, citations and headings will be included in your word count.

• The date and time of the submission of your work for this assessment can be found on your module Moodle site.

• You are reminded of the University’s Disciplinary Procedures that refer to plagiarism. A copy of the Disciplinary Procedure is available from iCity. Except where the assessment of an assignment is group based, the final piece of work that is submitted must be your own work. Close similarity between assignments is likely to lead to an investigation for cheating. You must also ensure that you acknowledge all sources you have used. Submissions that are considered to be the result of collusion or plagiarism will be dealt with under the University’s Disciplinary Procedures, and the penalty may involve the loss of academic credits. If you have any doubts about the extent to which you are allowed to collaborate with your colleagues, or the conventions for acknowledging the sources you have used, you should first of all consult module documentation and, if still unclear, your tutor.

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Additional information about electronic submission

All coursework submitted electronically need to be submitted in accordance with the following guidelines:

Formative Assessment:

Brief description of formative assessment here.

In class peer review in week 10, during seminar time.

Draft proposal submission, with group level feedback (week 11).

Formative Assessment Deadline: 6th December 2019

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