Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
• Describe the effects of culture, ethnicity, and diversity on the human experience.
o Describe a controversial topic and key current issues related to the topic.
• Apply psychological theories to issues affecting culture, ethnicity, and diversity.
o Identify counterarguments to own position, using psychological theories or research in culture, ethnicity, and diversity to support the counterarguments.
• Analyze psychological research findings related to culture, ethnicity, and diversity.
o Identify rebuttals to counterarguments using psychological theories or research in culture, ethnicity, and diversity to support the rebuttals.
o Assess the strength of the original position using psychological theories or research in culture, ethnicity, and diversity to support own views.
• Apply psychological theory and research in culture, ethnicity, and diversity to inform personal and professional behavior.
o Describe own personal or professional position on a topic supported by psychological theories or research in culture, ethnicity, and diversity.
• Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
o Cite scholarly evidence correctly according to APA guidelines.
o Write in a manner that is scholarly, clear, and free of grammatical, spelling, and APA formatting errors.
