Music and Psychology Essay (LOs 2 & 6)
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Purpose: Think of a song and/or a set of lyrics that means something to you or that has influenced your life in some way, and use three of the theories outlined in the Your Final Research and Reflection Essay: More About the Music and Psychology Option (you must read this page to complete the assignment) page to explain how the music has influenced your thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. This essay will build your terminology and understanding of concepts we have used throughout the course.
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When referring to the text or another source, you can first use an in-text citation like “According to the OpenStax text (2020),” or “Spielman et al. (2020) describe….” Then provide the reference for your source(s) on a separate References page. Check APA Citation Help for examples on how to write different types of references. You can copy the reference below and insert a page number or numbers within the parentheses for the chapter text: Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020). Psychology 2e (pp. #-#). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology-2e Similarly, you should use the following format for your songs: Recording artist. (Year of release). Title of song [Song]. On Title of album [Album]. Record label. Here is an example: Dacus, L. (2018). Night shift [Song]. On Historian [Album]. Matador Records. When you’re finished with your essay (which is 3-4 pages/750-1000 words not including your title and Reference pages), make sure to re-read these instructions and the page of the option you chose to make sure you haven’t overlooked anything. Criteria:
This activity may use a different grading rubric than what was used in past activities. Be sure to check the grading rubric before starting. |