Implicit Association Tests

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Course Code Class Code Assignment Title Total Points

PSY-530 PSY-530-O500 Benchmark – Implicit Association Tests 95.0

Criteria Percentage Unsatisfactory (0.00%) Less than Satisfactory (74.00%) Satisfactory (79.00%) Good (87.00%) Excellent (100.00%) Comments Points Earned

Content 70.0%

Examine how attitude is formed 15.0% Examination of how attitude is formed is missing. Examination of how attitude is formed is vague and inconsistent. Examination of how attitude is formed is present and appropriate. Examination of how attitude is formed is present, clear, and makes some connections to research. Examination of how attitude is formed is clear, concise and makes connections to current research.

Discuss how personal implicit biases can form understandings at a local, national, or global level (Comp 2.3) 20.0% Discussion of how personal implicit biases can form understandings at a local, national, or global level is missing. Discussion of how personal implicit biases can form understandings at a local, national, or global level is vague and inconsistent. Discussion of how personal implicit biases can form understandings at a local, national, or global level is present and appropriate. Discussion of how personal implicit biases can form understandings at a local, national, or global level is present, clear, and makes some connections to research. Discussion of how personal implicit biases can form understandings at a local, national, or global level is clear, concise and makes connections to current research.

Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the IAT as a research tool 15.0% Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the IAT as a research tool is missing. Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the IAT as a research tool is vague and inconsistent. Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the IAT as a research tool is present and appropriate. Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the IAT as a research tool is present, clear, and makes some connections to research. Analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the IAT as a research tool is clear, concise and makes connections to current research.

Reflect on your personal results for the IAT (Comp. 2.2) 20.0% Reflection on student’s personal results for the IAT is missing. Reflection on student’s personal results for the IAT is vague and inconsistent. Reflection on student’s personal results for the IAT is present and appropriate. Reflection on student’s personal results for the IAT is present, clear, and makes some connections to research. Reflection on student’s personal results for the IAT is clear, concise and makes connections to current research.

Organization and Effectiveness 20.0%

Thesis Development and Purpose 7.0% Paper lacks any discernible overall purpose or organizing claim. Thesis is insufficiently developed or vague. Purpose is not clear. Thesis is apparent and appropriate to purpose. Thesis is clear and forecasts the development of the paper. Thesis is descriptive and reflective of the arguments and appropriate to the purpose. Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear.

Argument Logic and Construction 8.0% Statement of purpose is not justified by the conclusion. The conclusion does not support the claim made. Argument is incoherent and uses noncredible sources. Sufficient justification of claims is lacking. Argument lacks consistent unity. There are obvious flaws in the logic. Some sources have questionable credibility. Argument is orderly, but may have a few inconsistencies. The argument presents minimal justification of claims. Argument logically, but not thoroughly, supports the purpose. Sources used are credible. Introduction and conclusion bracket the thesis. Argument shows logical progressions. Techniques of argumentation are evident. There is a smooth progression of claims from introduction to conclusion. Most sources are authoritative. Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative.

Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) 5.0% Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is used. Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied. Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed. Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech. Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.

Format 10.0%

Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) 5.0% Template is not used appropriately or documentation format is rarely followed correctly. Appropriate template is used, but some elements are missing or mistaken. A lack of control with formatting is apparent. Appropriate template is used. Formatting is correct, although some minor errors may be present. Appropriate template is fully used. There are virtually no errors in formatting style. All format elements are correct.

Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) 5.0% Sources are not documented. Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present. Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct. Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.

Total Weightage 100%