PY3150: Module 3 Language, Learning, and Intelligence
Research 3.1
Language in Nonhuman Animals
1
Research the textbook, the Wiley Media site, and the ITT Tech Virtual Library, to determine whether
nonhuman animals, use language the same way as humans do.
Address the following points based on your research:
Briefly describe the difference between communication and language.
Do you think that language is exclusive to human beings?
Can nonhuman animals master the complexity of human language?
What, according to you, are the key differences between human and nonhuman animal languages?
Cite all sources used in the APA format, including at least three in-text citations from each source
and a References page.
Submission Requirements:
Submit your work in a Microsoft Word document of the following specifications:
Font: Arial, Size: 12 point
Line Spacing: Double
Length: 750 words
Citation Style: APA. Refer to the sample APA title page given in the handout titled “APA Title Page
Format.”
Evaluation Criteria:
Your submission will be evaluated against the following criteria using the research rubric:
Did you describe the difference between communication and language?
Did you discuss whether or not language is exclusive to human beings?
Did you address why nonhuman animals can or cannot master the complexity of the human
language?
Did you address the key differences between human and nonhuman animal language?
Did you find a minimum of three credible sources?
Do you incorporate helpful information from each of the sources?
Did you cite the sources correctly, using APA format?
Does your assignment meet the minimum word requirement (750 words)?
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PY3150: Module 3 Language, Learning, and Intelligence
Research 3.1
Language in Nonhuman Animals
1
Research the textbook, the Wiley Media site, and the ITT Tech Virtual Library, to determine whether
nonhuman animals, use language the same way as humans do.
Address the following points based on your research:
Briefly describe the difference between communication and language.
Do you think that language is exclusive to human beings?
Can nonhuman animals master the complexity of human language?
What, according to you, are the key differences between human and nonhuman animal languages?
Cite all sources used in the APA format, including at least three in-text citations from each source
and a References page.
Submission Requirements:
Submit your work in a Microsoft Word document of the following specifica ...
PY3150 Module 3 Language, Learning, and Intelligence Rese.docx
1. PY3150: Module 3 Language, Learning, and Intelligence
Research 3.1
Language in Nonhuman Animals
1
Research the textbook, the Wiley Media site, and the ITT Tech
Virtual Library, to determine whether
nonhuman animals, use language the same way as humans do.
Address the following points based on your research:
language.
nonhuman animals master the complexity of human
language?
human and nonhuman animal languages?
three in-text citations from each source
and a References page.
2. Submission Requirements:
Submit your work in a Microsoft Word document of the
following specifications:
sample APA title page
given in the handout titled “APA Title Page
Format.”
Evaluation Criteria:
Your submission will be evaluated against the following criteria
using the research rubric:
language?
human beings?
the complexity of the human
language?
nonhuman animal language?
4. nonhuman animals, use language the same way as humans do.
Address the following points based on your research:
unication and
language.
language?
human and nonhuman animal languages?
all sources used in the APA format, including at least
three in-text citations from each source
and a References page.
Submission Requirements:
Submit your work in a Microsoft Word document of the
following specifications:
point
given in the handout titled “APA Title Page
Format.”
5. Evaluation Criteria:
Your submission will be evaluated against the following criteria
using the research rubric:
language?
human beings?
the complexity of the human
language?
nonhuman animal language?
sources?
urces correctly, using APA format?
(750 words)?
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7. psychology.
psychology.
impact human experiences
and behavior.
human development
characteristics occurring across different stages of the human
lifespan.
(trait,
psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, humanistic, social-cognitive
and biological).
8. PY3150
Project
2
P ROJECT SUBM ISS ION P L AN
Project
Part
Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria
Project
Part 1
Assessment Preparation Checklist:
Read Chapter 1 (pp. 2–23) from your textbook, Visualizing
Psychology.
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Title: Psychological Analysis
In this part of the project, you will choose a famous individual
other than a psychologist and conduct a psychological analysis
9. of the individual using one of the seven major perspectives in
modern psychology. Perform the following tasks:
psychologist, and locate reliable, biographical sources
of information from reputable and reliable sources.
Avoid using gossip sites and tabloids.
-sketch of the individual, highlighting the
following aspects:
o Upbringing
o Work life
o Personal life
o Accomplishments
psychology, which are:
o Psychodynamic
o Behavioral
o Humanistic
o Cognitive
10. o Neuroscience
famous individual
other than a
psychologist?
bio-sketch of the
individual?
the individual’s
behavior using
one of the seven
major
perspectives in
modern
psychology?
citation in your
11. submission?
Project Part 1 on
time?
PY3150
Project
3
Project
Part
Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria
o Evolutionary
o Sociocultural
Analyze one aspect of the individual’s behavior, using the
chosen perspective. It can be any behavior, trait, skill, or
12. attitude of interest.
Submission Requirements:
words.
PA formatting for references and in-text citations.
of the following specifications:
o Font: Arial, Size: 12 point
o Line Spacing: Double
Due: Module 3
Grading Weight: 12.5%
Project
Part 2
Assessment Preparation Checklist:
Read the following section from your textbook, Visualizing
Psychology:
–373)
–401)
13. –431)
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Title: Analysis of Motivational Factors
Review the information on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, using
the textbook, the lesson, and the ITT Tech Virtual Library.
Continue your analysis of the individual selected in Project Part
1 by focusing on factors that can motivate individuals.
skills learned in
the course?
Maslow’s
Hierarchy of
Needs theory to
identify factors
that motivate the
individual?
14. how the individual
PY3150
Project
4
Project
Part
Description/Requirements of Project Part Evaluation Criteria
Answer the following questions:
person has achieved in life?
rson has progressed through the
hierarchy of needs defined in Maslow’s theory. Has the
individual reached self-actualization?
experiences? Are any of the individual’s needs
addressed from the sequence defined by Maslow’s
theory? Provide reasons to support your response.
15. Submission Requirements:
words.
-text citations.
responses in a Microsoft Word document
of the following specifications:
o Font: Arial, Size: 12 point
o Line Spacing: Double
Due: Module 6
Grading Weight: 12.5%
progressed
through the
hierarchy of
needs defined in
Maslow’s theory?
Did you use APA
citation in your