Creative Essay
Below is a list of current research questions and issues in psychology. Using creative writing and visual support, address these issues and questions from the perspective of a Philosopher from the Greek, Middle Ages, or Renaissance era. In effect, you are being asked to impersonate the Philosopher and discuss the research question or issue from their point of view using only the knowledge they have acquired and their predecessors’ view points while using references of your choice to support your response.

Use your imagination as well as the course content to really explore the issue and the historical figure you are impersonating.

Instructions
· Title Page: APA Format

· Maximum 10 pages, minimum 6 pages (excluding title page and references)

· References: APA Format (You are free to use any reference source available but ensure you cite using proper APA format.)

List of Research Questions and Issues in Psychology
· How does the mind-body connection affect our emotions?

· What circumstances lead normal people to begin to experience psychopathological symptoms?

· How do the social situations and the cultures in which people find themselves influence thinking and behaviour?

· To what degree is personality innate or learned?

· Do multiple intelligences exist?

· How should we define the concepts of normal and healthy, and disorders and dysfunction?

· Is it possible to reduce the causes of psychopathologies to biology?

· How does the brain accomplish learning and memory?

· Are there characteristics that are universal to all humans?

· How is consciousness affected by traumatic brain injury?

If you have a different issue you would like to use, contact your course instructor to have it approved before beginning to write your paper.

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