Note: Assessments in this course will help you progressively build your critical thinking, analysis, and writing skills. Completing the assessments in sequential order, 1–5, will give you the best opportunity for success in demonstrating each of these skills.
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Professionals in psychology must be able to critically analyze multiple perspectives of research and determine the most compelling argument.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
•Competency 1: Apply information literacy and library research skills to obtain scholarly information in the field of psychology. ◦Support arguments with scholarly evidence.

•Competency 2: Apply psychological theories and principles to topics in psychology. ◦State a position on the causes of depression.

•Competency 3: Analyze scholarly information and research findings through critical thinking to solve problems in the field of psychology. ◦Identify arguments to support the position taken on the causes of depression.

•Competency 4: Apply ethical principles and standards to topics in psychology. ◦Apply ethical principles or standards to concerns in research on depression.

•Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology. ◦Write coherently to support a central idea with correct grammar, usage, and mechanics as expected of a psychology professional.
◦Use APA format and style.