This assignment is designed to help you examine your own experience and faith beliefs through the lens of cognitive psychology (course learning goal #6). For success with this assignment, you should include what you learned through the week’s reading assignments and instructional video.
Please write a 3-page essay discussing your thoughts about cognition from a Christian perspective. You are welcome to include more than the following questions, but be sure to at least address these questions in your essay: Do you believe Christianity aligns with the concept of cognitive psychology? If so, what do you mean? If not, why? Be sure to give examples of how your faith aligns (or doesn’t align) with cognitive psychology. What are three verses from Scripture that resonate with you regarding cognition? What does Scripture have to say about the human brain? Who is one biblical character who you would find fascinating to evaluate from a cognitive perspective? What characteristics of this person are you curious about? And what would you expect to learn about this person’s cognitive functioning?
Your essay should be 3 pages of text, plus a title page and reference page. Your paper should be in proper APA format (if you are unsure of APA formatting, please reference the materials provided in the Week 0 learning activity). Your essay should include at least 3 peer-reviewed references, which should be cited in your essay. You are welcome to use the (McBride & Cutting, 2019) text and any published journal articles. Websites are not considered valid references in academic work. A great place to find peer-reviewed journal articles is the Social Sciences Full Text database provided through the CBU library website: https://calbaptist.edu/library/databases/
Essay 1 Grading Rubric
Possible Points
Does Christianity align with cognitive psychology?
The student provides a detailed discussion about his/her personal beliefs and how (if at all) Christianity aligns with cognitive psychology. Examples are provided.
40 points
Use of Scripture
The student provides at least three Bible verses and explains how they connect to the human brain or cognition.
40 points
Biblical Character
The student describes a biblical character and explains why that person would be interesting to learn about from a cognitive perspective. Details about the person’s thought process, ideas, memory, etc. (anything cognitive) are explored and discussed.
40 points
APA Formatting and Organization
Proper APA formatting is applied throughout the document. The paper is well organized and easy to read. There are no grammatical errors. There is a properly formatted title page. At least three peer-reviewed journal articles or text books are incorporated. All references are properly listed in a reference list and cited appropriately throughout the document.
30 points
Total
150