***(IN THE UPLOAD ADDITIONAL MATERIALS I HAVE ATTACHED 4 MEMOS THAT MUST BE CODED TO THEORY. THAT IS WHAT IS TO BE USED FOR THIS ESSAY)***
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The Psychology Behind How We Learn Something New

Use APA format to include: one-inch margins, a cover sheet (include the title, your name, the name of your instructor, date the paper is due, and class information), references page (include all resources obtained and used for this assignment), and body of the essay (4-5 pages in length) for a total of 6-7 pages.  You should use subtitles to structure the flow of your paper.

In your final essay, address the following:

Introduction:

Describe what you decided to change or learn during your 30-Day Challenge. Describe in detail your single-overarching goal and three activities engaged in during the challenge. Did your goal change over time?  In this section, describe the challenge you set for yourself in detail and use first person (1-page maximum).

Theories:

Incorporate three psychological theories AND argue: why you succeeded or why you did not meet your goals during this 30-Day Challenge.  Connect your efforts to three theories to explain and support your arguments position. (2-page maximum)

Answer the following: How does each theory relate to your established over-arching goal?  How does each theory support or strengthen the argument you are making to explain why you met or didnt meet your goals during this 30-Day Challenge?  In this section, we should no longer read about the details of your challenge, only to connect the theory to your argument.  Only use the third person in this section.

Journal Article AND Contemporary Connection:

Incorporate at least one Journal Article using the PCC Library to generalize your argument and relate it to one element you found interesting regarding the 30-Day Challenge experience. Incorporate at least one Contemporary Connection (i.e. website, newspaper, news article, magazine article, blog, or other main-stream media platform) and relate it to one element you found interesting regarding the 30-Day Challenge experience. (2-page maximum)

Answer the following: What relationship do you find between the well-researched Journal Article you selected and the Contemporary Connection you found? Describe this connection in detail and explain how it applies generally to the field of psychology.  In this section, we should no longer read about the details of your challenge, only to connect the Journal Article and Contemporary Connection to your argument.  Only use the third person in this section.

Conclusion:

Describe and explain conclusions drawn from your research and integrate it into your paper.  (1-page maximum)

Answer the following: In setting new goals for yourself, what might you improve? What would stay the same? Is there anything that you would change altogether?  Why would this make you more successful in setting goals in the future?  How might this strategy apply more broadly to the field of psychology? In this section, describe conclusions drawn from your research in detail and use the first person.