Choose one of the following controversial statements: Obesity is caused by lack of willpower. There are large differences between men and women’s cognitive ability. Only women should compete in women’s sports. Find one flawed source of information on the internet. Then, find three peer-reviewed journal articles in the Capella library focused on the actions of the brain and body that underlie your topic. Describe one other field (such as biology or medical sciences) that studies your topic. Compare this field to psychology. Contrast this field to psychology. For your topic, what is the benefit of the two fields working together? Summarize your flawed source, including any evidence provided. Provide evidence from your 3 peer-reviewed journal articles. For each source: Discuss the methods, participants, and results. Explain the reliability, validity, and generalizability of the sources. Discuss whether the research is ethically based on the 5 APA ethical principles of psychologists. Refer to the specific principles and cite the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of ConductLinks to an external site.. Relate the actions of the mind and body to psychological and physical health. Describe the actions of brain and body involved. Connect these biological actions to your topic. Describe one of the psychological or behavioral theories that explain your topic. Describe the value and limitation of using theories to explain behavioral phenomena. Construct your own explanation to explain the cause of your topic. Explain your rationale. Refer back to evidence already presented in your paper.
