PowerPoint presentation focused on the topics of applying theory
Create a recorded PowerPoint presentation focused on the topics of applying theory, applying research findings, integrating human factors, creating a plan, and applying ethics.
INTRODUCTION:
At its core, knowledge representation refers to methods that are used to encode, structure, and store information both within the memory and in external processes. The methods require a way to ensure that the knowledge is understandable and usable. Knowledge organization refers to how that knowledge is then structured and categorized for effective retrieval. For example, taxonomies are ways created by humans to index and catalogue items or entities based on shared characteristics. One aspect of this assessment will focus on how knowledge is encoded, stored, and retrieved for efficient human processing.
Another aspect of this assessment is the exploration of the general nature of language: how it is acquired, and how it is influenced by context. While animals other than humans communicate, as noted by Goldstein and Hale (2026), human language development has the added features of flexibility and creativity as humans use symbols in countless combinations.
Reference
Goldstein, E. B., & Hale, R. G. (2026). Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research, and everyday experience (6th ed.). Cengage.
SCENARIO:
It is time to take the information that you have gathered and analyzed in the previous two papers and combine them in a way that is appropriate to present to a team in your specialization workplace.
As in the previous two assessments, imagine that you are a professional in your discipline. You are now tasked with creating professional development for a team of professionals in your professional setting, on how theories, research, ethical standards, and evidence-based best practices of cognitive and affective psychology can be used to help people with the concern that you addressed in the previous two assessments.
For this assessment you will create a recorded PowerPoint presentation focused on these topics:
- Applying theory: Apply theories, and principles and concepts from theories, to understanding a specific concern for a specific population.
- Applying research findings: Apply research findings from scholarly research articles to understanding a specific concern.
- Integrating human factors: Integrate cognitive and affective factors in a plan to address a concern for a specific population.
- Creating a plan: Through application of theory and research, explain to your coworkers how the problem can be addressed from the perspective of the discipline.
- Applying ethics: Apply a professional code of ethics to a plan to address a concern for a specific population.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Download and use the Assessment 3 Presentation Template [PPTX]. Do not submit a paper for this assessment. Papers will not be graded. You will complete this assessment by replacing all language that is enclosed with brackets […] in the PowerPoint with your own words. Use presenter's notes at the bottom just underneath each slide to detail the information on your slides and provide relevant in-text citations to the information you are sharing. This will also help you better prepare to deliver your presentation by having a developed script that you can refer to. You may also create a PowerPoint of your own. Make sure that the presentation contains all needed elements and is professional in appearance. For example, don't overcrowd the slides, and avoid distracting images that don't support the content.
The Crafting Your Presentation: Tips for Creating Your PowerPoint media piece provides some points to keep in mind as you are creating your assessment submission. The same design recommendations apply.
Remember, your audience is those who work in your discipline.
Title slide: On the first slide of the PowerPoint:
Enter a descriptive title of approximately 5–15 words. It should stir interest while maintaining professional decorum.
- Professional Development for [enter the type of institutional context your presentation is designed for.]
- Your name.
- Your Specialization.
- Course number and title. Capella University.
- Instructor's name.
Note: If this presentation was made in an actual professional context, the entries under your name would be replaced by your job title, the name of your organization and perhaps your contact information.
Topic Introduction slides: Each of the three topics will be presented in a separate section that begins with a slide naming the topic and concisely introduces it.
Application slides: Use one or more slides to explain how theories, principles, and evidence-based best practices related to the topic can be used to explain behavior and help people. Remember, these factors should be relevant to the context your presentation is designed for. For each of these:
- Apply theories to understanding cognitive and affective factors that may be present for those experiencing a specific type of concern or problem.
- Analyze cognitive and affective factors based on research, including research in neuroscience.
- Analyze how affect and cognition interact.
- Explain to your coworkers how the discipline can address or intervene in the concern (based on the theory and research).
- Describe ethical issues that might arise in addressing the concern and apply principles and standards from a professional code of ethics.
Conclusion slide: End with a succinct statement that sums up the utility of what you have presented.
References slide(s): Use APA style and formatting guidelines.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Presentation Submission: Submit your PowerPoint file that either has the recorded audio in the file, or the link to your recorded Kaltura presentation.
- Presenter's Notes: Presenter's notes should be detailed, include relevant APA style in-text citations. They should act as your script for what you are saying in your presentation.
- Written and visual communication: Should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- APA: Use APA style and formatting guidelines as they apply to this assessment. Refer to the Writing Center for guidance.
SOURCES:
Knowledge Representation and Organization
Let's consider how our minds encode, store, and retrieve information. All of these impact how the knowledge that we have is organized and represented within the mind. These resources will help you to explore theories, models, and current research that explain how knowledge is represented in the mind, including its characteristics, organization, and retrieval.
- Goldstein, E. B., & Hale, R. G. (2026). Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research, and everyday experience (6th ed.). Cengage.
- Review Chapter 6, “Long-Term Memory: Structure.”
- Review Chapter 8, “Everyday Memory and Memory Errors.”
- Assessment 3: Knowledge Representation and Organization Reading List.
Language
As humans, we have a unique capacity for linguistic creativity. These resources focus on language, examining how it's acquired, used, and influenced by context. They will help you to explore the processes involved in our language development, as well as how language shapes our thinking.
- Goldstein, E. B., & Hale, R. G. (2026). Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research, and everyday experience (6th ed.). Cengage.
- Chapter 11, “Language.”
- Assessment 3: Language Reading List.
Assessment Preparation
This third assessment, Specialization Practice: Presentation focuses on bringing together aspects of the first and second assessments in the course into a presentation.
In the presentation, you'll cover the following:
- Apply theories to understanding cognitive and affective factors that may be present for those experiencing a specific type of concern or problem.
- Analyze cognitive and affective factors based on research, including research in neuroscience.
- Analyze how affect and cognition interact.
- Explain to your coworkers how the discipline can address or intervene in the concern (based on the theory and research).
- Describe ethical issues that might arise in addressing the concern and apply principles and standards from a professional code of ethics.
To prepare:
- You may want to review the assessment instructions and scoring rubric to ensure that you understand the requirements and are on track to complete all of the criteria for the presentation.
- Work on making sure that you have all of the articles and other resources that you need when creating your slides.
- The Assessment 3 Presentation Template [PPTX] can help you to organize your presentation.
GRADING COMPETENCIES:
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 1: Analyze the interdependence of cognitive and affective factors in human behavior.
- Integrate cognitive and affective factors in a plan to address a concern for a specific population.
- Competency 2: Integrate theories, principles, and concepts in the application of cognitive and affective psychology.
- Apply theory to understanding cognitive and affective factors related to a concern for a specific population.
- Competency 3: Apply evidence-based findings from cognitive and affective psychological research to professional practice.
- Apply research findings to understanding cognitive and affective factors related to a specific concern.
- Competency 4: Analyze ethical principles in the practice of cognitive and affective psychology.
- Apply a professional code of ethics to a plan to address a concern for a specific population.
- Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.
- Create a presentation that is professional and effective, and well-aligned to the goals of addressing cognitive and affective factors for a specific concern.
- Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
- Format citations and references using current APA style with few errors.