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LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Readings

Shiraev, E. B., & Levy, D. A. (2024). Cross-cultural psychology: Critical thinking and
contemporary applications (8th ed.). Routledge/Taylor & Francis.

Chapter 9, “Psychological Disorders” (pp. 361–410)

Chapter 10, “Social Perception, Social Cognition, and Social Interaction” (pp. 411–457)

DSM-5 TR: Cultural Syndromes and Cultural Idioms of Distress

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, is the primary diagnostic
resource used by health professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychological disorders.
The following two sections from the book include discussions of how to integrate culture and
social context into mental health diagnoses. This includes how individuals from different cultures
express illness and distress and examples of cultural syndromes that overlap with DSM disorders.
In addition, explore other sections of the DSM-5 TR to familiarize yourself with the various
psychological disorders and their diagnostic criteria.

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Cultural formation
(https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?
url=https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787.Culture_and_Psy
chiatric_Diagnosis) . In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, text revision (5th
ed. TR). Author.

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Cultural concepts of distress
(https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?
url=https%3A%2F%2Fdsm.psychiatryonline.org%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1176%2Fappi.books.978089
0425787.Culture_and_Psychiatric_Diagnosis%23×38387.2952429) . In Diagnostic and statistical
manual of mental disorders, text revision (5th ed.TR). Author.

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Due Mar 30 by 10:59pm
Points 80
Submitting a text entry box or a file upload
Attempts 0
Allowed Attempts 2

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Back to Week at a Glance
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Recall the definition of culture from earlier in the course: a set of attitudes, behaviors, and symbols
shared by a large group of people (Shiraev & Levy, 2024, p. 9). Organizations, too, can represent a
group of people with a shared culture. For this Assignment, you will apply a cross-cultural psychology
lens to analyze the culture at a workplace or for a group of your choosing. Some important concepts to
consider when studying organizational culture include the organization’s values, power structures and
dynamics, flexibility or rigidity, behavioral norms, conformity, and attributional styles. These can be
influenced by the overall societal culture in which the organization exists, as well as arise from cross-
cultural interactions among members, and individual personality characteristics and styles.

As you continue your progress in this course, you will see that your scholarly writing works hand-in-hand
with how you understand and analyze the content of what you are learning. For this Assignment, you will
continue to work on your scholarly skills as you develop your understanding of cross-cultural psychology.

CULTURE OF AN ORGANIZATION

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.

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Choose an organization (i.e., group of people, workplace setting, church, nonprofit). that you have
been a part of and know well. Note: If you are not sure if the organization you chose fits this
Assignment, please be sure to email your Instructor.
Review Chapter 10 of the course text and consider attribution styles, power, conformity, and
psychological dogmatism and how they apply to your chosen organization.
Review the Writing Center resources to understand APA style and the overall expectations of
scholarly writing at Walden. Specifically review the “Demonstrating Critical Thinking in Writing
Assignments” webinar to move your writing from regular essay writing to incorporating evidence from
multiple sources as you prepare your Assignment.
Use the “Undergraduate Paper with Advice APA 7” course template for this Assignment.

Write a 2- to 3-page research paper in which you address the following:

Describe your organization or group.
Describe the attitudes and values held by the group.
Discuss the dogmatism related to your organization.
Describe the attributional styles.
Describe the status norms and sanctions.
Discuss conformity, obedience, and power.
Provide a summary comment about the degree to which this organization has a unique culture, as
opposed to being the sum of the cultures of employees.

Support the responses within your assignment with credited evidence from the assigned learning
resources (including sentence-level citations). Provide a reference list in APA Style for resources you
used in the assignment.

Submit your Assignment.

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ASSIGNMENT:

BY DAY 7

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Criteria Ratings Pts

5 pts

10 pts

10 pts

Describe
your
organization
or group. (5
points)

5 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

4.25 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

3.75 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

3.25 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Describe the
attitudes and
values held
by the group.
(10 points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Discuss the
dogmatism
related to
your
organization.
(10 points)

10 pts
A
Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains

8.5 pts
B
Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;

7.5 pts
C
Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat

6.5 pts
D
Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;

0 pts
F
Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are

Criteria Ratings Pts

10 pts

10 pts

sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Describe the
attributional
styles. (10
points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Describe the
status norms
and
sanctions.
(10 points)

10 pts
A
Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from

8.5 pts
B
Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from

7.5 pts
C
Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited

6.5 pts
D
Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from

0 pts
F
Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from

Criteria Ratings Pts

10 pts

10 pts

15 pts

the Learning
Resources.

the Learning
Resources.

supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

the Learning
Resources.

the Learning
Resources.

Discuss
conformity,
obedience,
and power.
(10 points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Provide a
summary
comment
about the
degree to
which this
organization
has a unique
culture, as
opposed to
being the
sum of the
cultures of
employees.
(10 points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Quality of
Writing (15

15 pts
A

12 pts
B

11 pts
C

9 pts
D

0 pts
F

Total Points: 80

Criteria Ratings Pts

points) Writing is clear
and organized
with few or no
errors in
mechanics,
usage,
grammar, or
spelling
(MUGS). There
is a
preponderance
of original
writing (i.e.,use
of own words
and proper
paraphrasing).
Information from
the Learning
Resources is
properly
documented
with citation(s)
and reference(s)
in correct APA
style.

Writing is
mostly clear
and organized
with few MUGS
errors. Writing
is original (i.e.,
use of own
words and
proper
paraphrasing).
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
properly mostly
with citation(s)
and
reference(s) in
correct APA
style.

Writing is
somewhat clear
and organized
with some
MUGS errors.
Most writing is
original (i.e.,
use of own
words and
proper
paraphrasing).
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
partially
documented
with citation(s)
and/or
reference(s),
and/or does not
follow correct
APA style.

Writing is
somewhat
unclear and
disorganized
and/or
contains many
MUGS errors.
There is an
overuse of
direct
quotations
and/or
ineffective
paraphrasing.
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
partially
documented
with citation(s)
and/or
reference(s),
and/or does
not follow
correct APA
style.

Writing is
unclear
and/or
disorganized
and/or
contains
many MUGS
errors. There
is an
underuse of
original
writing and
an overuse of
directly
quoted
content.
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
not cited or
referenced in
any way.

**## Week5_Assignment1.pdf**

Due Mar 30 by 10:59pm
Points 80
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Recall the definition of culture from earlier in the course: a set of attitudes, behaviors, and symbols
shared by a large group of people (Shiraev & Levy, 2024, p. 9). Organizations, too, can represent a
group of people with a shared culture. For this Assignment, you will apply a cross-cultural psychology
lens to analyze the culture at a workplace or for a group of your choosing. Some important concepts to
consider when studying organizational culture include the organization’s values, power structures and
dynamics, flexibility or rigidity, behavioral norms, conformity, and attributional styles. These can be
influenced by the overall societal culture in which the organization exists, as well as arise from cross-
cultural interactions among members, and individual personality characteristics and styles.

As you continue your progress in this course, you will see that your scholarly writing works hand-in-hand
with how you understand and analyze the content of what you are learning. For this Assignment, you will
continue to work on your scholarly skills as you develop your understanding of cross-cultural psychology.

CULTURE OF AN ORGANIZATION

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
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Choose an organization (i.e., group of people, workplace setting, church, nonprofit). that you have
been a part of and know well. Note: If you are not sure if the organization you chose fits this
Assignment, please be sure to email your Instructor.
Review Chapter 10 of the course text and consider attribution styles, power, conformity, and
psychological dogmatism and how they apply to your chosen organization.
Review the Writing Center resources to understand APA style and the overall expectations of
scholarly writing at Walden. Specifically review the “Demonstrating Critical Thinking in Writing
Assignments” webinar to move your writing from regular essay writing to incorporating evidence from
multiple sources as you prepare your Assignment.
Use the “Undergraduate Paper with Advice APA 7” course template for this Assignment.

Write a 2- to 3-page research paper in which you address the following:

Describe your organization or group.
Describe the attitudes and values held by the group.
Discuss the dogmatism related to your organization.
Describe the attributional styles.
Describe the status norms and sanctions.
Discuss conformity, obedience, and power.
Provide a summary comment about the degree to which this organization has a unique culture, as
opposed to being the sum of the cultures of employees.

Support the responses within your assignment with credited evidence from the assigned learning
resources (including sentence-level citations). Provide a reference list in APA Style for resources you
used in the assignment.

Submit your Assignment.

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ASSIGNMENT:

BY DAY 7

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Criteria Ratings Pts

5 pts

10 pts

10 pts

Describe
your
organization
or group. (5
points)

5 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

4.25 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

3.75 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

3.25 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Describe the
attitudes and
values held
by the group.
(10 points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Discuss the
dogmatism
related to
your
organization.
(10 points)

10 pts
A
Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains

8.5 pts
B
Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;

7.5 pts
C
Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat

6.5 pts
D
Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;

0 pts
F
Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are

Criteria Ratings Pts

10 pts

10 pts

sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Describe the
attributional
styles. (10
points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Describe the
status norms
and
sanctions.
(10 points)

10 pts
A
Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from

8.5 pts
B
Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from

7.5 pts
C
Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited

6.5 pts
D
Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from

0 pts
F
Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from

Criteria Ratings Pts

10 pts

10 pts

15 pts

the Learning
Resources.

the Learning
Resources.

supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

the Learning
Resources.

the Learning
Resources.

Discuss
conformity,
obedience,
and power.
(10 points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Provide a
summary
comment
about the
degree to
which this
organization
has a unique
culture, as
opposed to
being the
sum of the
cultures of
employees.
(10 points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Quality of
Writing (15

15 pts
A

12 pts
B

11 pts
C

9 pts
D

0 pts
F

Total Points: 80

Criteria Ratings Pts

points) Writing is clear
and organized
with few or no
errors in
mechanics,
usage,
grammar, or
spelling
(MUGS). There
is a
preponderance
of original
writing (i.e.,use
of own words
and proper
paraphrasing).
Information from
the Learning
Resources is
properly
documented
with citation(s)
and reference(s)
in correct APA
style.

Writing is
mostly clear
and organized
with few MUGS
errors. Writing
is original (i.e.,
use of own
words and
proper
paraphrasing).
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
properly mostly
with citation(s)
and
reference(s) in
correct APA
style.

Writing is
somewhat clear
and organized
with some
MUGS errors.
Most writing is
original (i.e.,
use of own
words and
proper
paraphrasing).
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
partially
documented
with citation(s)
and/or
reference(s),
and/or does not
follow correct
APA style.

Writing is
somewhat
unclear and
disorganized
and/or
contains many
MUGS errors.
There is an
overuse of
direct
quotations
and/or
ineffective
paraphrasing.
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
partially
documented
with citation(s)
and/or
reference(s),
and/or does
not follow
correct APA
style.

Writing is
unclear
and/or
disorganized
and/or
contains
many MUGS
errors. There
is an
underuse of
original
writing and
an overuse of
directly
quoted
content.
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
not cited or
referenced in
any way.

**## Week5_LearningResources_Cross-CulturalPsychology-Spring20251.pdf**

LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Readings

Shiraev, E. B., & Levy, D. A. (2024). Cross-cultural psychology: Critical thinking and
contemporary applications (8th ed.). Routledge/Taylor & Francis.

Chapter 9, “Psychological Disorders” (pp. 361–410)

Chapter 10, “Social Perception, Social Cognition, and Social Interaction” (pp. 411–457)

DSM-5 TR: Cultural Syndromes and Cultural Idioms of Distress

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, is the primary diagnostic
resource used by health professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychological disorders.
The following two sections from the book include discussions of how to integrate culture and
social context into mental health diagnoses. This includes how individuals from different cultures
express illness and distress and examples of cultural syndromes that overlap with DSM disorders.
In addition, explore other sections of the DSM-5 TR to familiarize yourself with the various
psychological disorders and their diagnostic criteria.

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Cultural formation
(https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?
url=https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787.Culture_and_Psy
chiatric_Diagnosis) . In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, text revision (5th
ed. TR). Author.

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Cultural concepts of distress
(https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?
url=https%3A%2F%2Fdsm.psychiatryonline.org%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1176%2Fappi.books.978089
0425787.Culture_and_Psychiatric_Diagnosis%23×38387.2952429) . In Diagnostic and statistical
manual of mental disorders, text revision (5th ed.TR). Author.

Writing Resources

OASIS. (n.d.). Paraphrase and summarize information
(https://academics.waldenu.edu/writing/paraphrase-summarize) [Interactive guide]. Walden
University. https://academics.waldenu.edu/writing/paraphrase-summarize

Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). APA style: Overview
(http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/APA.htm) . http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/APA.htm

Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Using evidence: Overview
(https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/evidence/) .
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/evidence/

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(https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general)
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/templates/general

Note: As you review this webpage, you will find different types of Walden templates to help
guide you through your writing. For this course, you will focus on using the “Undergraduate
Paper with Advice APA 7” course template for undergraduate courses.

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**## Week5_Assignment1.pdf**

Due Mar 30 by 10:59pm
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Recall the definition of culture from earlier in the course: a set of attitudes, behaviors, and symbols
shared by a large group of people (Shiraev & Levy, 2024, p. 9). Organizations, too, can represent a
group of people with a shared culture. For this Assignment, you will apply a cross-cultural psychology
lens to analyze the culture at a workplace or for a group of your choosing. Some important concepts to
consider when studying organizational culture include the organization’s values, power structures and
dynamics, flexibility or rigidity, behavioral norms, conformity, and attributional styles. These can be
influenced by the overall societal culture in which the organization exists, as well as arise from cross-
cultural interactions among members, and individual personality characteristics and styles.

As you continue your progress in this course, you will see that your scholarly writing works hand-in-hand
with how you understand and analyze the content of what you are learning. For this Assignment, you will
continue to work on your scholarly skills as you develop your understanding of cross-cultural psychology.

CULTURE OF AN ORGANIZATION

RESOURCES

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Choose an organization (i.e., group of people, workplace setting, church, nonprofit). that you have
been a part of and know well. Note: If you are not sure if the organization you chose fits this
Assignment, please be sure to email your Instructor.
Review Chapter 10 of the course text and consider attribution styles, power, conformity, and
psychological dogmatism and how they apply to your chosen organization.
Review the Writing Center resources to understand APA style and the overall expectations of
scholarly writing at Walden. Specifically review the “Demonstrating Critical Thinking in Writing
Assignments” webinar to move your writing from regular essay writing to incorporating evidence from
multiple sources as you prepare your Assignment.
Use the “Undergraduate Paper with Advice APA 7” course template for this Assignment.

Write a 2- to 3-page research paper in which you address the following:

Describe your organization or group.
Describe the attitudes and values held by the group.
Discuss the dogmatism related to your organization.
Describe the attributional styles.
Describe the status norms and sanctions.
Discuss conformity, obedience, and power.
Provide a summary comment about the degree to which this organization has a unique culture, as
opposed to being the sum of the cultures of employees.

Support the responses within your assignment with credited evidence from the assigned learning
resources (including sentence-level citations). Provide a reference list in APA Style for resources you
used in the assignment.

Submit your Assignment.

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ASSIGNMENT:

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Criteria Ratings Pts

5 pts

10 pts

10 pts

Describe
your
organization
or group. (5
points)

5 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

4.25 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

3.75 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

3.25 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Describe the
attitudes and
values held
by the group.
(10 points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Discuss the
dogmatism
related to
your
organization.
(10 points)

10 pts
A
Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains

8.5 pts
B
Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;

7.5 pts
C
Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat

6.5 pts
D
Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;

0 pts
F
Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are

Criteria Ratings Pts

10 pts

10 pts

sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Describe the
attributional
styles. (10
points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Describe the
status norms
and
sanctions.
(10 points)

10 pts
A
Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from

8.5 pts
B
Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from

7.5 pts
C
Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited

6.5 pts
D
Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from

0 pts
F
Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from

Criteria Ratings Pts

10 pts

10 pts

15 pts

the Learning
Resources.

the Learning
Resources.

supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

the Learning
Resources.

the Learning
Resources.

Discuss
conformity,
obedience,
and power.
(10 points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Provide a
summary
comment
about the
degree to
which this
organization
has a unique
culture, as
opposed to
being the
sum of the
cultures of
employees.
(10 points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Quality of
Writing (15

15 pts
A

12 pts
B

11 pts
C

9 pts
D

0 pts
F

Total Points: 80

Criteria Ratings Pts

points) Writing is clear
and organized
with few or no
errors in
mechanics,
usage,
grammar, or
spelling
(MUGS). There
is a
preponderance
of original
writing (i.e.,use
of own words
and proper
paraphrasing).
Information from
the Learning
Resources is
properly
documented
with citation(s)
and reference(s)
in correct APA
style.

Writing is
mostly clear
and organized
with few MUGS
errors. Writing
is original (i.e.,
use of own
words and
proper
paraphrasing).
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
properly mostly
with citation(s)
and
reference(s) in
correct APA
style.

Writing is
somewhat clear
and organized
with some
MUGS errors.
Most writing is
original (i.e.,
use of own
words and
proper
paraphrasing).
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
partially
documented
with citation(s)
and/or
reference(s),
and/or does not
follow correct
APA style.

Writing is
somewhat
unclear and
disorganized
and/or
contains many
MUGS errors.
There is an
overuse of
direct
quotations
and/or
ineffective
paraphrasing.
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
partially
documented
with citation(s)
and/or
reference(s),
and/or does
not follow
correct APA
style.

Writing is
unclear
and/or
disorganized
and/or
contains
many MUGS
errors. There
is an
underuse of
original
writing and
an overuse of
directly
quoted
content.
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
not cited or
referenced in
any way.

**## Week5_LearningResources_Cross-CulturalPsychology-Spring20251.pdf**

LEARNING RESOURCES

Required Readings

Shiraev, E. B., & Levy, D. A. (2024). Cross-cultural psychology: Critical thinking and
contemporary applications (8th ed.). Routledge/Taylor & Francis.

Chapter 9, “Psychological Disorders” (pp. 361–410)

Chapter 10, “Social Perception, Social Cognition, and Social Interaction” (pp. 411–457)

DSM-5 TR: Cultural Syndromes and Cultural Idioms of Distress

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, is the primary diagnostic
resource used by health professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychological disorders.
The following two sections from the book include discussions of how to integrate culture and
social context into mental health diagnoses. This includes how individuals from different cultures
express illness and distress and examples of cultural syndromes that overlap with DSM disorders.
In addition, explore other sections of the DSM-5 TR to familiarize yourself with the various
psychological disorders and their diagnostic criteria.

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Cultural formation
(https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?
url=https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787.Culture_and_Psy
chiatric_Diagnosis) . In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, text revision (5th
ed. TR). Author.

American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Cultural concepts of distress
(https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?
url=https%3A%2F%2Fdsm.psychiatryonline.org%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1176%2Fappi.books.978089
0425787.Culture_and_Psychiatric_Diagnosis%23×38387.2952429) . In Diagnostic and statistical
manual of mental disorders, text revision (5th ed.TR). Author.

Writing Resources

OASIS. (n.d.). Paraphrase and summarize information
(https://academics.waldenu.edu/writing/paraphrase-summarize) [Interactive guide]. Walden
University. https://academics.waldenu.edu/writing/paraphrase-summarize

Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). APA style: Overview
(http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/APA.htm) . http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/APA.htm

Walden University Writing Center. (n.d.). Using evidence: Overview
(https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/evidence/) .
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/evidence/

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Note: As you review this webpage, you will find different types of Walden templates to help
guide you through your writing. For this course, you will focus on using the “Undergraduate
Paper with Advice APA 7” course template for undergraduate courses.

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Recall the definition of culture from earlier in the course: a set of attitudes, behaviors, and symbols
shared by a large group of people (Shiraev & Levy, 2024, p. 9). Organizations, too, can represent a
group of people with a shared culture. For this Assignment, you will apply a cross-cultural psychology
lens to analyze the culture at a workplace or for a group of your choosing. Some important concepts to
consider when studying organizational culture include the organization’s values, power structures and
dynamics, flexibility or rigidity, behavioral norms, conformity, and attributional styles. These can be
influenced by the overall societal culture in which the organization exists, as well as arise from cross-
cultural interactions among members, and individual personality characteristics and styles.

As you continue your progress in this course, you will see that your scholarly writing works hand-in-hand
with how you understand and analyze the content of what you are learning. For this Assignment, you will
continue to work on your scholarly skills as you develop your understanding of cross-cultural psychology.

CULTURE OF AN ORGANIZATION

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Choose an organization (i.e., group of people, workplace setting, church, nonprofit). that you have
been a part of and know well. Note: If you are not sure if the organization you chose fits this
Assignment, please be sure to email your Instructor.
Review Chapter 10 of the course text and consider attribution styles, power, conformity, and
psychological dogmatism and how they apply to your chosen organization.
Review the Writing Center resources to understand APA style and the overall expectations of
scholarly writing at Walden. Specifically review the “Demonstrating Critical Thinking in Writing
Assignments” webinar to move your writing from regular essay writing to incorporating evidence from
multiple sources as you prepare your Assignment.
Use the “Undergraduate Paper with Advice APA 7” course template for this Assignment.

Write a 2- to 3-page research paper in which you address the following:

Describe your organization or group.
Describe the attitudes and values held by the group.
Discuss the dogmatism related to your organization.
Describe the attributional styles.
Describe the status norms and sanctions.
Discuss conformity, obedience, and power.
Provide a summary comment about the degree to which this organization has a unique culture, as
opposed to being the sum of the cultures of employees.

Support the responses within your assignment with credited evidence from the assigned learning
resources (including sentence-level citations). Provide a reference list in APA Style for resources you
used in the assignment.

Submit your Assignment.

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Criteria Ratings Pts

5 pts

10 pts

10 pts

Describe
your
organization
or group. (5
points)

5 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

4.25 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

3.75 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

3.25 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Describe the
attitudes and
values held
by the group.
(10 points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Discuss the
dogmatism
related to
your
organization.
(10 points)

10 pts
A
Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains

8.5 pts
B
Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;

7.5 pts
C
Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat

6.5 pts
D
Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;

0 pts
F
Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are

Criteria Ratings Pts

10 pts

10 pts

sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Describe the
attributional
styles. (10
points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Describe the
status norms
and
sanctions.
(10 points)

10 pts
A
Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from

8.5 pts
B
Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from

7.5 pts
C
Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited

6.5 pts
D
Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from

0 pts
F
Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from

Criteria Ratings Pts

10 pts

10 pts

15 pts

the Learning
Resources.

the Learning
Resources.

supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

the Learning
Resources.

the Learning
Resources.

Discuss
conformity,
obedience,
and power.
(10 points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Provide a
summary
comment
about the
degree to
which this
organization
has a unique
culture, as
opposed to
being the
sum of the
cultures of
employees.
(10 points)

10 pts
A

Response is
complete and
accurate;
contains
sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

8.5 pts
B

Response is
complete and
mostly
accurate;
contains some
details and/or
explanation;
includes
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

7.5 pts
C

Response is
somewhat
complete and/or
is somewhat
accurate;
and/or does not
contain
sufficient details
and/or
explanation;
includes some
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

6.5 pts
D

Response is
incomplete or
is mostly
inaccurate;
lacks sufficient
details and/or
explanation;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

0 pts
F

Response is
incomplete or
not provided;
answers are
inaccurate
and/or not
explained;
does not
include
credited
supporting
evidence from
the Learning
Resources.

Quality of
Writing (15

15 pts
A

12 pts
B

11 pts
C

9 pts
D

0 pts
F

Total Points: 80

Criteria Ratings Pts

points) Writing is clear
and organized
with few or no
errors in
mechanics,
usage,
grammar, or
spelling
(MUGS). There
is a
preponderance
of original
writing (i.e.,use
of own words
and proper
paraphrasing).
Information from
the Learning
Resources is
properly
documented
with citation(s)
and reference(s)
in correct APA
style.

Writing is
mostly clear
and organized
with few MUGS
errors. Writing
is original (i.e.,
use of own
words and
proper
paraphrasing).
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
properly mostly
with citation(s)
and
reference(s) in
correct APA
style.

Writing is
somewhat clear
and organized
with some
MUGS errors.
Most writing is
original (i.e.,
use of own
words and
proper
paraphrasing).
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
partially
documented
with citation(s)
and/or
reference(s),
and/or does not
follow correct
APA style.

Writing is
somewhat
unclear and
disorganized
and/or
contains many
MUGS errors.
There is an
overuse of
direct
quotations
and/or
ineffective
paraphrasing.
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
partially
documented
with citation(s)
and/or
reference(s),
and/or does
not follow
correct APA
style.

Writing is
unclear
and/or
disorganized
and/or
contains
many MUGS
errors. There
is an
underuse of
original
writing and
an overuse of
directly
quoted
content.
Information
from the
Learning
Resources is
not cited or
referenced in
any way.

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