PSY205 Tutor-Marked Assignment 02 SUSS January 2025 : Social Psychology, Singapore

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Use 12-point Times New Roman and double line spacing throughout the entire paper.
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Line spacing: Double-spacing
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Word Limit
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English Competency
Negative marking up to a penalty of 5 marks will apply for English competency. It is important that you use an appropriate academic writing style, and write clearly using correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. British spelling is recommended.
Referencing
Follow the APA7 format as described in the “PSY Referencing Guide”. Appropriate in-text citations and an accurately formatted Reference section are expected. More information about formatting in APA7 can be found in the APA website: http://www.apastyle.org/index.aspx.

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PSY205
TMA02

This tutor‐marked assignment (TMA) is worth 30% of the final mark for PSY205: Social Psychology.
Please upload this assignment to Turnitin by Sunday, 16 March 2025, 11:55pm.
Resubmissions are allowed before this cut-off time.
Marks allocation at a glance

Note: All marks will be awarded only with the TMA submission via Turnitin.
Additional notes/guidance/instructions:
• This TMA question requires you to understand Chapters 2 and 10 of your textbook on “The Self in a Social World” and “Aggression.” You must use credible research evidence to support your points in both parts of the question and you will find it necessary to go beyond your textbook to source empirical content to cite.
• Your entire submission should be based on at least five references (excluding the textbook and Study Guide) from credible journal/scientific sources. Online sources like Wikipedia and SimplyPsychology.org are NOT considered acceptable academic references and will not be considered as part of the required references.
Please submit your Cover Page and all Essay portions in a single file (saved as MS Word doc) to Turnitin submission link “TMA02” by Sunday, 16 March 2025, 11:55pm. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Essay Question (95 marks)
News headlines out of China like the following stunned many readers as they made regular appearances in recent years.

Essay: Part A (45 marks) – 620-word limit

With reference to two specific incidents (not necessarily those in these displayed extracts above), describe and discuss the theories of aggression that explain why the respective perpetrators turned violent. For each of your chosen incidents, apart from academic references, include at least two news sources reporting on the event (e.g., you may cite Straits Times and BBC on incident A, and cite Straits Times and Reuters on incident B).

Essay: Part B (50 marks) – 680-word limit

Qin Xiaojie, a psychotherapist and founder of CandleX, a mental health support organisation in Beijing, said recent attacks reflected a “very strong sense of feeling that society is not just”.
“When you see someone who is attacking another person or society, underneath, it really reflects that they don’t have a stable self,” Qin said.
Hawkins, A. (2024, November 22). China reels from spate of suspected ‘revenge against society’ attacks. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/22/china-deals-with-violenceamid-revenge-against-society-attacks
Apply theories of self-concept to examine the extent you agree with Qin’s opinions about the link between “a stable self” and aggressive behaviour.

References (5 marks)
Note on use of referencing software
Reference lists created by referencing software have formatting restrictions and your instructor will not be able to insert comments within the list. If you wish to receive feedback on errors in your reference list, prepare this without using any referencing software. The References lists the full reference of all sources cited or referred to in your assignment. Intext citations also need to be presented accurately in APA format.
5 marks: In-text citations and the reference list are presented in APA format with no errors. None of the sources cited in-text are missing from the reference list and vice-versa. A minimum of 5 academic sources are cited.
4 marks: In-text citations and the reference list are presented in APA format but there may be one or two minor stylistic errors. There may be sources cited in-text that are missing from the reference list and vice-versa. A minimum of 5 academic sources are cited.
3 marks: Formatting errors are evident in the in-text citations and/or the reference list. There may be sources cited in-text that are missing from the reference list and vice-versa. A minimum of 5 academic sources are cited.
2 marks: Major formatting errors are evident in the in-text citations and/or the reference list. There may be sources cited in-text that are missing from the reference list and viceversa.
1 mark: Effort was made to present a reference list even though there may only be one item listed and it contains formatting errors; in-text citations may be missing.
0 marks: In-text citations and the reference list are missing.
English competency (Deduct up to 5 marks)
No marks are allocated to English competency, but a penalty of up to 5 marks will apply for errors.
1–2-mark penalty: Minor errors present, such as typos and spelling or punctuation mistakes.
3–5-mark penalty: Major errors or a fair number of minor errors present, such as spelling or punctuation mistakes, or use of colloquial and/or non-academic writing style.

Generic Band Descriptors for Students

Excellent answer
• shows a clear and thorough understanding of the topic concerned by covering relevant points accurately and comprehensively in a well-structured, focused and cohesive manner
• provides excellent illustrations/examples/supporting evidence
• shows very strong evidence of critical thinking/analysis and in-depth understanding
• goes beyond expectation and shows original thinking
Good to Very Good answer
• shows a good to very good understanding of the topic concerned by covering relevant points accurately in a well-structured, focused and cohesive manner
• provides good illustrations/examples/supporting evidence
• shows good evidence of critical thinking/analysis and in-depth understanding
• shows evidence of original thinking
Fair answer
• shows a fair understanding of the topic concerned by covering relevant points adequately, but may not always be well structured, focused and cohesive
• provides adequate illustrations or examples, however, they may not always be
appropriate
• shows little evidence of critical thinking/analysis and lacks in-depth understanding
• shows little evidence of original thinking
Weak answer
• shows only rudimentary understanding of the topic concerned and only manages to cover a relevant point or two adequately, but is not well structured, focused and cohesive
• attempts to provide illustrations or examples, however, they are generally inappropriate or irrelevant
• shows no evidence of critical thinking or in-depth understanding
• shows no evidence of original thinking
• may contain inaccuracies and omissions
Poor answer (borderline pass)
• does not show adequate understanding of the topic concerned and may not sufficiently cover any of the relevant points
• does not provide illustrations or examples
• tends to be descriptive and may be off-point
• contains errors and misconceptions
Fail (less than 40%)
• shows very little understanding of the topic concerned and does not cover any of the relevant points
• fails to provide illustrations or examples
• attempts to describe but is off-point
• contains serious errors and misconceptions
Bad Fail (less than 15%)
• shows no understanding of the question
• some marks may be awarded if there is evidence that some effort was made to make sense of the question