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PSY 150: General Psychology

Term Project: Personality Essay

Personality Theory Application EssayImage of a person working on a computer.

For this assignment, you will write a 2-3 page essay about a famous person, a fictional character, or person you know. You will describe the personality of this individual in the context of a personality theory covered in this course.

Read about the details of the assignment here.

  • Type using 12-point Times New RomanImage of a typed paper with red marks on it with a red pen laying on top.
  • Essay in paragraph form (2-3 pages)
  • One (1) inch margins
  • Double Spaced
  • Title page (does not count toward 2-3 page essay length) including:
    • Name
    • General Psychology 150
    • Section Number
  • A reference page (does not count toward 2-3 page essay length), utilizing APA 7th edition editorial style, is required.
    • References include textbook and any additional accessed sources for material or quotes (minimum of 2 sources outside of textbook).
    • Wikipedia will NOT count toward your minimum reference count.
    • Citations mush be used for direct quotes (keep these short; no more than 1 line of text) and information taken from each source. Content information must be in your own words. Do not copy and paste any information.

For instructions on how to create APA 7th edition citations, please see the APA Citations page.