Video games are harmful or helpful to children and adolescents.

Assessment 3 Instructions:

Argument Paper
Write a 3–page paper on the topic of video games and aggressive or violent
behavior, including a thesis, arguments to support your thesis, and evidence to
support your arguments.
Introduction
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
• Competency 2: Apply foundational psychological principles to relevant topics in
psychology.
o Apply psychological principles to the creation of arguments and counterarguments.
• Competency 3: Apply critical thinking to problems in the field of psychology.
o Write a conclusion with a statement of point of view and implications.
• Competency 6: Demonstrate effective oral or written communication skills.
o Write an introduction with a clear thesis statement to introduce the arguments.
o Address assessment purpose in well–organized paragraphs, incorporating credible
sources, accurate paraphrasing, tone, and citations
Overview
For this assessment, you will write a paper that clearly states your thesis,
introduces two or more arguments that support your thesis, and uses evidence to
support your arguments. Remember that your thesis should be taking a stance
on one side of the issue; your reader should be able to clearly be able to tell how
you feel about video games and aggressive or violent behavior.
Assessment Instructions
Use the Argument Template [DOCX] to guide your work. Be sure to delete any
explanatory instructional text before inserting your writing.
In your paper, address the following:
• Write an introduction with a clear thesis statement to introduce the arguments.

• Apply psychological principles to the creation of arguments and counterarguments.
• Write a conclusion with a statement of point of view and implications.
• Address assessment purpose in well–organized paragraphs, incorporating credible
sources, accurate paraphrasing, tone, and citations.
Refer to the scoring guide to ensure that your work meets the grading criteria for
this assessment.
Submission Requirements
Save the completed Argument Template as a Word document (.doc or .docx) on
your computer. Then, attach a copy of this document as your assessment
submission.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your
proficiency in the following course competencies:
• Competency 2: Apply foundational psychological principles to relevant topics in
psychology.
o Apply psychological principles to the creation of arguments and counterarguments.
• Competency 3: Apply critical thinking to problems in the field of psychology.
o Write a conclusion with a statement of point of view and implications.
• Competency 6: Demonstrate effective oral or written communication skills.
o Write an introduction with a clear thesis statement to introduce the arguments.
o Address assessment purpose in well–organized paragraphs, incorporating credible
sources, accurate paraphrasing, tone, and citations.