Lab report marking guide Personality & Social Psychology (PSYC20009) Overview Your assignment is to write a lab report (1500 words) on associations between the Big Five personality domains and the three fundamental needs associated with self- determination theory. Specifically, you are to choose 3 associations between Big Five factors and fundamental needs from a larger set (see table below). You will test these associations using correlation analyses, and then write these results up in an APA style lab report. In the Week 1 tutorial and the Week 2 lecture, you will be given some background theory and research on the Big Five and self-determination theory. Further, in the Week 1 tutorial, you will respond to a few questionnaires that will provide the data on which the lab report will be based. You will analyse this data yourselves in the tutorial in Week 3. To help get you started, you'll find an introduction to some background literature on the Big Five and on self- determination theory below. Keep in mind that this is only an introduction to these research areas. We expect you to seek out additional research for your lab report; assignments that rely solely on the literature suggested in this document are very unlikely to receive a high grade. This assignment is worth 40% of the total mark for Personality & Social Psychology (PSYC20009). Due on the day of your scheduled tutorial in Week 7 before 8:00 am. i The MSPS Undergraduate and Graduate Diploma Student Manual (https://go.unimelb.edu.au/45pi) details assessment policies and procedures. It includes information about extensions, word counts, late penalties, and submission requirements. Please read this document carefully. Additionally, if you have not already done so, visit the University academic integrity website to learn about your responsibilities in maintaining academic integrity (https://go.unimelb.edu.au/8nw6). Background What kinds of goals do people pursue throughout their lives? Although there are many answers to this question, self-determination theory (SDT) proposes that the goals people pursue mainly focus on the satisfaction of three basic psychological needs - autonomy, competence and relatedness. Autonomy refers to the feelings of volition and self-ownership; of one's behaviours originating in the self and being consistent with one's values. The opposite of autonomy is the feeling that one's actions are controlled by forces alien to the self. Competence refers to feeling effective, at taking on and mastering challenges. Relatedness refers to feeling connected to others and feeling a sense of belonging in groups or in one's community. SDT suggests that to the extent that these needs are satisfied, people will feel a sense of growth and wellbeing. Most work in SDT has focused on how certain environments or situations help fulfil these needs. For example, studies have shown that high school classrooms can support the three needs and thus promote students' engagement with learning, and consequently, lead to better learning outcomes. Despite these needs being termed 'basic' or 'fundamental', not all people experience autonomy, competence and relatedness to the same extent. Some work has been conducted investigating cross-cultural differences