Template:Motivation and emotion/Book chapter structure

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Title goes here:
Subtitle goes here?

Edit the title and sub-title to match the wording (and casing) in the 2025 list of topics.
Seek approval for any changes.
Do not include your name (authorship is as per the page history).

Overview

Figure 1. Use a captioned image to illustrate the scenario Imagine this ... (or Scenario or Case study or ... ?) Start with an engaging scenario, example, or case study which illustrates the problem and engages reader interest. Present the scenario in a feature box. To change the box colour: Edit source Change "theme=3" to another number Include an image and cite it (e.g., see Figure 1).

The Overview section should provide:

1. Scenario: Provide a short, engaging case study or real-world example in a feature box, with an accompanying image
2. Explanation: Briefly explain the problem, why it is important, and outline how psychological science can help
3. Focus questions: Present focus questions in a feature box

Recommended length: 180 to 330 words.

This template provides key headings, examples, and tips. Gradually remove this information as the chapter develops. It is OK to retain some of this generic content for the topic development, but it should be removed for the final book chapter.

Key resources:

• Tutorial 02 explains about how to edit
• Topic development guidelines
• Book chapter guidelines

Focus questions Break the sub-title down into three to five focus questions. Align the top-level headings with these focus questions. What is the first focus question? What is the second focus question? What is the third focus question? Ask open-ended focus questions. For example: Is there a relationship between weather and criminal behaviour? (closed-ended) What is the relationship between weather and criminal behaviour? (open-ended)

Headings

Use this heading structure:

• Overview
• 3 to 6 major headings tailored to the topic; can have sub-headings, but:
  • avoid having only one sub-heading
  • provide an introductory paragraph before breaking into sub-sections
• Conclusion
• See also
• References
• External links

Key points

For the topic development, for each heading and sub-heading:

• Provide at least three bullet-points, including for the Overview and Conclusion
• Include key citations

Figures

Figure 2. Example of an image with a descriptive caption.

• Use figures to illustrate concepts, add interest, and to serve as examples
• Figures can show photos, diagrams, graphs, video, audio, etc.
• Embed figures throughout the chapter, starting with the scenario in the Overview section
• Caption figures (use Figure #. and explain the relevance of the image to the text)
• Images must be embedded from Wikimedia Commons
• Images can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons if they are openly licensed
• Cite each figure at least once in the main text (e.g., see Figure 2)

Learning features

Interactive learning features help to bring book chapters to life and can be embedded throughout the chapter.

Scenarios

• Scenarios, case studies, or examples describe concepts in action
• Can be real or fictional; if real, provide citations
• Can be split into multiple boxes throughout a chapter (e.g., to illustrate different theories or stages)
• Present using feature boxes

Feature boxes

• Highlight key content using feature boxes, but don't overuse, otherwise they lose their effect
• Consider using feature boxes for:
  • Scenarios, case studies, or examples
  • Focus questions
  • Tips
  • Quiz questions
  • Take-home messages

Embedded links

• When key words are introduced, use interwiki links to:
  • Wikipedia articles (e.g., "An early psychological view dreams) of dreams was provided by Sigmund Freud") or
  • Related book chapters (e.g., "If you're feeling stuck, check out the chapter about writer's block")

Tables

• Use to organise and summarise information
• Tables should be captioned
• Cite each table at least once in the main text (e.g., see Table 1)
• Example 3 x 3 tables which could be adapted

Table 1.

A Descriptive Caption Which Explains The Table Contents and its Relevance to the Text e.g., The 2 x 2 Johari Window Model Showing Knowingness x Self/Other

	Known to self	Not known to self
Known to others	Open area	Blind spot
Not known to others	Hidden area	Unknown

Quizzes

• Using one or two quiz questions for each main section is better than a long quiz at the end
• Quiz conceptual understanding, rather than trivia. Ask about important information such as take-home messages
• Ask easy rather than hard questions
• Different types of quiz questions are possible; see Quiz

Example simple quiz questions. Choose your answers and click "Submit":

1

The purpose of quizzes is to provide an interactive learning feature:

	True
	False

2

Long and complex quiz questions are recommended:

	True
	False

Conclusion

• The Conclusion is arguably the most important section
• Draft clear take-home message(s), even at the topic development stage
• Together, the Overview and Conclusion should summarise the problem, its significance, and how psychological science contributes to understanding and addressing it
• Recommended length: 150 to 330 words

Suggestions for this section: What is the answer to the sub-title question based on psychological theory and research? What are the answers to the focus questions? What are the practical, take-home messages?

See also

Provide internal (wiki) links to the most relevant Wikiversity pages (esp. related motivation and emotion book chapters) and Wikipedia articles. Use sentence casing and alphabetical order. For example:

• Collaborative authoring using wiki (Wikiversity)
• Light triad (Book chapter, 2021)
• Self determination theory (Wikipedia)

Suggestions for this section: Only select links to major internal resources about the topic Include the source in parentheses

References

This section lists the cited references in APA style (7th ed.) or wiki style.

APA style example:

Rosenberg, B. D., & Siegel, J. T. (2018). A 50-year review of psychological reactance theory: Do not read this article. Motivation Science, 4(4), 281–300. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000091

Sacks, O. (1985). The man who mistook his wife for a hat and other clinical tales. Harper & Row.

Suggestions for this section: Wrap the set of references in the hanging indent template: Use "Edit source" {{Hanging indent|1= the full list of references}} Important aspects of APA referencing style Author surname, followed by a comma, then the author initials separated by full stops and spaces Year of publication in parentheses Title of work in lower case (except first letter and proper names), ending in a full-stop Journal title in italics, volume number in italics, issue number in parentheses, first and last page numbers separated by an en-dash(–), followed by a full-stop doi as a URL which is a working hyperlink (i.e., clickable) The most common mistakes include: Incorrect capitalisation Incorrect italicisation dois which aren't clickable as working hyperlinks Citing sources that haven't been consulted

External links

Provide external links to highly relevant resources such as podcasts and videos, news articles, and professional sites. Use sentence casing and alphabetical order. For example:

• Six top tips for writing a great essay (University of Melbourne)
• The importance of structure (skillsyouneed.com)

Suggestions for this section: Only select links to major external resources about the topic Include the source in parentheses after the link