Class Research Paper
Your Class Research Paper is due Sunday, This assignment is not particular to any one unit, but is arepresentation of the class as a whole. Thus, you will learn of this assignment at the beginning, and it is expected to becompleted throughout the course.
The assignment for this project is to pick one of the following and write a 3-page research paper (APA style).The three areas that you may choose from are as follows:
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
Pick a Developmental Time Period
(Examples: Prenatal, Childhood, Adolescent, Adult, Elderly, etc.)o Things to be addressed:
Explain the Developmental Period; Basically, you want to provide a summary of that time period,and the significant developmental milestones in each What are some common factors people have during this time period? What are the risk factors atthis age? Address current research in the field pertaining to the time period (new discoveries, etc.). Youmust find AT LEAST FIVE current peer reviewed articles (within the past 5 years) that addressesyour topic
Please note that this is a class project, so it will be a more extensive review than your other class assignments. I want to see thatyou have THOUROUGHLY explored the topic of your choice. I have left the options open, so that you may have a chance toexplore anything you are interested in that relates to psychology.
I expect you to use appropriate academic resources (no Wikipedia). You may need to set an appointment with a librarian tolearn how to find peer reviewed scholarly journals through the AC Library. Because seeing a librarian is so vital to youracademic career, if you email me (have the librarian email me) verification of your appointment/meeting, I will give you 10bonus points on this assignment!
You will need to use professional websites. The NIH- National Institute of Health or APA- American Psychological Associations,etc.) are examples. Also I require a minimum of 5 Citations for your project. No more than TWO OF THEM CAN BEWEBSITES