General Psychology 100 I Research Assignmen The subject of the research paper will be a topic of your choosing related to the field of Psychology. Good sources of topics include your text, psychological journals, and related websites. The research paper is an opportunity for you to conduct your own general analyses. The paper should be based on library research, and class materials (i.e., lectures, assignments, and text). It is important to note that your project must have scholarly bibliographic references. The purpose of this assignment is to display your critical thinking about an issue in psychology. You are expected to integrate your own experiences into the analysis of the literature and to demonstrate analyses from multiple perspectives. For example, you can compare/contrast analyses of the issues by race, culture, history, or theory. You should read many papers, books, and articles for your project and include at least 5 references. The paper must be at least 5 typed pages, double-spaced and should include: • a clear statement about the issue(s) addressed in your paper, the focus of your observations, research, or experiences, and the evidence on which your views are based; • your personal reactions, evaluations, and critical analyses; • references to ideas expressed in lectures, discussions, or readings; and • your synthesis, point of view, or conclusion to your argument. I expect you to revise, edit, and proofread the paper thoroughly before handing it in. Disorganized writing and thinking will lower the grade given to your paper. Use APA style (which is found in most psychology journals).
