Washington State Development of Social Cognition Among Adolescents Question
- Choose a psychological topic you find interesting- it can be anything you can find research on.
- Some examples: Stress and athletic performance, attention and injury, happiness and relationships, drugs and cognition.
- You can get much more specific than this or a bit more broad-just make sure you can find articles on your topic
- Find at least 3 empirical articles discussing the topic- all peer reviewed.
- Some examples: Stress and athletic performance, attention and injury, happiness and relationships, drugs and cognition.
- Read the articles.
- Write a 6-page review paper discussing the topic from a scientific perspective. The following is a suggested breakdown
- 2-4 pages introducing and describing the topic (might want to talk about the importance of the topic).
- Think teaching someone who knows nothing about the topic.
- 2-3 pages discussing how valid the studies on the topic are (discuss experimental design, validity, and reliability. Also suggest some future directions for the work in the field).
- I really want a future directions section- tell me where the research is going and maybe even propose a new study.
- 2-4 pages introducing and describing the topic (might want to talk about the importance of the topic).
- Paper should be in APA format, 12-point times new roman font, cover page, and at least 6 citations (Half of which should be peer-reviewed).
