Developmental psychology

You will write a 6-7 page APA style research paper that summarizes research on any topic related to developmental psychology. The paper should cite and reference at least 5 sources that are empirical, peer-reviewed journal articles. You can only use sources from our library. This includes EBSCO. Note that each source needs to be cited at least once and included in the References. The paper should be between 6 and 7 pages including the title page, abstract, literature review, conclusion, and references. You may choose any topic covered in the textbook to write about.

Be sure you use scholarly sources. If you choose, you may also use a few websites in addition to research articles. Some examples include: psychologicalscience.org, apa.org, NIMH.gov, NIDA.gov. To reiterate, this is in ADDITION to any research articles you obtained from the school’s library. You cant use any .com because there is no one to govern the truth of many of these sites. This means you cant even use wikipedia.com or any other “wiki” site!

The important thing to remember here is NOT TO PLAGIARIZE the information. CITE your references in EVERY paragraph, and USE YOUR OWN WORDS! Please do not copy word for word from your sources unless you put those words in quotation marks.  

You must summarize what you have read using plain English.  Do not write scientific jargon (such as lists of prescription drugs or the ingredients of drugs) that is not understandable without a medical degree.  If you do not use all of your own words, and do not properly cite your sources, this is plagiarizing and grounds for cheating. This would result in a zero on the paper.

The subject matter of this research paper will be your choice; sometimes students need inspiration. Your possible topic choices are, but not limited to the following: Alcoholism, Adolescent Eating Disorders, Alzheimers Disease, Biosocial Development, Biobanks/Donors, Cancer, Child Abuse, Cognition, Corporal Punishment, Cultural Differences In Child Rearing, Death And Dying, Depression, Developmental Theory And Research, Diabetes, Education, Employment, Families, Food Safety, Jobs, Kids, Learning Disabilities, Life Extending Drugs, Marriage, Mixed Race, Nature Or Nurture, Pain, Parenting And Care Giving, Placebo Effect, Prenatal Development And Birth, Sex Differences, Sexual Reproductive System, Sleep, The Single Parent, Transplants, Talk Therapy, Vitamins, Yoga, And Other Related Areas.