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3. Presented with introduction, conclusion, and references in formal APA style. A "guide" has been placed on reserve in the L.R.C.. Ask for Linda Bradford's reserved materials titled: Thinking and Writing about Psychology by Spencer Rathus 1993. Read p. 6-37.
4. Stapled with cover sheet (your name, name of course, title of paper, date, number of course and your phone number). Do not "bind" or place in folder or plastic cover or any of that stuff. (It slows me down when I'm grading).
Improperly written papers will usually be returned to you ungraded. However I’ve received so many usual derivations, representing so much (incorrect but) hard work that. I’ve come up with the following list of compromises:
have not integrated and included your personal views on the topic).
1-50pts
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For your educated
personal views on the topic (no formal indication of research is
evidenced).
1-50pts
· For your views and your research--presented nicely, but in an inappropriate format.
40-70pts
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For your personal
views and well documented research--presented in proper 10 page
form.
70-100pts
NOTE : PAPERS MAY BE REWRITTEN AS OFTEN AS YOU LIKE FOR THE NOBLE PURSUIT OF A HIGHER NUMBER OF POINTS. RESEARCH PAPER WRITING ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE L.R.C. and must be secured before re-submitting a paper. Rewrites and late paper can be picked up in the instructor's office at the beginning of next semester.
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"CHECK" --
FILL-IN AND ADD TO FINAL PAPER
NAME: _________________________________ Date____________
Research Paper/Instructions
_____ 1. Select a research topic.
_____ 2. Read everything that you can find on the topic ; a minimum of four resources in addition to the text is requires. As a rule the more current the reference - the better. Only one (verifiably legitimate) on-line reference and one encyclopedia reference is permitted; the inclusion of at least one professional journal is highly desirable.
_____ 3. Decide what you think about the topic and write down those thoughts.
_____ 4. Organize the thoughts and support them with information from research (all of the things that you read).
_____ 5. Check with the LRC for the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual and the "How to Write a Psychology Research Paper Guide" to determine the proper format for the paper. The Guide is a grey binder on reserve in the LRC and contains a guidebook: Thinking and Writing About Psychology, by Spencer Rathus (1993) p.6-37, handouts and a couple of sample papers.
_____ 6. Write the paper in formal APA style. Papers without "in-text citations" and reference lists can receive a maximum of 50% credit, only ! APA format for the Reference List requires: author's last name, first initial, year of publication in parenthesis, title (underlined, begin with a single capital letter, all other letters are in small case), city and publisher: Ex: Smith, D. (1998) Psychology in everyday life. New York: Jones Publishers. For "in- text" citations generally expect to place a minimum of one reference per paragraph. See any page in your textbook for an example. Show the documentation as "author's last name and the year of publication in parenthesis IE. (Smith, 1998) . Make sure "in-text" references refer to sources on your reference list at the end of the paper.
_____ 7. Visit the LRC Writing Lab, as needed.
_____ 8. Double check that your paper is ten (10) pages (content) ____ double spaced ____ with an introduction and conclusion ____ in- text reference ____ and a proper reference list with at least four books in addition to the text.
_____ 9. Add a cover sheet with title, your name, the course, the date and my name. Staple, but do not use binders or plastic covers.
_____ 10. Turn the results in to your instructor.
_____ 11. Do not submit drafts. However all papers can be rewritten and following a visit to the LRC, resubmitted as often as you like for the consideration for a higher grade. Original (graded) papers must accompany all resubmits.
NOTE: Many students don't understand the parameters of plagiarism. Plagiarism includes lack of documentation for sources and is considered a form of cheating, be careful! My grade for this paper will be approximately _____.* *Improper content:
paper cannot be submitted. Less than 10 pages, -10 points
/page ____. Improper in-text documentation –50% ____.
Improper reference list (form & content) –2
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Type in links to your online engin to access the following sites. |
HUMOR
-Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist: (http://www.sassman.com/katz/).
-Get Funny
with Psychologists: (http://www.rorschach-analyzer.com/fun/).
Humor for both psychologists and patients.
-Lighter
Side of Psych: (http://users.erols.com/geary/psychology/).
Psychology
jokes and quizzes.
-On the
Psychologist’s Couch: (http://www.palme.nu/comics/).
Cartoons
featuring more-or-less actual quoted from patients.
-Psychologist
and Psychiatrist Jokes: (http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/4661/projoke30.htm.)
-Psychology
Humor: (http://www.psych.upenn.edu/humor.html).
-Shrink-In-a-Box:
(http://www.dreamwv.com/shrink/shrink.html).
Instant analysis from the world’s first psybertherapist. Requires JavaScript.
-Crazy Jokes: (http://pages.hotbot.com/health/depression/crazy_jokes.html). A collection of mental jokes.
CAREERS
-Careers Paths in Psychology (www.apa.org/books/4313070): Helps undergraduate students learn what they can do with a degree in psychology.
-Career Guide Book for Students of Color (www.apa.org/pi/oema/careers/): Psy ed and career guide for college and high school students of color.
CURRENT EVENTS
-American Psychological Association Newsletter: (http://www.apa.org/monitor).
General interest for all students in any Psychology course.
-Maclean’s Magazine: (http://www.macleans.ca/index.stm). Magazine where A.E. 6-Secrects of the Brain- is published
ACADEMIC LINKS
General~
-APA (www.apa.org)
American Psychological Association Psych Net.
-Alleydog: (http://www.alleydog.com). Provides numerous links for all psy students.
-Maclean’s Magazine: (http://www.macleans.ca/index.stm). Magazine where A.E. 6-Secrects of the Brain- is published.
-Distance Learning: (http://www.socialpsychology.org/distance.htm). Wesleyan University, links to numerous psychology courses.
-The Skeptics Dictionary: (http://SkepDic.com). Interesting site for students
interested in the difference between science and psuedoscience.
-Psychology
Newsgroups: (http://remarq.lycos.com/health/group.pl?path=Health/Psychology).
Maintained by Lycos, source of Psychology newsgroups.
-American
Psychological Association Newsletter: (http://www.apa.org/monitor).
General interest for all students in any Psychology course.
-Tests and
Inventories: (www.queendom.com) personality test, IQ tests, love, life, health
and various other kinds of tests.
Critical Thinking
~
-The Critical Thinking Community Web Site ( http://www.criticalthinking.org): Excellent.
-Cognition: (http://www.cogsci.umn.edu/). A list of the 100 most influential works in Cognitive Science from t he 20th century.
Neuroscience~
-Basic Neural
Processes: (http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/neurotut.html).
Includes study sheets and quizzes.
-The Normal Brain
Structure Analysis:(http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html).
A visual tour of the brain,
including normal brains, as well as brains affected by stoke, tumor and
degenerative & infectious disease.
-Biological Bases
of Behavior: (http://www.psy.plym.ac.uk/year1/Bbb.htm).
Paul Kenyon Has designed this site to go along with his courses. A good resource
for anyone taking a Physiological Psychology course.
Sensation &
Perception~
-Sensation &
Perception Tutorials:(http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/sen_tut.html).
Small collection of tutorials and demonstrations related to our senses.
-Figure Determined
by Motion:
http://www.human.pefri.hr/~bsremec/figure_motion.html). A neat perception demonstration.
-IllusionWorks:
(http://www.illusionworks.com/).
A wide variety of interactive visual illusions, including how each one
works.
-The Internet Psychology Lab: (http://kahuna.psych.uiuc.edu/ipl/).
Interactive demonstrations of signal detection, selective adaptation, and more.
Also has a section on auditory perception.
-Exploratorium: (http://www.exploratorium.edu/).
Perceptual demonstrations.
-Rhythm Perception: (http://www.human.pefri.hr/~bsremec/rhythm.html).
By Branko Sremec.
-Links: (http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/~knill/lab_page/links.html).
Links to many vision research, tutorials, and facts.
-Projects in Perception:
(http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/bu/projects/index.html).
Descriptions and demonstrations.
Learning &
Memory~
-Mind Tools: (http://www.mindtools.com/).
Memory techniques and mnemonics.
-Negative Reinforcement University:(http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/proj/nru/).
Theories and examples
from, Moricopia Community College.
-Learning & Memory: (http://www.psychwatch.com/tutorials_page.htm).
Tom
Bauslaugh's lecture
notes, practice questions, and related readings from his course.
-Positive
Reinforcement: (http://server.bmod.athabascau.ca/html/prtut/reinpair.htm).
Six pairs of examples/nonexamples of positive reinforcement followed by a
quiz.
-Mathematical Models of Human Memory: (www2.psy.uq.edu.au).
Descriptions and interactive demonstrations of associated memory, list strength,
and more.
Motivation &
Emotion~
-A guide to
motivating employees
(http://www.
geocities.com/CollegePark/Pool/9898): Employees need to be motivated to perform
at high levels. Knowledge workers are not motivated by the same factors that
motivate manual workers.
-The Abraham H. Maslow Reading
Room & Motivation Theories
(http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Square/1445/motivation/): A small
collection of works by the American psychologist Abraham H. Maslow; and a
discussion of the ways in which content and process theories of motivation can
assist a manager improve the productivity of the persons they
manage.
-Importance of Emotions
(http://eqi.org/imp.htm)
Nature developed our emotions over millions of years
of evolution. As a result, our emotions have the potential to serve us today as
a delicate and sophisticated internal guidance.
-Facial Expressions (www.apa.org/monitor/jan00/sc1.html): link or lack f between facial expressions and emotion.
Consciousness ~
-Consciousness
(<span
class="clsResulturl">http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/9472/Consciousness.html):</span>
<span
class="clsResultAb" id="DEA4">Study the nature of
consciousness through the theories of the mysterians, eliminativists,
functionalists and new mysterians. Includes links.</span>
-Journal of
Consciousness (<span
class="clsResulturl">http://www.zynet.co.uk/imprint/jcs.html):</span>
<span
class="clsResultAb" id="DEA8">Publication devoted to
examining cognitive processes presents article abstracts, subscription details
and critical reviews.</span>
-Thinking About
Thought (<span
class="clsResulturl">http://www.thymos.com/tat/title.html):</span>
<span
class="clsResultAb" id="DEA11">Explore a collection
of essays on consciousness and the mind. Each topic includes a list of key
references for further reading.</span>
-Sleep Net (http://www.sleepnet.com): A link to all sleep-related information on the Internet.
Stress & Health
~
-Stress Management: Ten Self-CareTechniques
(http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stresmgt.html):Many people don't realize it, but stress is a very natural and important part of life. Without stress there would be no life at all! We need stress (eustress), but not too much.
-Coping Skills
Inventory (Test) (http://www.queendom.com/coping.html) :
A free online score
coping skills test.
-The Relationship Stress Test
(http://www.tmisnet.com/~strads/stress/index.html):
A semi-scientific method
used by guys to gauge their lady-love's commitment.
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RESEARCH PAPER INSTRUCTIONS & ASSISTANCE -New York Public Library: (http://www.nypl.org).
to the APA style of writing.
as a tip sheet for some of the common citations used in bibliographies.
Psychological Association.
Documentation.
-APA Style for
Electronic Resources: (http://wwwmc.nhmccd.edu/elc/learning_resource_center/apastyle_electronic.html.).
APA style guide for electronic resources. Maintained by Lycos, source of newsgroups for research in Psychology.
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