This paper will familiarize you with using professional journals in exploring the field of developmental psychology. For each paper, you must first find a topic within the field of Learning and Memory that interests you and for which you can find three (3) peer-reviewed journal articles Internet (e.g., Psychology Today and news sites will not post peer-reviewed journal articles). Each article should present original research data (not just a discussion, opinion, review, or theoretical paper), and all articles should directly relate to the topic you have chosen. When writing the paper, you should employ the following format:
1) Introduction (5 points): State the topic you chose and why you were interested in it.
2) Research (10 points): Summarize in your own words the findings of each of the studies that you read. What is the purpose of each study? What was learned in each study? Be sure to go beyond what is contained in the abstract alone (i.e., dont just review the abstracts).
3) Evaluation (15 points): In discussing each study, give your own evaluation. How good was each study? Why? Do you agree with the conclusions drawn by the authors? Why or why not? Could the findings be explained in another way?
4) Summary (10 points): After presenting the individual studies, tie them together. What do they have in common? Do their findings fit together in any way? What have you learned about the topic you chose?
5) Reference List (10 points) — Submit first separately, but also include with paper
6) APA format (5 points): See below
7) Attach peer-reviewed journal articles (5 points): See below
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