The Effects of Peer Pressure
Connection Paper Instructions
Fall 2010
Overview and General Information You are to read, reference, and summarize four articles, each on the same topic or very closely related topics which we have studied or will study during the term so virtually any topic related to psychology will be acceptable. You will complete and turn in a Connection Paper Form which is a Word® document and is available in AC Online > Lessons > Connection Paper Information > Connection Paper Form. It must be done in Word®. At least one of the articles is to come from a scholarly source and at least one is to come from a popular source and at least one article must be from online. The 4th article can be of any type you choose. Use four different sources. You will write a 600 to 700 word Connection Response to the articles. Before starting your connection paper, read the information at the following websites. http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/scholarlyguide.html http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/popvs.schol.htm Some examples of more scholarly sources are listed below as examples but there are thousands more so you are not limited to these. In fact, the topic you choose will lead you to your scholarly sources. The staff of the Lynn Library can be helpful in finding all of your sources including scholarly sources and web sources. Harvard Men’s Health Watch American Family Physician The Journal of Family Practice American Scientist The Futurist Public Interest Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatric Times Harvard Mental Health Letter New Scientist
At least one article is to come from a popular magazines or newspapers. Again, you are not limited to those listed below there are tens of thousands of others and your
Fall 2010
Overview and General Information You are to read, reference, and summarize four articles, each on the same topic or very closely related topics which we have studied or will study during the term so virtually any topic related to psychology will be acceptable. You will complete and turn in a Connection Paper Form which is a Word® document and is available in AC Online > Lessons > Connection Paper Information > Connection Paper Form. It must be done in Word®. At least one of the articles is to come from a scholarly source and at least one is to come from a popular source and at least one article must be from online. The 4th article can be of any type you choose. Use four different sources. You will write a 600 to 700 word Connection Response to the articles. Before starting your connection paper, read the information at the following websites. http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/scholarlyguide.html http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/popvs.schol.htm Some examples of more scholarly sources are listed below as examples but there are thousands more so you are not limited to these. In fact, the topic you choose will lead you to your scholarly sources. The staff of the Lynn Library can be helpful in finding all of your sources including scholarly sources and web sources. Harvard Men’s Health Watch American Family Physician The Journal of Family Practice American Scientist The Futurist Public Interest Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatric Times Harvard Mental Health Letter New Scientist
At least one article is to come from a popular magazines or newspapers. Again, you are not limited to those listed below there are tens of thousands of others and your