Jonathan Nyanyoun
Select a topic in Psychology that you would like to investigate further. You can choose a topic from the list provided, or let the text/companion site inspire you.
You will be writing a 3 to 5 page paper on the topic of your selection, meeting the requirements below:
1. Topic must relate to Psychology and approved if not on the list provided.
2. Length - 3 to 5 typed, double-spaced pages with one inch margins and 12 point font (excluding the title page and reference page)
3. APA style must be used. For a quick reference, see the online writing lab at Purdue's website:https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
4. An Abstract IS NOT required.
5. 3-5 peer-reviewed resources (that is, the authors can be listed and recognized as qualified) Additional resources in addition to these are allowed.
Possible Topics: feel free to select a topic not presented in this list. However, such topics MUST be approved by the instructor.
| autism |
developmental psychology |
long-term memory |
postnatal (postpartum) depression |
| beauty pageants |
dreams |
love in cyberspace |
primate language-learning |
| behaviorism |
dyslexia |
mass suicides |
private vs. public self |
| bipolar disorder |
eating disorders |
memory |
psychology of music |
| birth order |
emotional intelligence |
mind-body connection |
ptsd |
| borderline personality disorder |
extrasensory perception |
mindfulness |
resilience |
| bullies |
smoking cessation |
multiple personalities |
Rx for children with ADHD |
| sadism |
social anxiety disorder |
surrogate mothers |
short-term memory |
| schizophrenia |
somnambulism |
teen suicide |
sibling rivalry |
| self esteem |
spousal abuse |
terrorism--effects of |
sleeping disorders |
| senses& the psyche |
stammering |
transsexuals |
super-ego |
| serial killers |
stereotyping |
twins |
suicide |
| sexual assault victims |
subliminal advertising |
visual perception |
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