Instructions
Submit this assignment according to the instructions provided in the module.
By the end of this module, you are required to submit your Research Paper discussing contemporary issues in the field of learning and behavior. Make sure your paper is written in 12-point Times New Roman font, consists of a minimum of 8 pages (in addition to the title page and reference section), has a minimum of 6 peer-reviewed articles (APA approved) and two secondary sources (i.e., books) and all research material should be up-to-date. Proper APA format and citation are required.
For this assignment, you are required to provide an overview of contemporary issues in the field of learning and behavior. You should also include a critical evaluation of research supporting and/or refuting one of the theoretical positions currently proposed in the area of learning or memory (preferably based on some theoretical issue discussed in your textbook) with a cohesive summary of your findings. Resources obtained for this paper must consist of peer-reviewed articles that contain experimental procedures in support or against the theory in question. After your critical evaluation, the last portion of your paper should be a proposal for a new research study (a new experimental design) that will help provide additional evidence for or against the theory in question. It should also provide the details of the procedures, and you should make clear, the purpose of the study and why you think the results of this study will help resolve the issues involved.
It is suggested that you access the PsycINFO database at the Cannon Memorial Library to find peer-reviewed articles that are relevant to your topic. You are not allowed to use Wikipedia and other internet sites as resources for your paper. This paper will be written in APA style using the following as a reference: Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association (Seventh Edition). The research paper must be typed, double[1]spaced, written in 12-point Times New Roman font, and between 8 pages in length.
It must include a title page and a detailed reference section. Note that the title page and reference section are in addition to the 8 pages of the body of your paper. The paper should have a minimum of 6 peer-reviewed (primary source) articles, and at least two secondary source articles (i.e., books, manuscripts, etc.) or articles discussed in your text as additional support for or against the theory. All research material should be up-to-date.
This paper must be uploaded to the Assignment box no later than Sunday, 11:59 PM of Module 8. (This Assignment box may be linked to Turnitin.)
Checklist
_____1. The research topic is approved by the instructor.
_____2. Articles cited in the paper must be published in a scientific journal (i.e., Memory and Cognition; Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, etc.). Refer to the list of approved journals in the syllabus.
_____3. Use at least two secondary sources (books, manuscripts, etc.).
_____3. Articles must be available in the library or electronically obtained and published within the last three years.
_____4. Each page must have a short title header along with page numbers beginning with Page 2.
_____4. The report must be typed, double-spaced, with one-inch margins, and the written type consists of 12 point Times Roman.
_____5. The report is a minimum of 8 pages in length.
_____6. The research paper must be written in APA style (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Sixth Edition).
_____7. The body of the article consists of:
_____Title Page (Include Title, Your Name, and Institution)
_____Purpose of the research
_____Hypothesis
_____Methodology
_____Results
_____Implications for Future Research
_____8. The reference page is written according to APA style. This page should be numbered within the context of your paper but not be included as a part of the 8-page requirement.
_____9. Submit the final copy to the Assignment box. (This Assignment box may be linked to Turnitin)
____10. Academic Honesty. Refer to this section in the syllabus.