The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with the opportunity to select a topic in the particular area in which you have an occupational or research interest and to complete a literature review of the topic using a minimum of ten scholarly references. This will allow you to demonstrate mastery of the program outcomes for the B.A. psychology program at Argosy University. A helpful Web site for organizing and writing a literature review is www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/ReviewofLiterature.html.
You may also want to review the following documents that are available in the Doc Sharing area of the course:
Based on your review of the most recent relevant research findings on your chosen topic submit a final version of your literature review paper integrating feedback received from your instructor. Be sure to include a research/focal question synthesis of the literature you reviewed well-established conclusions and points of discussion and/or future research.
Requirements
Apply current APA standards for editorial style expression of ideas and formatting of the text headings citations and references. Remember to use your own words to describe and evaluate the articles. Avoid quoting the material and also cite works when you are discussing someone elses ideas. Your paper should be double-spaced and in 12 point Times New Roman font with normal one-inch margins written in APA style and free of typographical and grammatical errors. It should include a title page with a running head an abstract and a reference page. The body of the paper should be no less than 56 pages in length.