Childhood and Adolescence Professor VanHorn main menu Term Paper Requirements Bonus points will be given for exceptionally good papers. Bonus points help solve unexpected problems. Select a topic within child or adolescent psychological development.
Any topic covered in the textbook is acceptable.
Read at least 3 recent research articles on your topic published in scientific journals within the last 5 years. If you can't find enough recent sources, choose a different topic. Reviews of other researchers work do not qualify as research articles. In scientific writing in psychology, books, articles from popular magazines, newspaper articles, and internet sites are not used as sources. You may use these sources for additional information, but they do not substitute for the required 3 research articles.