These assignments are designed to help you complete your paper in stages. You wi

These assignments are designed to help you complete your paper in stages. You will be graded on these assignments and receive feedback from your instructor so you will be comfortable that you are on the “right track” to complete the course paper in UNIT 7. The requirements for your course paper are as follows: • Written in the format of the most current (7th) edition of the APA manual. • This type of research paper is similar to a literature review in that you will be discussing what information is currently known about your topic. • Include a discussion of psychological theory AND key research findings relevant to your chosen topic (below). Your incorporation of theory and research should come from the information you find through your reading of scholarly sources and journal articles (from your course paper resources assignment due in UNIT 3). • Include specific examples that support theory and research. • Please note that this is NOT an opinion essay. • Note: Topic # 2 (see below) is an exception to the last four bullet points above. • The body of the paper must be five full pages in length, not including APA style title page and References page. • Each paper must be a Word document, double spaced with size 12 Times New Roman font and 1 inch margins on all sides. • Please use complete sentences, appropriate grammar, spelling, and a minimum of 4 SCHOLARLY references (you may use your textbook as one reference). Please be sure to avoid using Internet sources such as Wikipedia or other web-based resources that do not have strong academic backing. • You will also be required to use in-text references in your work in accordance with APA style to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism detection software will be used to scan each paper.