Term Paper Instructions The paper has three parts. Title page: formatted as fo

Term Paper Instructions
The paper has three parts.
Title
page: formatted as follows:
TITLE
OF YOUR PAPER
YOUR
NAME
YOUR
AFFILIATION
DATE
PSY
471
Abstract
page that contains the abstract of your term paper
A
discussion of who is your favorite psychologist from the list of the 100
most eminent psychologists and why you feel that way. Included in this discussion MUST BE A
DETAILED CONSIERATION OF THE OVERALL CONTRIBUTIONS YOUR PSYCHOLOGIST MADE
TO MOVE FORWARD THE DISCIPLINE OF PSYCHOLOGY. THIS NEEDS TO BE SUPPORTED BY SCHOLARLY
REFERENCES. While an overview of
your psychologist’s major theory and research is nice, it is not sufficient. I am looking for a discussion of how
your psychologist was influenced by prior psychology research and theory
and how your psychologist in turn influenced and advanced future
psychological research and theory. At
the very least this entails:
a
discussion of the paradigms of psychology research and theory prior to
your psychologist’s work and how they influenced your psychologist
a
discussion of how your psychologist’s work changed or extended the
paradigms and charted new directions for psychology.
I need to
understand how your psychologist fits into the history of psychology. I need to
understand the influence your psychologist had on other psychologists or
schools of psychology. I need to
understand how your psychologist advanced the thought and practice of
psychology as a scientific discipline.
References and Resources
Your
paper must have minimum of 5 appropriate references. You must acknowledge the
sources of the information and ideas for the paper, even if you are not quoting
directly and are paraphrasing. I
recognize that most of the ideas and content for the paper will be coming from
authors you read. This is what is
expected. Your contribution lies in how
you organize and tie together this material.
If I detect plagiarism, you may receive a zero on the paper. You may access books and journals via the
library or Internet. You may reference
material found on the Internet. I will
critically evaluate the quality of the reference and if it is suspect (e.g.,
not peer reviewed), I will take off points.
There are some sites on the Internet that are acceptable, such as http://www.nobelprize.org or http://www.nasonline.org/publications/biographical-memoirs (National Academy of Sciences memoirs about the
members). I don’t want Wikipedia,
psychology.about.com, or other lightweight sites used as references. They are a good start (like dipping your toe
into a pool before you dive in) but are too uneven in their content and
accuracy to serve as a reference. So,
don’t rely on them and don’t cite them. DO NOT CITE YOUR TEXTBOOK (Henley).
Another resource is the American Psychological
Association’s Division 26, Society for the History of Psychology. They publish a journal History of Psychology. Their
website is http://historyofpsych.org. Peruse their
website for additional resources to help you write your paper. Also, check out Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences. Don’t be afraid to ask help from the
librarians.