PSY 320 Final Research Paper

Choose one (1) theoretical concept discussed during the course or featured in the textbook, and write a research paper exploring your chosen topic. Please submit your topic, by SMU email, for my approval by the end of the second week of the term. Please include material from the textbook in your paper. Additional information / guidance for this assignment will be provided in a separate document. Each student is asked to use APA style (located in the Publication Manual of American Psychological Association / most current edition) for the cover and reference pages.

Required Minimum for Pages and References

Each student is expected to submit, at a minimum, nine / 9 full pages, NOT including the cover page, and the reference list. Each student is asked to research, and utilize, seven / 7 references, in addition to the textbook. Students may submit more than nine / 9 full pages and may utilize more than seven / 7 references; these numbers are just the expected minimum. There will be a supplemental guidance document at the course site.