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Research Paper Assignments & Instructions1. TopicPlease select a topic related to human development and submit your topic with a brief description of the approach you will take with your research.EXAMPLE: Research topic -- Parenting Styles with the approach of reporting current research associated to the best parenting style and how research has identified the positive and negative outcomes of all four parenting styles.My Research Topic ---Aging Process: Lifespan from Middle- to Late AdulthoodI plan to write my research paper on the topic of Aging Process: Lifespan from Middle- to Late Adulthood because of the significant increase in life expectancy and the older adult population make up a large portion of the U.S. population. I will discuss the physical, cognitive, and social development, as well as age-related changes by focusing on different theories and designs, and use cross-cultural research, different case studies, and current statistics. I plan on conducting my research through professional journals, books, and government publications, the internet, and conduct interviews of people who are middle- to late adulthood age.I am needing at least 10 to 12empirical articles which are recent, within the last 5 years for the topics stated in the paragraph above!!!2. Annotated BibliographyAn annotated bibliography is a bibliography covering all of the different articles found on a specific topic with a summary of the given research.? Locate at least 10 sources related to your research topic and create?an annotated bibliography.? Each of your sources should be academic (from a scholarly journal) and recent (written within the last 5 years).??Important -?Include at least 8 empirical articles.? Use correct APA format for the citations and for the summaries of the articles.? DO NOT use the article's abstract as your summary; you must read the article and summarize it yourself.? Review the Research Paper Instructions attachment in the first item for more information about the requirements for your research paper.EXAMPLE:Rand, D. C. (1997). The spectrum of parental alienation syndrome (part I). American Journal of Forensic Psychology,15 (3), 1-8.Deidre Conway Rand, a forensic psychologist traces the history of what Dr. Richard Gardner termed Parental Alienation Syndrome. Rand states in his article that Gardner coined the term Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) in the mid-80s after over 10 years of working with children in high conflict divorces. Since Gardner’s contribution to civil forensics there has been much debate as to the accuracy of PAS. Rand describes the pitfalls and the contributions that have followed Gardner’s suggestion of PAS. He summarizes by clarifying that PAS is a developing concept in forensic psychology and the courts are abusing the terminology.3. Thesis StatementAfter reading your?10 articles, what is your empirical knowledge of the subject matter, and what conclusion have you formed based on the research you read?? State your conclusion/thought in a concise manner and you will have your thesis statement.?DO NOT state:? The purpose of this paper is to address how Parental Alienation is over used in the courtsBut instead state:? Although Gardner made great contributions to working with children in high conflict divorces, Parental Alienation Syndrome is an overused poorly understood concept.?4. AbstractRead the APA Manual pp. 25-27, then write and submit an abstract for your paper.5. Research Paper Research Paper InstructionsThroughout this course, you will be progressively building a research paper that will be submitted in stages to the instructor. Each of these stages is important to help you organize your thoughts and write a thorough review of established literature on a particular topic. The finished product for this assignment will be a double-spaced, 10–15-page paper (not including title page, abstract, and references) addressing your chosen topic. You must include at least 10 relevant empirical journal articles in your paper. All articles must be empirical* and recent (written within the last 5 years unless the citation is linked to an author whose work is seminal to your topic). This paper should be written in a scholarly fashion, strictly adhering to APA standards. Do not express your own opinion. ? You should use the following guidelines in constructing your research paper:Title page. Abstract page. Introduction should define and discuss the importance of your topic. The body of the paper should organize the topic in a meaningful way and critically review the current empirical knowledge base relevant to your topic. A conclusion section should include a discussion of practice/policy implications/recommendations and future research directions. Reference page should list at least 10 primary empirical sources. Follow APA Publication Manual organization and style guidelines. Points will be deducted for format violations and grammatical problems.*Reports of empirical studies summarize original research. Many journal articles are reports of empirical studies. In order to learn how to review the literature, it is important to be able to read and understand reports of empirical studies.? Empirical articles have the following sections: abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, and references. ................
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