complete an Annotated Bibliography for a Position P-aper related to the history and systems of psychology. First you will need to choose a topic, choose one of the following topic areas as your Position P-aper topic.
Acceptable titles (Choose one):
- Cognitive psychology-historical origins, theories and current applications
- Behaviorism vs. psychodynamic-historical perspectives and current applications
- Behaviorism-historical origins, theories and current applications
- Relating Classical Greek philosophies to the current trends and theories in psychology.
- The influence of 17–19th century Western European philosophy on current American psychology theories and practice.
- The contrast and comparisons of Western European and American psychology with Eastern (Asian) based psychology
- The origins of modern psychology comparing and contrasting the influence of the major psychological theorists.
- Humanistic psychology-historical origins, theories and current applications.
- Gestalt psychology and its influence on psychology past and present.
- The influence of scientific thought on psychology past and present.
- Towards a unified theory of psychology challenges and solutions.
find six journal articles related to the topic chosen. The journal articles have to be from peer reviewed scholarly journals. Since this is a course on the history of psychology, you can choose articles that are appropriate for the topic and time period on your research. The articles do not need to be empirical studies but are required to be primary sources.
- Write a summary for each of the journal articles found.
- Write an analysis and evaluation for each of the journal articles found.
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Annotated Bibliography: Topic (Chosen from the list provided)
[Name]
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[Template instructions: Replace the information in red with your work-then delete this line]
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Annotated Bibliography: Topic (Chosen from the list provided)
[APA formatted reference for source (list in alphabetical order) using a hanging indent]
[Underneath the reference, give a summary of the article then an analysis:
Summary of article: 1-2 paragraphs that describe the following information in your own words
in paragraph format (not bullet points).
• Why the article was written?
• What are the major points of the article?
• If the article was a study, describe:
o The methods used in the research: Include the participants, how the research question(s)
was tested or measured (e.g. survey, interview, formal testing…)
o The results of the study: What did the researchers find out?
o The conclusions: What did the researchers conclude from the study? What were the
limitations of the research?
NOTE: The article doesn’t need to be cited in the body of the annotated bibliography
because it is referenced in the beginning of the review. For any other sources used
(e.g. the text) you would cite as you normally do and list them in the reference section.
[Analysis of the article: 1-2 paragraphs describing the following: Whether or not the
points made by the author are logical and supported by evidence and whether the author
demonstrates any bias in presenting the arguments. Were other arguments or possibilities
considered? Are the author’s conclusions supported? Do they fit with your understanding
of the topic and your textbook's description (cite the textbook and any other sources you
use for analyzing your article – include any additional sources you cite as part of your
analysis in your reference list)? Why or why not (provide support for your opinion)?]
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Example of formatting:
Boonstra, A., & Broekhuis, M. (2010). Barriers to the acceptance of electronic medical records by
physicians from systematic review to taxonomy and interventions. BMC Health Services
Research, 10(1), 231-248. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-231
Authors conducted a systematic review of research papers between 1998 and 2009 that
examined physician perceptions of barriers to implementation of electronic medical
records. An examination of 1671 articles….
DeVore, S. D., & Figlioli, K. (2010). Lessons Premier hospitals learned about implementing electronic
health records. Health Affairs, 29(4), 664-667. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0250
Premier healthcare alliance is a network of 2300 non-profit hospitals and 63,000
outpatient facilities in the United States, This paper summarized lessons learned from
reviewing implementation practices within their system….
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References
List any references you cited in your analyses of your chosen sources. DO NOT list the references for
the articles you chose as you already referenced them in your annotated bibliograpy.