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Week 1 Assignment- Annotated Bibliography

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Your final project has to start somewhere. Reading journal articles is an excellent first step. First, choose a topic that interests you in the field of psychology. Please note, you may change or refine this topic once you start reading your articles so please know that it is not “set in stone”.

In preparation for your final project it will be important that you locate a number of peer-reviewed journal articles which focus on the key variables in your experiment. For this annotated bibliography you will need to locate at least 4 relevant peer-reviewed journal articles from Keiser’s online library, Google Scholar, or Research Gate. Please check with your instructor if you find another resource.

Once you’ve located four peer-reviewed journal articles that address the topic you chose, you will write a full reference for each and a summary, which is an Annotated Bibliography.

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What is an annotated bibliography?

It is an organized list of sources (referenced in APA format), such as books, journals, newspapers, magazines, reputable web pages, etc., each of which is followed by a summary or description of the source.

• Summarize the hypothesis/purpose of the study
• Summarize the method used to collect data
• Discuss any conclusions the author(s) may have made
• Note key points from the article relevant to your final project

What does an annotated bibliography look like?

The following in an example source from an annotated bibliography:

Waite, L. J., Goldschneider, F. K., & Witsberger, C. (1986). Nonfamily living and the erosion of traditional family orientations among young adults. American Sociological Review, 51 (4), 541-554.

The authors, researchers at the Rand Corporation and Brown University, use data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Young Women and Young Men to test their hypothesis that nonfamily living by young adults alters their attitudes, values, plans, and expectations, moving them away from their belief in traditional sex roles. They find their hypothesis strongly supported in young females, while the effects were fewer in studies of young males. Increasing the time away from parents before marrying increased individualism, self-sufficiency, and changes in attitudes about families. In contrast, an earlier study by Williams cited below shows no significant gender differences in sex role attitudes because of nonfamily living.

Please note, you can format this by using hanging indent in MS Word by clicking “Paragraph”, clicking on “Indentation”, and then selecting “Hanging” under the special drop down menu.

Annotated Bibliography Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Statement of psychological research topic of interest	10
Summary of at least 4 peer-reviewed articles	60
Proper APA format of references in bibliography	20
Proper Grammar and Spelling	10
Total:	100

Reference:

How to prepare an annotated bibliography. Cornell University Library. Retrieved on from http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.htm

Your annotated bibliography should be submitted using the “Week 1 Annotated Bibliography Assignment” title link above by the last day of week 1.