Psychology 1230: AdolescenceSelecting a Topic: #1Selecting a Topic: #2Selecting A Topic #3How do I find a relevant theory?How do I find References?Finding Journals & BooksWriting Text CitationsWriting References: BooksMore on Writing a Reference to a Book (#2)Referencing Books #3Writing a reference for a chapter in an edited bookInternet ReferencesAdministration: (electronic references)Using Secondary SourcesAvoidable Preparation ErrorsHighlights from the Autobiographical Term PaperPsychology 1230: AdolescenceDon HartmannFall 2005Slides on Writing the Term PaperSelecting a Topic: #1Have you thought about the topic of your autobiographical term paper?What were notable events during your adolescent years? Hair started growing on your palms? Ran out of Kleenex after stuffing your bra?What should you be processing or reflecting about? Killing the family cat? Continuing to look through key holes after teen success looking into your sister’s key hole.When you have an idea, check the WEB—although I don’t want all WEB references—and see what is there on that topic.Selecting a Topic: #2Think about an issue that troubled you during your adolescence, and that might profit from additional reflection. Possible topics are independence (autonomy) conflicts; early maturation (troublesome for many girls), late maturation, divorce, puberty, sexual precociousness or ignorance, shyness, identity concerns (particularly for ethnic or sexual minority teens), eating problems, being unpopular, depression, acting-out, unusual body parts, zits, teen pregnancy, addictions, hairy palms, impossible parents, sibling rivalry. Consider a couple possibilities for you. Reflect on them.Are they important to you? Might they relate to at least one of the theories we will discuss? Can you share your experiences with another class member or partner (possible editors) and the instructor?Selecting A Topic #3Write about something from your adolescence that: is important to you,requires additional processing (reflection) or your part,you can share with at least two other individuals—your editor and the professor,has some scientific literature written about it, andis relevant to some theoryLikely bad topics: TV violence, my shy sibling, my son’s girlfriend, drunkenness in my extended familyHow do I find a relevant theory?Here is how to find a relevant theory:Test-Based selection: Look up the topic in your text. What theories are addressed in the discussion of that topic?Professional literature-based selection: Find a chapter in a book or a review article in a journal that addresses your issue—and then read them. What theories are used to make sense of the issue in these works?Personal preferences: What theory do you want to learn about?. Suck-up selection: The professor is relatively informed about behavior theory, cognitive social theory, social information processing theory, and psychoanalytic theory. But it is important to note that he is a theoretical Neanderthal—with due apologies to the Neanderthals.Parental-dependence criterion: Ask your mother what you should do.How do I find References?Check the WEBCheck PsycInfo: This is the primary electronic database for psychology. Learn to use itLook through handbooks (e.g., Handbook of child psychology)annual series (e.g., New directions for child and adolescent development) or advanced textbooks (e.g., Developmental psychology: An advanced textbook) to find a chapter devoted to your topic of interest These chapters should also turn up in your search using PsycInfoFinding Journals & BooksGetting a journal (or book)Identify which book or journal you want—e.g., from a search using PsycInfoJot-down the following information about the articles: Title of title of article (author), journal, year (volume), inclusive pages, and possible issue numberGo to the Marriott electronic catalogue and find the article’s location (e.g., Science Serials, Level 4) and call # (e.g., ERJ504 .C467)Go to that location and pluck the journal from the shelf. If its not there, check it’s whereabouts with the librarianWriting Text CitationsWriting text citations: Two general approaches. Assume you want to cite Bandura regarding the importance of self processes (e.g., self-monitoring). You could use either of the following:“According to Bandura (1999), self processes are the critical components of human functioning.”OR“Self processes are the critical components of human functioning (Bandura, 1999).”Writing References: BooksNote how these references are written!Alphabetized; hanging style; no first names, only initials; publication year following the name; title of book or journal in italic; only the first word of title in upper case—with the exception of proper namesHall, G. S. (1904). Adolescence: Its psychology and its relations to physiology, anthropology, sociology, sex, crime, religion and education: Vol. 1 & 2. New York: D. Appleton.Ross, D. (1972). G. Stanley Hall. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.More on Writing a Reference to a Book (#2)Hall, G. S. (1904). Adolescence: Its psychology and its relations to physiology, anthropology, sociology, sex, crime, religion and education: Vol. 1 & 2. New York: D. Appleton.Ross, D. (1972). G. Stanley Hall. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.Hanging IndentNo first names, only initialsOnly first letter of first word in upper caseTitle in ItalicsReferencing Books #3Thomas, R. M. (2001). Recent theories of human development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.Miller, P. H. (1993). Theories of developmental psychology (3rd ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman & Company.Title in italicEdition in bracketsCity of publicationInitials onlyWriting a reference for a chapter in an edited bookDixon, R. A., & Lerner, R. M. (1999). History and systems in developmental Psychology. In M. H. Bornstein & M. E. Lamb (Eds.), Developmental psychology: An advanced Textbook (4th ed., pp. 3-45). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.Editors’ initials first; not like authors’Inclusive pages of chapterBig E, small d; small e & small dInternet ReferencesNote that I have limited the number of Internet references—largely for 2 reasons:The Internet does not subject items it “publishes” to peer review, as do most journals—unless, of course, the Internet reference is a published article.One