Researching

Experiential Paper 1. Choose a topic that you have personal and/or first-hand knowledge/experience through taking care of /living with a parent/child/family member/friend with
◦ Alzheimer’s
◦ Dementia
◦ Amnesia
◦ Learning Disabilities
◦ Sleeping Disorders
◦ Eating disorders
◦ Developmental problems
◦ Abnormal Behavior
◦ Substance Abuse
◦ Exposure to Violence
◦ Burnout
◦ Any psychological disorder/condition
2. Description of real-life experience (personal or somebody you know)
◦ Describe accurately all events/places/issues/people with supporting details and examples
◦ Describe any learning opportunities you have/had throughout the experience
◦ Interpret personal experience in the context of relevant theoretical knowledge
◦ Illustrate what went well in specific events/incidents
◦ Identify any weaknesses/issues
◦ Share personal reactions, perceptions, physical sensations, thoughts, and feelings generated by the experience in your writing
3. Summary and analysis of the research you have done on the topic in discussion
◦ List/describe all concepts relevant to the theme(s) of the experience
◦ Explain clearly any issues/topics
◦ Review sufficient number of reliable literature sources
◦ Match the concepts with the experience/events/issues
4. Analysis: comparison of first-hand experience with research findings
◦ Do they coincide
◦ Appraise similarities
◦ Are there any differences; what could be some reasons for the differences
◦ Personal position on the topic in discussion clearly stated. Defend your position.
◦ What would you do differently in the future, if faced with similar circumstances/settings?
◦ What advice would you give to a friend/family member that is going through similar experience? Film Review

Find a film that may be analyzed from a particular psychological view including:
◦ Behaviorism
◦ Cognitive Behaviorism
◦ Psychoanalysis
◦ Humanistic
◦ Social Psychology
◦ Marriage and Family
◦ Industrial-Organizational
Write an analysis of how the film you selected supports one of the psychological views above. Aspects of the film will be explained as they exemplify key points from the psychological stance you have chosen. Remember to support your key points with outside references.

Research Paper

Select any topic that was introduced to you in the text. Your topic should be something of interest to you that you would like to learn more about. The Research Paper should contain each of the following elements:
1. A statement of what the learner intends to research
2. A hypothesis about what the learner thinks he/she will find in the literature regarding the topic.