Psychology-Altruism

The overall purpose of this paper is for you to provide brief explanations of how the behavior is examined, explained, and / or understood by psychologists, anthropologists and sociologists. 

 

Your paper should include a minimum of six articles (two psychology, two sociology and two anthropology) from peer-reviewed journals. 

 

You will lose points if you include non-periodical sources in your report. In other words, DO NOT INCLUDE magazines or newspaper articles (e.g., Psychology Today), or websites / blogs (e.g., Wikipedia, Ask.com, etc.). Your textbook may be used as an additional source (not included among your 6).

 

Your paper MUST use citations for all information. You may not use any direct quotations – everything must be in your own words. Information that is not directly quoted must still be cited properly.

 

Format: APA

Length: 5 - 6 pages (not including title page or references)