Psych Literature Review

LiteratureReviewadditionaltips.docx

Home >Psychology homework help >Psych Literature Review

Literature Review additional tips

Introduction	- introduce the topic you will be reviewing and explain why it is important Use statistics, link the issue to how it affect a person’s life (e.g., cognitive and emotional functioning, academic performance, success in career during adulthood, peer relationships, romantic relationships). What are some potential societal and public health implications? - briefly introduce any theories that are relevant to your topic Foundational theories are important. For example if you are studying the effect of parenting on child behavior you may want to mention the social learning theory (that is one of the theories explaining how parents affect their children). - provide any key definitions about the psychological constructs/ideas you will be reviewing This is the conceptual definitions, not the operational definitions. - give a brief outline of the structure of the body paragraphs (i.e. I will first summarize literature that examines whether X causes Y, then alternative theories of the cause of Y, and finally, I will review the influence of gender on Y). Article 1 under article review assignment has a good example on this.
Body	- will consist of multiple paragraphs - should follow the outline you provided in the introductory paragraph - should describe the findings of articles you found, compare findings of different studies, address the limitations of studies or highlight inconsistencies between studies, and summarize any consensus in the field - each paragraph should have a strong topic/introductory sentence Narrative, narrative, narrative! Your paragraphs should connect together so it tells a full story. When you write, the introductory sentences of each paragraph should link together to build your argument.
Conclusion	- summarizes overall take home understanding of the literature - points out what gaps exist in the literature - briefly mention, again, why this topic is important or why it is significant to understand this topic You want to explain why your research can address the GAP and what is innovative about your research.
References	- all references should be listed in APA format - references should be listed on a separate page Refer back to the lab slides on reference, lab manual, or just search online - abundance examples on how to cite & format reference correctly!