4 pages - Jonathan

Jonathan Nyanyoun

Select a topic in Psychology that you would like to investigate further. You can choose a topic from the list provided, or let the text/companion site inspire you.

You will be writing a 3 to 5 page paper on the topic of your selection, meeting the requirements below:

1. Topic must relate to Psychology and approved if not on the list provided.

2. Length – 3 to 5 typed, double-spaced pages with one inch margins and 12 point font (excluding the title page and reference page)

3. APA style must be used. For a quick reference, see the online writing lab at Purdue’s website: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

4. An Abstract IS NOT required.

5. 3-5 peer-reviewed resources (that is, the authors can be listed and recognized as qualified) Additional resources in addition to these are allowed.

　

Possible Topics:

-feel free to select a topic not presented in this list. However, such topics MUST be approved by the instructor.

　addiction

　Alzheimer's

　androgyny

　anger

animal assisted therapy

animal-human bond

Asperger's Syndrome

Attachment theory

Attention Deficit Disorder

autism

beauty pageants

behaviorism

bipolar disorder

birth order

borderline personality disorder

bullies

child prodigies

communication differences - male/female

competition

concept of self

corporal punishment

criminal mind

cults

deja vu

depression

developmental psychology

dreams

dyslexia

eating disorders

emotional intelligence

extrasensory perception

family therapy

　gambling

　grief

　histrionic personality disorder

　how music affects learning

　humor

　jealousy

　kleptomania

　laughter

long-term memory

　love in cyberspace

　mass suicides

　memory

　mind-body connection

　mindfulness

　multiple personalities

　obsessive-compulsive disorder

　occultism

　optimism/pessimism

　panic attacks

　pedophilia

　peer pressure

pet therapy

　phobias

　post-traumatic stress syndrome

　postnatal (postpartum) depression

　primate language-learning

　private vs. public self

　psychology of music　

ptsd

resilience

Rx for children with ADHD

sadism

schizophrenia

self esteem

senses & the psyche

serial killers

sexual assault victims

short-term memory

sibling rivalry

sleeping disorders

smoking cessation

social anxiety disorder

somnambulism

spousal abuse

stammering

stereotyping

subliminal advertising

suicide

super-ego

surrogate mothers

teen suicide

terrorism--effects of

transsexuals

twins

visual perception