PSYC 212: Social Psychology  

Social psychology employs the individual and the group as units for analysis.

8-Page Paper:

You will need to select a topic or area and discuss how the principles of social psychology are demonstrated or utlized in this area.

Topic examples:
legal system, medicine, sports, business, politics, environmental concerns

Your syllabus states:

• You must have at least six (6) scholarly references
• 5 of the 6 must be from 1995 or later; only 1 may be a "classic," published before 1995
  
• Four must be original empirical articles from scholarly journals
• Two may be a scholarly chapter, book, or review article
• You may use up to two non-scholarly resources (popular magazine articles, newspaper articles, web sites -- not Wikipedia)
  

Scholarly Reference
An article from a peer-reviewed journal or a book/book chapter from a scholarly press.  Examples of scholarly presses include university presses, Sage, Wiley, the American Psychological Association, and many more.  If you're not sure, ask a librarian for help.

Scholarly Journal
A journal with a peer-review process for publication.  Also called a peer-reviewed, refereed, or academic journal.  The University of Arizona and the University of Texas at San Antonio have good guides on characteristics that distinguish a scholarly journal from a non-scholarly (or popular) journal.

Original Empirical Article 
An article in a scholarly journal that reports the findings of an original study conducted by academic researchers.  Know how to identify empirical and review articles.

Scholarly Chapter/Book 
Scholarly books are those published by a scholarly press.  Examples of scholarly presses include all university presses (Cambridge University Press, Stanford University Press, Nebraska University Press, etc.).  Commercial scholarly presses include Sage, Wiley, Kluwer, the American Psychological Association, and many more.  If you're not sure if a publisher is scholarly, ask a librarian for help. 

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