Psychology 331.07
Reflection Papers

Illinois State University
J. Cooper Cutting
Spring 2008


Your assignment is to read the two assigned papers, to think about what the papers are saying and what your thoughts about the issues are, and finally to write down those thoughts.

I don't want a list of sketchy notes. I do want full sentences and paragraphs, typed, spellchecked, well written reflections about the material. I recommend that you begin by summarizing the major issues/points in the papers (note, some of the papers may be long reviews, so don't feel like you need to summarize them all. Instead, select those that you found the most interesting; those that sparked the most thought on your part.) After your summaries, then relay your thoughts on these issues. Remember that the major portion of the course is to plan and conduct research. These papers were selected to be relevant to the class research project. So use the readings to help focus the scope of your research ideas.
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