"Psychology in the News" extra credit

The website listed below contains links to stories from the news that pertain to psychology.

Select an article, read it, and type a 1to 2 page, double-spaced summary of the article and your reaction to the article. For example, how does the topic related to your experiences. Finally, end your paper with a Question. Be sure to include the title of the story.

One summary will be worth 5 extra credit points (if you do an acceptable job). Try not to directly quote from the article but instead paraphrase the key points of the story.
The limit is 3 articles. Therefore, you may earn a maximum of 15 points exercising this option.

A printed summary for each article must be handed in to Dr. Nickell by Friday December 3th to receive credit. No emailed summaries will be accepted. Please staple all of your summaries together. No, I do not need a copy of the article itself.

Website: http://www.psycport.com/ 
Important notes: Ignore the press releases in the left-hand pane and focus on the Psychology in the News section in the middle of the window. Notice that when you reach the end of the stories on the first page there is an "additional stories" link to  go to even more stories.


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