Treating ADHD with meds vs.Treating ADHD with counseling.

3. Do not cite Wikipedia or any “wiki” site as a source of information. Only use sources that provide the author’s name. For the purposes of this paper, “scholarly” sources are only journal articles. Please use sources that are called “Journal of ________” or “________Journal” that are not newspapers (since some newspapers contain “Journal” in their title). You will need to use the library databases in order to write this paper – you won’t be able to find Journals on standard websites. You may only use journal articles (at least 6) as sources of information for this paper –/ no websites, no textbooks, no encyclopedias, no blogs.

4. Use the headings listed below to organize your paper. You don’t need an abstract. Please name your paper “YourLastNamePaper”.

Headings that MUST be used to organize your paper:

Title – Should clearly state the 2 sides of the issue – ______ vs. ______

Introduction (briefly summarize the issue)

Position 1 – Within these “position” sections, you should begin the section with ONE sentence that summarizes the position. Then discuss each position using at least 3 journal articles within each position section (at least 6 total).

Position 2

My position – Your first sentence should summarize your position, and you MUST pick one side to support. Summarize your position based on the information presented above.

Experimental Research Idea (just a primary heading above the 2 sections below)

Purpose of the study/Significance of results – Why conduct this study? What issue will this study resolve?

Procedure – You must propose an EXPERIMENT (make sure you know what this is). Be very specific within your description – be sure to define all of your variables (IV and DV) and explain how you would conduct the study. If your study does not utilize an experimental design, the highest grade you will earn in this section is 2 out of 4 points.

References – This should include at least 6 journal articles (the 3 from each “position” section) at a minimum. Do not use the textbook or any websites as sources of information.

5. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!! – if I find that you presented anyone else’s work as your own, the minimum consequence will be a 0 on the paper. If you take information directly off of a source and don’t cite that source, that is called plagiarism (look at the syllabus to see other issues related to academic dishonesty). All sources used while writing this paper must be cited both within the text and within a references section at the end of the paper.

6. Cite sources directly within the text – if you mention any information that isn’t commonly known information, you must tell the reader where you found that information. If you take a direct quotation from a source (which I don’t want you doing in this paper), you must put that direct quote in quotation marks and cite your source: Nast (2010) explained that students “must put that direct quote in quotation marks”. Make sure that your references section is also in APA format – no need to provide links to articles found in a database (just provide the full citing for the article).

7. Don’t use direct quotes – put all of the ideas in your own words. Also, don’t write in the first person – don’t say “I”.

8. Please make sure there are no grammar/spelling mistakes – check over the paper several times before turning it in. I hate deducting points for this.

9. Read your paper out loud before turning it in – you’ll likely identify some problems when you do this.

Please let me know if you have questions!

Grading Rubric (possible points in parenthesis)

Introduction (briefly summarize the issue) (1)

Position 1 (2)

Position 2 (discuss each side of the issue in these sections – cite at least 6 journal articles total) (2)

My position (summarize your position based on the information presented above) (2)

Experimental Research Idea

Purpose of the study/Significance of Results (2)

Procedure (4)

References (1)

Writing (APA, spelling, etc.) (1)

TOTAL (15)
Project (Paper Portion):
Brief Description: A “position paper” exploring a topic relevant to a content area
covered in the course within the study of ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR that manifests itself in “the
real world” and has competing views. APA format is required.
Conduct a search (online library) to find recent peer-reviewed and scholarly published
research studies to critique and provide evidence supporting or refuting competing real
world views (e.g., “Does empirical evidence for Dissociative Identify Disorder exist?”). This
evidence shall come from “primary source” journal articles in which the details of the
experimental procedures are spelled out, so that you can critically evaluate the conclusions
reached by the authors. You shall not rely heavily on “secondary source” review-type
articles, and you should not put major emphasis on “personal information” already
discussed in class or in your text. In other words, you’ll need to find several recent articles
relevant to your topic on your own. Then summarize, critically evaluate, and synthesize
them into your paper, discussing how they support or refute the “view” in question. Your
paper shall discuss at least 6 primary source articles in support for your position for or
against the “view”. These source articles should appear as references in the Bibliography.
After your critical evaluation of the issue, the last portion of your paper should be a
discussion of a proposal for a new research study (a new experimental design) that will help
to provide additional evidence for or against the theory in question and answer any
unanswered questions about the prevailing “view” of the Abnormal Behavior you chose to
research. It should give the details of the procedures, and you should make clear the
purpose of the study and why you think the results of this study will help resolve the issues
you found in the definition, diagnosis, and treatment of the disorder you chose.
Tips: It is strongly advised that you to begin working on the paper early in the term. Use
“PsycInfo” or similarly offered online database on the SLU library web site for finding
references. Also, consider using the Writing Center as an aid in helping organize and write
your paper. Project (Presentation Portion):
Complete and present the scope and content of your paper in a PowerPoint presentat