Assignment
Instructions
Your Research in Psychology
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Use the Your Research in Psychology Template to format your paper.
Reminder: Links to the required template and an optional worksheet can be found in the resources of this assignment.
Preparation
As stated in the project description, research is at the core of psychology practice whether you conduct it yourself or apply evidence-based strategies and techniques in your professional practice. After developing your vision and creating meaningful goals in Units 1-3, you created a research question related to your goals and searched the literature for answers in Unit 4. In Unit 5, you practiced using critical thinking frameworks to evaluate the relevance and quality of research and in Unit 6 you integrated the literature to prepare for a cohesive review.
This assignment provides an opportunity to receive feedback to help you further refine your research interests, reflect on the role of scholarship in your career vision, and practice evaluating and synthesizing evidence to apply in your profession.
Your writing in this assignment should not just be a collection of notes, lists, or questions and answers. Instead, it should be a well-organized discussion that flows logically from one idea to the next.
Instructions
Complete the following in your assignment template:
Introduction
State your research question and explain why it is important."How are mentally ill guilty cases processed?"
Evaluation of Sources
Use your notes from the preparation study in Unit 5 to write up a critical evaluation of at least three peer-reviewed scholarly articles based on:
1. Blunt, L. W., & Stock, H. (1985). Guilty but mentally ill: An alternative verdict. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 8, 49-67.
2. Melville, J. D., & Naimark, D. (2002). Punishing the insane: The verdict of guilty but mentally ill. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, 30, 553-555.
3. People v. McQuillan, 392 Mich. 511, 221 N.W.2d 569 (1974).
• Relevance.
• Credibility and authority.
• Timeliness.
• Sources.
• Audience.
• Bias and point of view.
Synthesis of Literature Into a Cohesive Review
In the preparation study in Unit 6, you should have identified at least three key themes, or focuses of inquiry, that are relevant to your research question and present in each article. These themes may be based on:
• Related aspects of research questions.
• Related or differing conclusions.
• Other factors or ideas the studies have in common.
• Other points of contrast between the studies.
Use concise formulations of these themes as headings for the next sections of the paper. In these sections, compare and contrast your resources' positions relative to each theme, and then synthesize your own position relative to the theme. Support your conclusions by citing your references. However, if you find that more research would be needed to decide a question, briefly outline ideas of how that could be undertaken.
Granello's 2001 article, "Promoting Cognitive Complexity in Graduate Written Work," provides a framework and strategies to help you work through this part of your assignment.
Application and Research Vision
Once you identify your themes and analyze the literature, you are ready to apply the techniques, strategies, best practices, and other findings to your professional practice.
• Discuss how you would apply these findings to your future professional practice in psychology. Clinical Forensic Psychologist
• Analyze how these findings could help you accomplish the functions, responsibilities, and ethics required of a psychology professional.
You are encouraged to cite information from your interview with a psychology professional here; however, remember to critically evaluate the information you use.
o What techniques, strategies, and best practices are indicated by your research?
o What enhanced outcomes can be expected when they are applied?
The final step in this assignment is to describe how your research fits into your future vision and goals for your career."Serve as an expert witness in mentally ill guilty cases and recommend the best solution to protect the client and public from further harm."
• Craft additional professional goals related to this research.Conduct studies of youths and adults in the prison fields to further understanding for future law changes.
• Revise the vision statement you completed in Unit 3 to integrate research and scholarship in your specialized field of psychology.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
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