The purpose of a reflection papers is to help you organize your thoughts (or reflections) about a topic we have covered in the course. A reflection paper is usually two pages. In a reflection paper you first briefly describe or explain a psychological theory in your own words, and then state your own opinion about it or give an example from your own experiences that demonstrates it.
The most important thing about these papers is that you must make a clear connection between the theories from class and your own experiences. Reflection papers that only summarize and rephrase the theories from the text, or that only state your own opinions and examples will not be sufficient. You have to make connections between the theories and your opinions or experiences.
You may choose any psychological concept from your textbook (textbook is McGraw Hill, Understanding Psychology 10th Edition) to write about –a minimum of two concepts from either our textbook or Lederach’s conflict transformation (or one concept from each).
A good topic for a reflection paper is one that you have a strong reaction to and that you connected with.
You may submit your paper anytime during the semester, as long as it is before the deadline.
The quality of your writing (grammatical correctness, word usage, spelling, etc.) will affect your grades on reflection papers.
Your paper must be at least two full pages long (double-spaced), not including the “References” or “Works Cited” section. If your paper goes slightly over two pages, that is all right.
You must use the American Psychological Association’s (APA) or Modern Language Association’s (MLA) format for your written work and documentation. If you are a psychology major, I encourage you to use the APA format.
Please do not email your papers to me. Save your papers as a Word document and submit it in Blackboard (only our TA and I can see your papers).
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