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1. Social and Cognitive psychology topic: Racism
Social and Cognitive psychology topic: RacismSocial and Cognitive psychology topic:
Racismyou are to compile the work that you have been developing this semester regarding
your Social Justice Issue. You should include references to at least 3 academic sources from
the resources that you and your teammates have gathered this semester (or additional
references). You may include articles previously presented by you or by your teammates.
You should write this paper so that someone new to psychology can understand the
concepts—remember that you are demonstrating your knowledge of course
concepts.GENERAL PAPER GUIDELINES2-3 pagesDouble-Spaced12 pt. font1 inch
marginsDo not list the first names of the authors or the title of an article in the text of the
paper.ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSYour paper will include
the following topics following standard essay formatting (no separate
sections):Introduction What is your Social Justice Issue?Here, provide thorough description
of our current understanding of your group’s social justice issue based on the academic
articles you have read.Examples of topics to include: Why should we be interested in
researching or solving this issue? Why is this topic important? Why is it a concern?Body
How does your topic relate to course content?How has your issue been
created/developed/is maintained according to at least 3 areas of psychology (social,
learning, biological, cognitive, developmental)?How could we help end/resolve/solve your
group’s issue using at least 3 areas of psychology (social, learning, biological, cognitive,
developmental)?Remember that here you are demonstrating your knowledge of course
concepts and their application to the creation and resolution of the Social Justice Issue. The
body of your paper will consist of several paragraphs. Social and Cognitive psychology
topic: RacismHere you may provide evidence for your claims from the textbook or from
academic articles that you and your team have read throughout the semester (including
citations).Discussion/Conclusion/Implications – What is your final conclusion?In this final
portion you will want to synthesize the findings you described in the body into a succinct
summary. You should return to any issues that you raised in the introduction, and close the
loop. You should also discuss the possible implications of your arguments for everyday
life.References On it’s own page, including all 3 references in APA format and alphabetical
order. Any information that is from another source must be both cited and
referenced.References will be on their own page with the word REFERENCES centered at
the top of the page. Your references must be double- spaced and use hanging indent
formatting. Example:Kernis, M. H., Cornell, D. P., Harlow, T., & Bach, J. S. (1993). There’s

2. more to self-esteem than whether it is high or low: The importance of stability of self-
esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65(2), 1190-1204.Your references
should follow the formatting above precisely with the information specific to the paper that
you have reIn the example above “65(2)” signifies volume 65, issue 2References should be
in alphabetical order by last name of the first author (do not change the order of
authors).Citations in text: When you want to cite a work in the body of your paper, use APA
style.It looks like this: The researchers (Smith, Baron, & Mendez, 2002) found a significant
difference between the conditions presented to the participants.Or this: In Liebert &
Baron’s (1972) study, they discuss the results of their experiments…Quotations: Whenever
you use someone else’s words in the text, they should be either in quotation marks or, in the
case of a long quotation, indented and single-spaced. After each quotation, you need to cite
it in the text (see examples) and be sure the source is included in your reference list. Use
quotations very sparingly (if at all). A quotation is used only if they said something in such
an amazing/poetic/precise way that you cannot possibly say it so well. Do not simply quote
any old phrase you find in the journal article. Social and Cognitive psychology topic: Racism