Finding Research Labs in Developmental Psychology

Step 1: Google Research Labs and Enter a Keyword

Instructions: Make sure to follow ethical principles: Paraphrase all your description in your own words No consultation at all with others; any questions that you have should be addressed to me. All work submitted has to be your own work. Not following these guidelines will result in a score of “0” on this assignment. Step 1: Google Research Labs in to find labs; enter a keyword in the space some possible keywords are: “Developmental Psychology” “Life span” “infancy” “childhood” “Adolescence” “Adulthood” “Aging” You can also enter a concept as a keyword (e.g., “research labs in development of emotion” Step 2. After having googled and found a lab pertaining to human development and of interest to you, click on the URL and visit the lab site Step 3. Explore the link thoroughly. See what research is being done in that lab; identify one research project of interest to you. It is possible that links to several labs may be displayed at the URL. When you click on one lab, several research projects may appear. Alternatively, there may be only description of each lab given. 3. Read the description of the project/ lab; click on further links from there, as needed, to find more information. 4. Then provide the following information on my.wartburg. Your topic: Title of project/lab: Authors/ researchers: URL for that specific page (do not give the URL for the university) In your own words describe the project or the research at the lab in as much detail as possible. What did you learn from this exercise?: Make specific connections to the text and/or class lectures. Make sure to cite the source What did you find to be interesting? Why? You can also make connections to your future career