Psychology Research Pathfinder on Personalities

WJHS Pathfinder for Psychology

PERSONALITY
THEORISTS

Assignment

Topics

Searching the Shelves

Learning Research
Hub

Internet Sites

Assignment

Students will divide into groups to create an informational and creative display that explores
the contributions and theoretical applications of a personality theorist whom we have studied
in class. Each group will highlight and discuss major contributions of your theorist to
contemporary psychology. This information will be presented in the form of poster sessions.

Guidelines:

Informational Display/Visual:

The presentation must be done using a three-sided posterboard. The exhibit must be a visual
representation of your research and an interpretation of your theorist's significance in the
field of psychology. The analysis and intrepretation of your topic must be clear and evident to
the audience. Labels and captions should be used creatively with visual images and objects
to enhance the message of your exhibit. 70 points.

Annotated Bibliography:

A minimum of 5 sources (including text) must be used and cited in correct APA format.
No more than 3 sources may be internet sources. Be sure to include internet checklists with
your bibliography when appropriate. An annotated bibliography summarizes the content of
your source and explains how you utilized it in your project. 15 points.

Discussion of Topic:

Each group must show mastery over the subject matter and content of report. 15 points.

Instructor: Ms. Acquard, 3/00

Topics

EARLY PSYCHOANALYSIS	SOCIAL PSYCHOANALYSIS	BEHAVORISM	HUMANISTS
Freud Jung	Karen Horney Alfred Adler Erik Erikson	John B. Watson B. F. Skinner Albert Bandura	Carl Rogers Abraham Maslow

Searching the Shelves

All computers in the library can access the Media Center's Electronic Card Catalog. It is located
on the Global Access Menu under Media Center Programs. The Catalog identifies all the holdings
(books, etc.) of the WJHS Media Center. It is also possible to search for materials on the
MCPS Library Catalog Online. Be sure to set the limits of your search to Walter Johnson HS only.

If you wish to expand your research use this link to Other Libraries. This link provides direct
connections to the Montgomery County Public Library system, as well as libraries at NIH,
University of Maryland, the Library of Congress and others.

For this assignment, the following call numbers will be helpful:

          All materials on Psychology can be found in the 100 - 199 section of the library.
          Information on individual psychologists might be available in the biography
          section: 92 or 920's

Learning Research Hub

Walter Johnson’s Learning Research Hub provides access to a catalog of all books and materials
located in the Media Center, and to a wide variety of general and subject-based online reference
materials. The links below provide useful research tools for this project.

General Resources
Encyclopedia, Almanacs, Dictionaries, Atlases

Science Resources*

News & Magazine Resources

Social Studies Resources

* When using GaleNet select: DISCovering Science

Internet Sites

Use the following Internet Sites for information on this project. If you discover other useful
Internet sites complete the Internet Checklist (copies available in Media Center) to authenticate
the site.

WJHS Links For Students : Psychology