I’m studying for my Psychology class and need an explanation.
Research Paper
a 10-12 page research paper on psychology and WWI. You will use primary and secondary sources, including course materials and compiled bibliography, to focus on how WWI influenced psychology, and how psychology influenced WWI and its aftermath. Use APA style, and use headings to reveal the structure of the paper.
Possible topics include:
Army Alpha & Army Beta tests
Impact on 1. Immigration quotas2. Eugenics
Shell shock aka PTSD
Famous psychologists of WWI: Yerkes, Dill, Watson, etc.
Committees established by APA
American Men of Science (1920)
Journal contents during/after WWI
Military psychology
Psychology outside the US: Britain, Germany, etc.
Contrast WWI and WWII and psychology
Textbook:R. Fancher & A. Rutherford (2016). Pioneers of psychology (5th ed).
possible related and useful bibliography
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Department, W. (1999). Excerpt of army mental test, group examination beta. In American Journey : The Immigrant Experience . Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media. Retrieved from https://link-gale-com.avoserv2.library.fordham.edu…
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