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This example was written by a student who is reviewing literature that they researched as part of the PSYC 199 course. It is a full-length literature review article. For further information about the BS paper requirement, please visit: http://www.psychology.ucsd.edu/undergraduate-program/majors-effective-fall-2015/research-paper-guidelines.html
Sample Literature Review. This is a literature review I wrote for Psychology 109 / Research Methods I. It received an A. The assignment was to read a variety of assigned articles related to the topic of food and mood, as well as several articles on the topic that we found on our own.
There are three main steps: (1) selecting a research topic, (2) collecting and reading the relevant articles, and (3) writing the review article. This straightforward-sounding process in fact requires quite a bit of work. Suitable topics must be selected with care and discrimination.
This page contains sample papers formatted in seventh edition APA Style. The sample papers show the format that authors should use to submit a manuscript for publication in a professional journal and that students should use to submit a paper to an instructor for a course assignment.
We walk you through an example of an A+ literature review chapter, as well as our free literature review template (Word/PDF).
Literature reviews help readers understand what is known about a topic without having to find and read through multiple sources. Literature reviews help “set the stage” for later reading about new research on a given topic (such as if they are placed in the Introduction of a larger research paper).
Literature reviews survey research on a particular area or topic in psychology. Their main purpose is to knit together theories and results from multiple studies to give an overview of a field of research.
