Sample student writing: Literature review

A psychology literature review assignment usually asks you both to survey published research on a topic in the field and to argue your own position with evidence that you assemble from published studies. This student paper was written for a second-year developmental psychology course. The student used the style guidelines of the American Psychological Association (APA) to format her paper and to cite and list her sources.

Citing sources in APA style

Charat, “Always Out of Their Seats (and Fighting): Why Are Boys Diagnosed with ADHD More Often Than Girls?”