Overview
Dear Freelancer, you are to write a 10-page APA-style literature review about the influence of Descartes's mind-body dualism on the history of psychology
Proposal and Term Paper Grading Rubric
Introduction: provide a brief background on your topic – one or two paragraphs. Explain why this concept or contribution is important to the history of Psychology and the scope of your review. If you have subtopics, explain how your review is organized.
Body: your detailed synthesis of the concept or contribution, with initial and developing arguments over time, and your analysis. Present your review of the concept or contribution, organized by any subtopics you've chosen. Synthesize the findings from multiple primary sources: don't simply present snippets from books or papers one by one. Group the ideas into specific points and subtopics, and use good transitions between subtopics. Limit direct quotations and keep paraphrasing to a minimum. Evaluate the topic: critique any problems over time, point out strengths and weaknesses, discuss any significant issues with statistics used, and discuss prevailing theories. Analysis is the scientific appraisal of your sources – not your personal opinions, but your scientific assessment of the research methodology and its conclusions.
Conclusion: Provide a very brief summarization of your synthesis and analysis above – one or two paragraphs. If relevant, clearly note any problems or issues still remaining that you have identified, and discuss current ideas and suggestions by other researchers for future directions in theory or research. Perhaps discuss one or two questions or problems still left unanswered by current research.