Task:

This assignment involves completing a literature review that critiques the literature and examines evidence about a particular topic. The list of topics is:

The emphasis in this assignment is, firstly, to promote critical thinking in relation to a particular topic. In other words, to encourage you to ask “What’s the evidence?”, and to search for this evidence in a systematic way. The assignment is also designed to help you develop the ability to effectively communicate evidence-based information.

The assignment should be structured like a “narrative review” essay. It does not need to be a Systematic Review (so it is different from how this assignment has been structured in previous years), which is where you would be including information about the method of the systematic review process. You also do not need to be including a table summarising the articles you have reviewed. It should just be written as an essay, throughout which you are reviewing literature in order to draw a conclusion about the essay question. It is very likely you would have done this a number of times in your previous undergrad units. There are some “writing for psychology” guides in the library that gives you an overview of how to structure an essay