| Hi, Julie, it's Ricky. |
| Hi, Ricky, how are you? |
| I noticed you weren't in Psychology today. |
| I'm feeling sick, so I didn't go to school today. |
| Would you mind telling me what I missed in class? |
| Sure thing. I'm sorry you're not feeling well! |
| Anyway, we spent most of the class talking about a new essay that Professor Johnson assigned. |
| You need to choose one of the bold headings from the note system and research it. |
| Wow, I picked the wrong day to miss class, huh? |
| You sure did. |
| Could you tell me the specific requirements of this paper? |
| Sure. |
| You need to find scientific research that supports your claim as one of your references. |
| It can be from some of the case studies we discussed in class, or you can find your own. |
| Or even better, you can conduct your own research! |
| I'm sure that would get you an A. |
| Have you decided what you're going to do yet? |
| Also, where are you getting your references? |
| Yeah, I'm gonna research facial recognition by infants. |
| I've already found a few experiments in scientific journals. |
| That would probably be a good start for you - there are tons of journals in the library. |
| Great idea, thanks. |
| I'm considering writing my essay on the effects of one of the psychotropic drugs we talked about in class. |
| I'm sure there is lots of stuff about it on the Internet. |
| Are we allowed to use information from the Internet? |
| Sure, you can use that as long as it's not your main source for information. |
| You'll probably want to cite some of the experiments we went over. |
| Good idea, thanks. |
| I'm gonna try to find some information from a bunch of different sources. |
| Are there any specifications on how the essay should be written? |
| Yeah, Professor Johnson wants it double-spaced. |
| It should be between 6 to 10 pages long. |
| 6 to 10 pages? That's so much! |
| Ah, it's gonna take forever. |
| I know. The whole class groaned when he said that. |
| Anyway, you also need to put the title in italics... |
| Wait, each section heading, or just the main heading? |
| Only the main heading should be in italics. |
| I think section titles are supposed to be in the same format, but maybe in bold. |
| You'll have to check that in class next time. |
| Oh okay. |
| So I take it that the report has to be typed since there are so many requirements. |
| What are the other formatting requirements? |
| Yep, it's got to be typed. |
| Aside from that, there are still a few more specifications. |
| You should number each page. |
| Make sure it goes up in the top right corner. |
| Okay, I'll make sure to write that down. |
| I always forget to number the pages. |
| Do we need to title and date each page, too? |
| You need the shortened title on every page, but no need to include the date. |
| That should just be on the cover page. |
| Okay, thanks. |
| No problem. |
| Also, make sure the margins are 3.25 pixels wide. |
| What? |
| I'm not even sure how to do that. |
| Oh, it's okay, I can show you. It's really easy. |
| I think that's all the directions he gave us. |
| A lot of formatting requirements, |
| but we have the freedom to research many things that we like, so that's good. |
| Oh, I almost forgot, |
| remember to put down your ID number on your report. |
| Thanks so much for your help. |
| I'll see you in class Monday! |
| No problem, glad I could help. See you later. |