Developmental Psychology – Application Paper #1 Teratogens and Prevention

Ashley, pregnant for the first time, believes that her cigarette smoking habit and that her weekly “girl’s nights”, in which she has 3 shots followed by several glasses of wine, won’t be harmful. (Section 1 – Research Paper): Provide Ashley with research-based reasons for not smoking or drinking during pregnancy. Do a thorough job on both. (Section 2 – Reaction Paper) Answer Both: What steps might you take if Ashley were your real-life friend or relative? What would be a good strategy for dealing with this issue at a societal, state, or national level? Format: APA formatting must be used on the cover page, body of paper and reference page. You do not need to provide an abstract. Please use Times New Roman 12 pt font. See Blackboard for a sample paper written in APA format. Copying text directly from the internet, or the book, without appropriate sourcing is plagiarism and will result in a grade of zero and possible expulsion from the course. It is also possible to plagiarize even if you change some words or sentence structure, or even if you include a reference page. It is the student’s responsibility to know what constitutes plagiarism. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask me! I expect college level writing. If you have concerns about your abilities in this area, I highly suggest making an appointment at the Writing Center, Building 4, Room 120. The final copy of your paper must be turned in to the UniCheck link in the Papers folder in Canvas by the due date in the syllabus. I will not accept late papers. Length: I think it would be very hard to write a solid paper in less than 3 pages. Most A papers will be significantly more robust than that.