1Hi, Julie, it's Ricky.
2Hi, Ricky, how are you?
3I noticed you weren't in Psychology today.
4I'm feeling sick, so I didn't go to school today.
5Would you mind telling me what I missed in class?
6Sure thing. I'm sorry you're not feeling well!
7Anyway, we spent most of the class talking about a new essay that Professor Johnson assigned.
8You need to choose one of the bold headings from the note system and research it.
9Wow, I picked the wrong day to miss class, huh?
10You sure did.
11Could you tell me the specific requirements of this paper?
12Sure.
13You need to find scientific research that supports your claim as one of your references.
14It can be from some of the case studies we discussed in class, or you can find your own.
15Or even better, you can conduct your own research!
16I'm sure that would get you an A.
17Have you decided what you're going to do yet?
18Also, where are you getting your references?
19Yeah, I'm gonna research facial recognition by infants.
20I've already found a few experiments in scientific journals.
21That would probably be a good start for you - there are tons of journals in the library.
22Great idea, thanks.
23I'm considering writing my essay on the effects of one of the psychotropic drugs we talked about in class.
24I'm sure there is lots of stuff about it on the Internet.
25Are we allowed to use information from the Internet?
26Sure, you can use that as long as it's not your main source for information.
27You'll probably want to cite some of the experiments we went over.
28Good idea, thanks.
29I'm gonna try to find some information from a bunch of different sources.
30Are there any specifications on how the essay should be written?
31Yeah, Professor Johnson wants it double-spaced.
32It should be between 6 to 10 pages long.
336 to 10 pages? That's so much!
34Ah, it's gonna take forever.
35I know. The whole class groaned when he said that.
36Anyway, you also need to put the title in italics...
37Wait, each section heading, or just the main heading?
38Only the main heading should be in italics.
39I think section titles are supposed to be in the same format, but maybe in bold.
40You'll have to check that in class next time.
41Oh okay.
42So I take it that the report has to be typed since there are so many requirements.
43What are the other formatting requirements?
44Yep, it's got to be typed.
45Aside from that, there are still a few more specifications.
46You should number each page.
47Make sure it goes up in the top right corner.
48Okay, I'll make sure to write that down.
49I always forget to number the pages.
50Do we need to title and date each page, too?
51You need the shortened title on every page, but no need to include the date.
52That should just be on the cover page.
53Okay, thanks.
54No problem.
55Also, make sure the margins are 3.25 pixels wide.
56What?
57I'm not even sure how to do that.
58Oh, it's okay, I can show you. It's really easy.
59I think that's all the directions he gave us.
60A lot of formatting requirements,
61but we have the freedom to research many things that we like, so that's good.
62Oh, I almost forgot,
63remember to put down your ID number on your report.
64Thanks so much for your help.
65I'll see you in class Monday!
66No problem, glad I could help. See you later.