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For Project Two, due in Module Seven, you will create a professional blog post. In this milestone, you will select the  of your blog post and complete an annotated bibliography to prepare you to write your post. You will begin by finding five current articles (published no earlier than the year 2000) and ensuring three of them are primary research articles in which the authors collected their own data.

Prompt Use the following resources to support your work on this milestone:

Reading: What Is an Annotated Bibliography? This Shapiro Library resource describes the purpose and characteristics of an annotated bibliography. It also includes examples of annotated bibliographies and a brief video. Shapiro Library Research Guide: Psychology Research guides are developed by librarians to help you find and locate the information you need for your classes, papers, and projects. This guide is a great resource to help you search for credible sources for your project. Scroll down to the Types of Psychology Sources table to help identify the types of sources you need to complete your milestone. Consider reaching out to a librarian using email address to ask a library-related question. Select a for your Project Two blog post from the Project Two Milestone Topics PDF document. Next, using the Shapiro Library or other sources, identify three primary and two secondary sources to support your blog post. Complete your milestone using the Project Two Milestone Template Word Document. You must address each of the rubric criteria listed below in about 1,000 to 1,200 words total.Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

Select a  from the topics provided and explain why you selected that option. Create an annotated bibliography entry for your first primary source. Sources should be described in your own words for a general audience. Your entry should include a summary of the following: The problem addressed The methodology, measurements, and sample The findings Conclusions and limitations of the research design Create an annotated bibliography entry for your second primary source. Sources should be described in your own words for a general audience. Your entry should include a summary of the following: The problem addressed The methodology, measurements, and sample The findings Conclusions and limitations of the research design Create an annotated bibliography entry for your third primary source. Sources should be described in your own words for a general audience. Your entry should include a summary of the following: The problem addressed The methodology, measurements, and sample The findings Conclusions and limitations of the research design Compare two of the primary research report articles you selected for your annotated bibliography that use different research methods, and explain why the conclusions each article can draw are different. Compare two secondary sources. Your comparison should be described in your own words for a general audience. Your comparison should include a summary of the following: The types of research being reported The level of detail The intended audience of the publications