1. Select a minimum of three and no more than five different research reports on a relevant topic of interest in the field of psychology. Do your best to include a few different types of sources in your bibliography (e.g., peer reviewed journal, newspaper, book, etc.). In addition, make sure that your sources are current (within the last five years).
2. Start off with the full text citation for each study in boldface. Be sure to list your different sources in alphabetical order.
3. Immediately after each full text citation, be sure to add the following details: 
• A full citation of your source, formatted per APA style guidelines 
• A brief description of the research questions and hypotheses
• The method and any criticisms 
• The results 
• The conclusions and any concerns that you may have 
• A critical analysis of the quality and credibility of the study and author(s) 
• How this study connects to or contrasts with other studies on this subject 
• An explanation of how this study will shed new light on your topic 
4. Make sure to provide enough details for the reader to get a clear sense of the study.
5. Describe how the process of putting together an annotated bibliography helps researchers to develop quality research questions and hypotheses. 
Length: 3-4 page