Week 8

Associate Level Material

Appendix J

Reliable Sources Worksheet

Locate two sources in the University Library on a topic of your choice. Provide the required information for both sources.

Source 1

• Author: Conway, Patricia and Valentine, Deborah

• Date: 9-29-12

• Title: Reproductive Losses and Grieving.

• Publication: Article

Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions:

• Is the source reliable? How do you know?

I believe the information is reliable. It is a woman’s opinion on infertility and adoption.

• Is the information relevant to the topic?

The information is right on the dot to what the topic is.

• Does the information reflect a bias on the author’s part? If so, what is the bias?

In a way it does. She just talks about how adoption is an option when some other women may not see adoption as an option of childbirth.

Source 2

• Author: Thompson, Ross A. and Newton, Emily K.

• Date: 9-29-12

• Title: Emotion in early conscience.

• Publication: Book; Edited Book

Write a 100- to 150-word response to each of the following questions:

• Is the source reliable? How do you know?

I believe this source to be very reliable. It is based upon scientific research.

• Is the information relevant to the topic?

The information is relevant to the topic and relates only to the topic.

• Does the information reflect a bias on the author’s part? If so, what is the bias?

This just shows that the authors refer to a scientific opinion rather than a non-scientific opinion.