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Title: Nutrition Before, During, and After Pregnancy Author: unknown but found on Family Education Date Published: 2000-2013 Why Relevant and Summary: This article is revelant because it discusses what proper nutrition is needed throughout pregnancy and after. It also gives tips on what should be eating. As well, it gives you information on the proper amount a weight should be gained. How this influenced my thinking: This has influenced my way of thinking because I didn't know that have pregnancy there still should be a certain way to get your nutrition back in order. Credibility of source: Published by Pearson Education, Inc.

Title: Researching cause and effect Author: Lance Jones Date published: Jan 15th, 2012 Why is this relevant: This power point is relevant because it gives you many recources that would help someone understand what cause and effect is. For example, it provides you with background information on it, states the 3 main characteristics of it, on top of providing you with many examples that really help your understanding of the topic. The slide is very user-friendly and easy to understand. It even provides synonyms for words in case you don't understand. How this influenced my thinking: It has influenced my thinking in a couple ways. One, i never knew there were so many aspects to cause and effect. There are two variables that must be related, two sides to the correlation, and the cause must come before the effect and not vise versa. Two, it really helped me understand why a person would use the cause and effect method, and also why it might not be the best method for some types of studies. Credibility of source: Although id like to think this comes from a very credible source, there is not really anything on the site that indicates it is....

Title: Research Sheds Light on How Babies Learns ans Develop Language Author: Kimberly Kopko, Ph.D. Date Published: No Date Why Relevant and Summary: This article is relevant in terms of research methods used in discovering the steps to language development in children. The article discusses the ways that babies begin to understand and categorize words long before a child actually verbalizes. It touches base on the way that adults interact with babies/infants greatly aids language development. How This Influenced My Thinking: This did not influence my thinking but gave me better understanding of how language development begins with categorization. Credibility of Source:This is a credible source. It is a write up of the extensive research done by Dr. Marianella Casasola and Associate Professor of Human Development at Cornell University.

Title: What is Nature Versus Nurture? Author: Kendra Cherry Date: n.d Why Relevant to Summary: This is relevant to summary because it really looks at the differences between genetics and enviornment. This website gave examples as well, which helps to understand this concept better How Influenced my Thinking: This has influenced my thinking by viewing how my life has been influenced by either genetics or enviornment. Before, i did not know that our enviornment could play a role in our development. Credibility: This website is credible because you can see who the author is and their backgrounds