Unit 4 Essay

Prompt: What was the variability hypothesis? How was it investigated by Helen Thompson and Leta Hollingsworth? What impact did their work have on the hypothesis?

A Brief History of Modern Psychology
Ludy T. Benjamin Jr., 2019
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

ISBN.13: 978-1-119-49324-2

Chapter 10 (pages 159-178)

500-750 words (okay to go over)

Paper should:

·       Define the variability hypothesis

·       Introduce Helen Thompson and Leta Hollingsworth and provide history and field of study

o   Sex differences

·       What impact did their work have on the hypothesis

The paper should be written in Times New Roman, double space between 500-750 words. The paper should follow standard essay format in MLA style—including introduction, body, and conclusion. No cover page is necessary. Works cited page needs to be included. Please use the text referenced above. You can use other sources but in-text citations are required as well as including them in the works cited page.