Group 1

Give this source the CRAP Test:

The Social Logic of “False Memories”: Symbolic Awakenings and Symbolic Worlds

in Survivor and Retractor Narratives

socialLogic.pdf

Currency - How recent is the information?  How recently has the website been updated?Is it current enough for your topic?

Reliability - What kind of information is included in the resource? Is content of the resource primarily opinion?  Is is balanced? Does the creator provide references or sources for data or quotations?

Authority - Who is the creator or author?What are the credentials?Who is the published or sponsor?Are they reputable? What is the publisher's interest (if any) in this information?Are there advertisements on the website? 

Purpose/Point of View - Is it biased? Is the creator/author trying to sell you something? Is this fact or opinion?

Now write the annotation based on the CRAP test. 

Write a sentence or two about the resource based on the criteria and the questions above. 

Annotation:

Currency 2007

This is a scholarly article that was previously presented in a different form at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Atlanta in 2003.  This article examines the relationship between sexually abused children and how their cognition was affected.  The data is supported with outside sources and credentials, and the author, Thomas DeGloma, is associated with the department of sociology at Rutgus University.  The article is fully based on fact with references to other articles and supported evidence.  There was no advertisments or selling things to you in the article.