. Your reflection paper is meant to be introspective and thoughtful. You should take into account everything that you have learned about Erikson's theory as you have moved through this class, the research article, and your educated opinion on the topic. a. First you should summarize and describe the study in a few sentences in your own words. Identify and describe the basic assumption of the researchers. Why were they conducting this research? How was the study performed? What methods were used?