Journal Article Review General Psychology- Web
Name: _________________
The paper should be two pages.
Section 1
What were the researchers studying/researching?
What was the hypothesis/hypotheses? 20 points
Section 2
Describe the characteristics of the participants? 20 points
Section 3
How was the research conducted (describe what the researchers did)?
Does the research fit one of the research methods reviewed in the textbook: survey/questionnaire, case study, correlational research, experimental design? Define the method used.
25 points
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Section 4
What were the results?
What conclusions did the researchers make?
What suggestions for future research were made? 20 points
Section 5
Correct APA citation/format of summary
Professional Journal utilized (list of APA journals)
15 point
Library Resources:
How to find a peer-reviewed journal article on the library website: *Procedures may have changed slightly.
- Go to the school’s website & click on the Library link, then the Articles: Research Databases link, then scroll down & click on EBSCO host.
- Click on the blue “Choose Databases” at the top.
- Click on the “Academic Search Premier” box to turn it off. Scroll down to “PsycArticles” and/or “Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection” and click on its box.
- Click the “Continue” or “OK” button (located at the top or bottom of the page).
- Click on Search Options & checkboxes for Full text & Peer-Reviewed (Scholarly).
- Enter your search word(s) (keywords) in the empty box[es] at the top of the screen. You must do the AFTER you have clicked the peer-reviewed/scholarly articles box. You should see an icon on the left verifying it’s scholarly.
- A list of articles will appear on your screen. For each article, you should see an underlined blue link (this is the title) & links labeled PDF Full Text or HTML Full Text. Choose a title that looks interesting to you and click on the title link; it will take you to a citation & abstract page for the article. You will see the abstract (a summary of the article) and get a sense of what the article is discussing. To see the entire article, click on the PDF full-text or the HTML full text. You can email it to yourself or pay to print it on the library printers.