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.

1. Go to the school’s website & click on the Library link, then the Articles: Research Databases link, then scroll down & click on EBSCO host.
2. Click on the blue “Choose Databases” at the top.
3. Click on “Academic Search Premiere” box to turn it off. Scroll down to “PsycArticles” and/or “Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection” and click on its box.
4. Click the “Continue” or “OK” button (located at the top or bottom of the page).
5. Click on Search Options & check boxes for Full text & Peer-Reviewed (Scholarly).
6. 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.
7. 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.