Use Google Scholar to find a journal article (a primary source) that reports research on personality. The article must come from one of the following journals:
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
- Psychological Science
Write a summary of the article in your own words, as if you were describing the article to a friend or family member. In your summary, be sure to answer the following questions:
- What was the research about?
- Why did the author(s) do it?
- How did they conduct the research?
- What kind of research did they conduct (e.g., correlation study, experiment, etc.)? Briefly explain how you can tell it is that type of research.
- What did they find?
- How might that be relevant to your listener's life?
- Required copy of the research article with your paper or provide the website.
- Must be atleast one page in length.