Homework: Analyze Experiments
Length: 2 to 3 pages.
Step A: Find three different articles where researchers used the same type of research methodology to conduct an experiment.
To locate these scholarly articles, search across databases, using Roadrunner Search. An example of databases that you can consider are:
Psychological science (0956-7976), Current Directions in Psychological Science (0963-7214), Psychological Science in the Public Interest (1529-1006), Perspectives on psychological science (1745-6916), and Clinical psychological science (2167-7026)
Step B: Prepare the overview of these articles. Include the following
a) A brief summary of the study
b) A one paragraph explanation of the background in the field leading up to the study, and the reasons the researchers carried out the project.
c) The significance of the study to the field of psychology
d) A brief discussion of supportive or contradictory follow-up research findings and subsequent questioning or criticism from others in the field
Evaluate the three articles according to the following:
Easy to Comprehend-Low
The hypothesis could be easily identified
The participants were identified
Steps taken to follow ethical guidelines were identified
Conflicting results from other studies were reported
Practical application and implication were reported
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Step C: Reflect on the following in your paper:
a) What information did the original study provide that the other reports of the research did not?
b) Do you feel that this information was necessary for the general public to know or that such information could be reserved for the expert reader?
c) What may have been left out in the secondary reports of the study that may have been misleading?
d) In the future, when and in what way do you think you will utilize each of these types of information about psychological studies?
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.