Assignment
Find two articles published in the last seven years in an APA journal with a focus on clinical psychology (e.g., Journal of clinical psychology and Social Psychology) make sure the article is related to Clinical Psychology--not Social Psychology.. the requirement that the article is experimental! The study must include experimental manipulation. This means that the researchers conducted a study that contains easily identifiable independent and dependent variables. Do not select an article related to Covid 19* (Do not select meta-analyses, summaries, editorials, or theoretical articles.
Answer the following questions for both articles.
A. What were the researchers trying to learn?
B. What were the independent and dependent variables?
C. What methods did they use?
D. What is the purpose of the research? (Address specifics regarding the overall purpose of the research in question.)
E. What hypothesis is tested? (Provide a clear statement of the researchers' prediction.)
F. How did the researchers investigate their research question? (Provide details regarding the study methodology.)
G. What are the pertinent results of the manipulation? (What were the findings and conclusions drawn?)
H. What is your personal opinion of the study conducted? Should it be repeated? What could be improved?
I. What is your overall impression of the work? What are the implications of the study for the practice of counseling psychology?