independent and dependent variables of the study
3 different 2 single-spaced pages (12 point font, 1-inch margins), this summary must address:
- question(s) the researchers were trying to answer and why this was an important question(s) (the purpose and hypothesis of a study)
- participants/subjects in the study
- independent and dependent variables of the study
- important findings and if the researchers’ hypothesis was supported
- implications of this finding.
Remember to use your own words to write these summaries and avoid plagiarizing. Do not copy the brief article summary (called the abstract) or a summary of another student.
No credit will be given if the summary is inaccurate, unclear, or plagiarized. Plagiarism will make you subject to penalties.
Please submit Article Critiques under Assignments –> Article Critiques as a doc, rtf, or pdf file. You may also copy and paste your critique in the box.
ACCEPTABLE ARTICLES for CRITIQUE:
- Boyd, C. J., McCabe, S. E., Cranford, J. A., et al. Heavy episodic drinking and its consequences: The protective effects of same-sex, residential living-learning communities for undergraduate women. Addictive Behaviors, 2008, Vol. 33, pp. 987-993.
- Burger, J. M. Replicating Milgram: Would people still obey today? American Psychologist. 2009, Vol. 64, pp. 1-11.
- Carnagey, N. L., Anderson, C. A., Bushman, B. J. The effect of video game violence on physiological desensitization to real-life violence. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 2007, Vol. 43, pp. 489-496.
- Boyd, C. J., McCabe, S. E., Cranford, J. A., et al. Heavy episodic drinking and its consequences: The protective effects of same-sex, residential living-learning communities for undergraduate women. Addictive Behaviors, 2008, Vol. 33, pp. 987-993.
- Gazzaniga, M.S., Freedman, H. Observatons on visual processes after posterior callosal section. Neurology, 1973, Vol. 23, pp. 1126-1130.
- Rabiner D. L., Anastopoulos, A. D., Costello, J. Adjustment to college in students with ADHD. Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008, Volume 11, pp. 689-699.
- Watson, J.B., Rayner, R. Conditioned emotional reactions. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1920, vol. 3, pp. 1-14.
- White, A. M., Kraus, C. L., Swartzwelder, H.S. Many college freshmen drink at levels far beyond the binge threshold. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2006, Vol. 30, p 1006-1010.
- Wilson, K., Fornasier, S., White, K.M. Psychological predictors of young adults’ use of social networking sites. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2010, Vol 13, p173- 177.