Report on an experimental study

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Case: You will read and report on an experimental study published in an academic Psychology journal. The study should be a research article and come from a professional (peer-reviewed) journal in Psychology, not from popular press magazines (e.g. Psychology Today) or newspapers. A sample list of appropriate journals is provided below; consult an Instructor or a librarian if you have any questions.

Your paper must consist of the following sections
(note that each corresponds to a section in a typical research paper)
(1) An introduction to the topic, stating the objectives of the experiment. What problem is under investigation? Why is it important or of interest?
(2) A description of the methodology used in the study. For example, describe and comment on independent and dependent variables or other measures, operational definitions, subjects, control issues, method of observation, etc.

(3) A summary of the results and conclusions of the study. What were the main findings of the paper? How do these results relate to the overall objective of the experiment? What do the authors conclude about their findings?

(4) Your subjective evaluation of the paper. In this concluding section, we want to hear your own opinion of the article. Why does this topic interest you? Does it change the way you think about the topic? Do you agree with the authors conclusions? What do you think would be the logical "next step" of the research? You must provide detailed citation information of the article in your report. If there is a
URL address, please provide it. Any report that does not include this information will be returned without credit.

The two most important aspects of successfully completing this project are: (1) To carefully select a topic/appropriate article; and (2) To specifically follow the guidelines above. We will pay particular attention to your subjective evaluation of the paper (part 4); this will enable us to determine whether you have given the article any depth of thought.

A good way to find an article is to browse the contents of recent journals in the periodical section of the library. WSU subscribes to many Psychology journals, most of which (if not all) are available in electronic form through the Internet, and can be found through the WSU library web site. Please note: to access these journals electronically, you need to either use a computer directly connected to the WSU network (e.g. in the dorms, public buildings, or the libraries). If you wish to access these resources from an off-campus location, consult this web page to learn. The following are examples of peer-reviewed Psychology journals. Note that this list is far from
complete; there are many, many more Psychology journals to be found in the WSU libraries.

Developmental Psychology
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Journal of Applied Psychology
Journal of Counseling Psychology
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal of Personality Assessment
Behavioral Neuroscience
Learning and Memory

Another potential source of information are the news feeds provided by scientific organizations, such as PsychPort compiled by the American Psychological Organization. These sites may not provide links to papers, but the articles usually provide enough information that a simple web search will allow you to find them. Your instructor can provide you information on how to do these searches, but will not do the
searches for you.

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