What were the major findings

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Homework: Understanding Research Paper

Overview

The purpose of the Understanding Research Paper Homework is to critically examine an empirical research article using Jordan & Zanna's (1999) recommendations for evaluating a research study. This resource is found in the Learn section of Module 5: Week 5. Please locate and read are search article on any topic in psychology that interests you, using the Jerry Falwell Library databases. Please find the Jerry Falwell Library link located under the Understanding Research Paper Resources on the Understanding Research Paper Homework page. To learn how to understand the Library's resources, watch the brief Library tutorial located on the Understanding Research Paper Homework page under the Understanding Research Paper Resources. Also, please read the information on Defining Databases and Journals located in the Counseling & Research Guide under the Understanding Research Paper Resources on the Understanding Research Paper Homework page for information on what a scholarly journal article is and how to find it in the research databases.

Instructions

For this homework, please locate and read an empirical journal article (meaning data was collected in a study) on any topic in Psychology that interests you. Actively read the article using the evaluation recommendations of Jordan & Zanna (1999). In your reading by Jordan & Zanna (1999), there are questions to guide you through an evaluation of each section of your research article. Use those questions to actively read the journal article you have selected and then write a 2-3 page summary evaluation of the article that includes the following:

A. A concise description of the purpose of the study and research questions that the authors state guided their study.

B. An evaluation of the method of the study. Briefly describe how the researcher(s) collected the data for the study and then report any limitations you see. For example, evaluate their sample, how the variables were measured, and any other methodological factors that may have affected the study.

C. A brief description of the results found. What were the major findings? Did the findings support the researchers' hypotheses (if quantitative)?

D. An evaluation of how the authors' discussed the findings. Do you agree with how they discussed the findings of their study? Are there possible alternative explanations for what they found (or didn't find)? Are there things about the way the study was conducted (described above) that could explain why the authors found what they found (or didn't find)?

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