Psychology - Describes the processes and outcomes of an original

Psychology Question

Write a complete 4 Page Article Review on a Published Professional Journal Article that explains a research experiment dealing with any personality topic Look at step 1 for more detail. 

Peer-reviewed sources are typically seen in academic journals and edited books published by academic presses [ex., University of Kentucky Press]. The peer-review process works as follows. Researchers submit a manuscript to a peer-review board. These boards are made up of experts in the relevant research area. The board members assess the quality of the research and manuscript. They can reject the submission, ask for revisions and resubmission, or accept as is. This is a very different review process compared to where an editor for a website or magazine reviews a manuscript.

Your Works Cited page should only have ONE Reference (the article you reviewed).

Step 1 Find a current (within the last 10 years) research article that describes the processes and outcomes of an original research experiment within the subject of Personality Theories (birth order, stages of development, attachment, etc…). The university library will allow you to access databases of current journal articles. PsycINFO is one of the largest psychology databases. ERIC is an excellent resource for both psychology and education. When accessing these databases, look for peer-reviewed articles. Another source for good articles is the APA website. (Look for free articles). Look for readable articles that really interest you. If you do not understand the article you will not be able to write a review.

Step 2 Use APA format! Educate yourself on the styles of APA format. For this review, you will need a title page, body of writing, and reference page. No Abstract Please.

Step 3 - Parts of Paper The paper should have 4 parts.

Part 1) Introduction to the article (a few sentences or 1 paragraph)

Part 2) Summary (2-3 pages) which answers the following questions: What is the major research question that is being addressed? Are the authors testing a particular theory or hypothesis? Describe. Who were the participants? How was the research conducted? (In your own words, describe the methods.) What were the results? Were the authors’ hypotheses supported? (Look in the discussion section.) Did the authors mention any limitations to the study? Did the authors describe any future research suggestions? Remember to Cite Everything! None of this will be your own thought.

Part 3 Critique The second part of the paper needs to include an evaluation of the study (1-2 pages). Some questions that would assist in making a good critique might include: How effectively was the study conducted? (For example - how representative was the sample?) How reliable were the measures? (Did they used an established instrument, or create their own?) What extraneous confounding variables may have influenced the findings? Did the authors’ conclusions make sense based on the data? Are there any limitations to the study that the authors failed to mention? How generalizable are the findings? What future research studies could build on the current findings?

Part 4 Conclusion Paragraph (1/2 page) summarizing your thoughts about the article. (Always write in 3 rd person). Cite everything in this section that is not your opinion, which is going to be everything but the conclusion. Papers should be 4 pages in length (not including title page and reference page). Papers should be original work; do not submit a paper that you have written for another course