Critique Assignment
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PSYCHOLOGY1010: CRITIQUE ASSIGNMENT II
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with the way psychologists conduct research and communicate their findings to the public. By completing this assignment, you will learn how research is conducted and presented in psychological journals. You will also learn how to critique a journal article. This assignment is worth a possible 150 points.
Directions (Part II): Using the College's online databases, locate a peer-reviewed article that is based on a psychological concept or topic of interest to you.
A. Identify your psychological concept or topic of interest
1. Using the College's online databases find a peer-reviewed article in psychological journals that is based on a psychological concept or topic of interest to you
2. Submit your article to your instructor for approval
3. Read your article and identify the major components of the study (i.e., the Abstract, Introduction, Methodology, Results, and Discussion)
B. Write-Up
1. Identify the major components of the article and briefly describe each component of the research study
2. Write a critique of the article by discussing how the article relates to your psychological concept or topic of interest and what you have learned as a result of reading this research study.
3. Submit your 1st draft to your assigned peer reviewer
4. Submit your 2nd draft to your instructor for feedback
5. Submit your final paper to your instructor
C. Criteria for Grading
You will need to use two sources to write this critique analysis. The first source is your textbook. (Use the current edition of the textbook that we are using for our course). Your textbook will assist you in better understanding your article and writing your critique.
The second source is an article from a peer-reviewed journal, preferably an American Psychological Journal published within the last five years that addresses a psychological concepts or topics of interest to you. The article you select to write your critique analysis must
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