PSY325 PSY325: Statistics for the Behavioral & Social Sciences (COK1431A)

Week 3 Assignment

Dear Learner:

The third assignment required that we critique the article.

Aman, M. G., Hollway, J. A., McDougle, C. J., Scahill, L., Tierney, E., McCracken, J. T., . . . Posey, D. J. (2008). Cognitive effects of risperidone in children with autism and irritable behavior.Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 18(3), 227-36. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cap.2007.0133. Retrieved from the ProQuest database. Berglund, 

In particular, we were concerned with the

1.     Research question(s),

2.     Hypotheses,

3.     Statistical analysis,

4.     Variables,

5.     Assumptions,

6.     Limitations, and

7.     Interpretations.

As with all of the assignments, we expect that learners will make their submissions in APA format. The ability to critique articles is important as we proceed. Here are to key-word indicators that should be searched (Purugganan & Hewitt, n.d.).

•         surprising

•         unexpected

•         in contrast with previous work

•         has seldom been addressed

•         we hypothesize that

•         we propose

•         we introduce

•         we develop

•         the data suggest

In reading an article, learners should base their evaluation on the numbers, tables and graphs that comprise the statistical analyses. For further insight on this topic, the succeeding websites are recommended:

The CAARP test,

http://libraries.wichita.edu/subsplus/assets/fckuserfiles/file/EvaluatingInformationSources.pdf.