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PSYC 3650 Experimental Methods Article Critique Form

Experimental Methods Article Critique Form

Section I: Filling Out the Form

Save this file as a Word document on your computer. Fill in the blanks, then save and upload to Canvas.

Section II: General Information

Type only in the blue fields, and closely follow all stated length limits. Handwritten forms will not be accepted.

Your Name

Article Critique #

Citation

List the full citation for this article using APA format.

Section III: Introduction

Research Question

In one sentence, state the primary research question the article is trying to answer.

Section IV: Hypotheses

List all hypotheses that were included in the article.

Section V: Method

This section will include Participants, Materials, and Procedures subsections.

Participants

Overall N =

List any inclusionary/exclusionary criteria (if applicable).

Demographics

Age Range

Age Mean

Age SD

Gender Breakdown (i.e. 70% Female)

Sample Breakdown: Ethnicity (i.e. 34% Caucasian) and what population was sampled from (i.e. college students, military veterans). Use this space to list any other demographics collected as well.

Measures

List each measure included in the analyses. A citation should also be included for each, as well as a short description of the purpose of each measure.

Independent and Dependent Variables

Make a list of all the IVs and a list of all the DVs in the study.

Procedures

Describe the design of the study (i.e. experimental vs. nonexperimental, control, manipulation). Also, describe how the data was collected (i.e. via an online survey, in-lab study, self-report, observation).

Strengths and Weaknesses

Identify one major strength and one major weakness to this study design, providing a specific reason or consequence related to control, validity, or reliability (Saying “it was a well done method” is not enough).

Section VI: Results

Type of overall statistical analysis used.

☐ T-test t(df) = X.XX, p = .XXX or < .001, d = .XX

☐ ANOVA F(df1, df2) = X.XX, p = .XXX or < .001, ηp2 = .XX

☐ Regression F(df1, df2) = X.XX, p = .XXX or < .001, R2 = .XX

☐ Other

Report the overall statistics and effect size using the format above.

Do the results support the hypotheses? (i.e. Hypothesis 1 was supported, Hypothesis 2 was not.)

Tables

Were tables included in this article?

☐ Yes ☐ No

If “Yes,” specify all necessary tables below (i.e. Table 1 = Demographics Table, Correlation Table, Regression Table, or Mediation):

Section VII: Discussion

Summarize the results (Was the research question answered? What did the researchers find? Has this study advanced the field?)

Identify one potential extraneous variable that could affect the outcome of this study, and describe how it could have been controlled for.

Summarize Limitations: 1-2 Sentences

Summarize Future Directions: 1-2 Sentences

What is one real world application to this article?

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