WORKSHEET PSYCH 345

· PSYCH 345

L earning Objectives:

· To apply material learned in the lectures to a peer-reviewed article from a social psychology journal

· To practice summarizing research findings and scientific writing

In this homework assignment, you will be asked to read a peer-reviewed social-psychological article and answer several questions about the article. You will also be asked to summarize the main findings of the paper.

To complete this assignment, please fill out the worksheet attached and submit it.

WORKSHEET FILL OUT

Article Worksheet for Boothby, Clark, and Bargh, 2014

Name:

This assignment is designed to give you an opportunity to work with an article published in a peer-reviewed academic journal. You will practice summarizing research and identifying the methods and variables used.

Do not use quotes for your summaries; all the answers should be in your own words.

1. What is the general hypothesis of this research?

Study 1

2. Was the study (underline one): Observational Correlational Experimental

3. Identify the main variables of interest in the study (specify what kind of variables are they (IV, DV) and how they were manipulated/measured):

4. Pretend you are describing this study to your roommate or another person who might not be a psychology major. In under 100 words (we’ll assume they aren’t interested enough to listen for longer than that), what did the participants do in this study? Try to work on clarity and precision in your writing. Reread what you have written and revise. Maybe even actually have your roommate read it to see if you have communicated the information clearly:

5. Now describe the results in under 25 words:

Study 2

6. Why did the researchers conduct study 2?

7. Was the study (underline one): Observational Correlational Experimental

8. Identify the main variables of interest in the study (specify what kind of variables are they (IV, DV) and how they were manipulated/measured):

9. Summarize the results of Study 2 in under 25 words:

10. Summarize the results of the entire article (2 studies taken together) in under 100 words:

HW 1 Rubric