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Instructions for Paper III: Study One Literature Review Instructions

Your First Name Last Name

Florida International University

PSY3215

Dr. Anabelle Andon

Due date

Purpose of Paper III: Study Two

1). Psychological Purpose

Paper III is intended to extend your original study by looking at a second independent variable. It is intended to help you take your original study one step further by letting you predict how a second independent variable impacts participants. In this replication with extension study, you have a greater role in a). choosing one additional article to include in your follow-up literature review as well as b). identifying how this new variable influences your hypotheses. You will make all of the suggested edits we made in Paper I, plus include 1 new paragraph thoroughly reviewing 1 article supporting the inclusion of the second variable into our analysis. It should not only seamlessly relate with our original independent variable, but it should also reliably predict the outcome.

In other words, Paper III includes:

1). Your original Paper I with all the edits suggested

2). A very brief second literature review (at least 1 new paragraph, no more than 2) that focuses on your second independent variable and follows the literature review in your Paper I. This will require 1 new citation/reference related to the new independent variable.

3). An updated references page with a minimum of 1 NEW reference

Like Paper I, your literature review should end by noting your specific hypotheses. Here, you will keep the old hypotheses AND include the new ones, addressing both main effects (outcomes associated with each independent variable alone) and interactions (the combined impact of your independent variables).

2). APA Formatting Purpose

The second purpose of Paper III is to once again help you learn proper American Psychological Association (APA) formatting. In the pages below, I will tell you how to format your paper using APA style. There are a lot of very specific requirements in APA papers, so pay attention to the instructions below as well as Chapter 14 in your book!

3). Writing Purpose

Finally, this paper is intended to help you refine your writing. We expect you implemented feedback from Paper I to improve your grammar, spelling, and content.

This paper is terminal in nature, like a final exam, and thus the feedback you receive will be limited to the rubric. So, show us what you’ve learned and give it your best effort. All paper assignments in this course can be combined into one long research paper and submitted as a writing sample for graduate programs or jobs, so make sure you write clearly and precisely for an educated reader.

Instructions for Paper III: Study Two (Worth 65 Points)

The good news is that we are continuing with our topic of Study One. You wrote a lot on that already, so here you simply add to it, noting how a second independent variable might interact with the original manipulation from Study One. Here are the components to keep in mind. By now, a lot of this should be familiar to you, so you’ll see a lot of overlap with the instructions and checklists from Paper I and Paper II.

1. Title Page: I expect the following format.

a. As per APA 7th standards you do not need a Running head, but if you have it, make sure it’s properly formatted.

b. If you don’t know how to insert headers, ask your instructor or watch this very helpful video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pbUoNa5tyY.

c. The header goes at the top of the paper and it is left justified.

i. Use “Insert Headers” or click on the top of the page to open the header. Make sure to select the “Different first page” option so that your title page header will differ from subsequent pages

1. The optional Running head should be in all CAPS. This short running head title can be the same one as the rest of your paper or it can differ – the choice is yours, but it should be no more than 50 characters including spaces and punctuation

ii. Insert a page number as well, flush right. All pages should have page numbers, regardless of whether you have a running head or not.

iii. Want an example header? Look at the title page of the Example Paper! You can use other titles depending on your own preferences.

d. Your Title should be midway up the page and bolded. Again, see my “Title” page above as an example of the placement, but for your title try to come up with a title that helps describe your study one. Avoid putting “Paper One”. Rather, consider the titles you saw in PsycInfo. Create a similar title that lets the reader know what your paper is about

e. Type your name (First Last), the name of your institution, course number, professor’s name, and the due date beneath the title. Double space everything!

i. You can also refer to Chapter 14 in your powerpoints and/or Smith and Davis textbook

f. This Title Page section will be on page 1

2. Abstract?

a. You DO NOT need an abstract for Paper III

3. Literature Review Study Two

a. APA formatting

i. Your Study Two literature review will follow the last body paragraph from Paper I. Your goal is to have one long literature review. There is no page break, so place it right after Paper I literature review, but before the hypotheses. The hypotheses for the old IV and the new, plus their interaction, should be in. your last paragraph.

b. APA formatted citations for the literature review

i. You have to have at most 3 references total in your literature review. I require 1 new reference for Paper III. This new source has to be an empirical peer-reviewed article (that is, the article should have a literature review, a methods section, a results section, a conclusion/discussion, and references). Note: Internet blogs and Wikipedia are not acceptable, even as secondary sources. Here is a bit more to note:

1. The new article may overlap among students, so it is okay to read the same article as some of your classmates. In fact, I encourage study sessions in which you review articles as a group, just be mindful you each write your own paragraphs (if I see too much overlap across classmates, I will give you a 0 on the paper).

a. Referring to your first study does not count as a reference.

2. Proper citations must be made in the paper – give credit where it is due, and don’t make claims that cannot be validated! If it sounds like a fact, then you must provide a citation to support that fact.

3. DO NOT plagiarize. You will turn this in on Canvas, and we can check for plagiarism via turn-it-in. Paraphrasing is okay, but you must still cite the original author even if you do not use his or her words verbatim. If you rewrite what they say, it is still them that had the original idea, and they deserve credit for it.

4. If you directly quote a source, make sure to provide a page number for where you found that quote. However, I prefer paraphrasing to direct quotes.

c. Content-based requirements for your study two literature review

i. Think about your study two literature review this way: You are writing an extension to study one, so your new story picks up where that story left off.

1. I want you to pay close attention to your review from Study One. You drew some conclusions there, but now is your chance to build on those conclusions, and maybe add to them based on the Paper II findings. At the beginning of your new Study Two story, your audience knows some of the story from Study One, so there is no need to rewrite what you already presented (except for the edits we suggested, of course). Rather, you need to set the stage for the new sequel storyline. Introduce your new “character”, or your new independent variable. Talk about this somewhat in isolation (what does research say about this variable on its own). Once you define and clarify what this new variable is and how it has been used in prior research, start to show how it connects to your own study one.

2. At the end of the story, start to lead the reader to the big cliffhanger (your hypotheses). By now you have introduced the characters as well as the plot, but then you want to build some anticipation in your reader – you want them to wonder what comes next! That is, “Given what we saw in the literature, what happens if we do XYZ?” Thus you build your review to lead to your hypotheses.

4. References

a. The References section starts on its own page, with the word References centered and bolded. Use proper APA format in this section or you will lose points.

b. All 3 references that you cited in the literature review must be in this section.

c. For references, make sure you:

i. use alphabetical ordering (start with the last name of the first author)

ii. use the authors’ last names but only the initials of their first/middle name

iii. give the date in parentheses – e.g. (2007).

iv. italicize the name of the journal article

v. give the volume number, also in italics

vi. give the page numbers (not italicized) for articles

vii. provide the doi (digital object identifier) if present (not italicized)

5. Overall writing quality

a. Make sure you check your paper for proper spelling and grammar. If we told you to visit the Writing Center as part of your Paper I feedback, we expect you to have done so, and for the quality of your writing to have improved.

Other Guidelines for Paper III: Study Two

 

1. 1). Page size is 8 1/2 X 11” with all 4 margins set at 1”. The 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual requires that the chosen font be accessible (i.e., legible) to all readers and that it be used consistently throughout the paper. It acknowledges that many font choices are legitimate. EVERYTHING in the paper (including references) is double spaced.

1. 2). When summarizing articles for your lit review and doing so in your own words, make sure you still cite the original source. Always use proper referencing procedures, which means that:

1. If you are inserting a direct quote from any source, it must be enclosed in quotations and followed by a parenthetical reference to the source. “Let’s say I am directly quoting this current sentence and the next. I would then cite it with the author name, date of publication, and the page number for the direct quote” (Winter, 2013, p. 5).

0. Note: You really should paraphrase instead, making sure you still give the original author credit for the material by citing it or using the author’s name (“In this article, Smith noted that …” or “In this article, the authors noted that…”)

1. 3). PLEASE use a spell checker to avoid unnecessary errors. Proofread everything you write. I actually recommend reading some sentences aloud to see if they flow well, or getting family or friends to read your work.

The above information is required for your paper, but I wanted to provide a few tips about writing your study two literature review as well. Hopefully this will give you some good directions:

· First, most other sections of this PSY3215 require a full brand-new literature review for Paper III (5 new references and an entirely new intro and conclusion). We do not because we expect you to spend most of your time between Paper I and Paper III addressing all of the feedback we provided in Paper I (this is how learning happens!). You have plenty of time to make all of these changes, so we will be very strict during grading. This is designed to allow you to grow and evolve as a writer and a researcher. We spend a lot of time giving you quality feedback so if you do not pay attention to it, your grade will be low. Show us your skills have grown by seeking help when you need it and by working hard on addressing feedback you are provided.

· Second, like Paper I, Paper III is all about supporting your Study Two hypotheses. You may be expected to write your own hypotheses this time around, so make sure you have thought them through before you write the paper.

· Third, make sure to proofread, proofread, proofread! Use the Writing Center for help.