Journal article Sensation and Perception

PSYC 4210 Fall 2020 Journal Article Summary Assignment

The purposes of this assignment are to 1) locate a journal article in the electronic databases; 2) summarize an academic journal article without plagiarizing; 3) give the proper in-text citation; and 4) write the citation in APA style.

You must submit this assignment to YOUR eLearn Dropbox by Thursday, October 1st at 11:59pm CST. 5% will be taken off for each day late. Please make sure to allow extra time for computer malfunctions. Name your file LastName_FirstName_Assign_1. Please submit file in MS WORD format.

Do not copy from the title or the abstract or anywhere else in the article, as citing sources does not allow for copying, but rather attribution of the source of the work or idea. Changing a few words is still plagiarism and can/will result in a zero for the assignment. This extends to submitting other’s work as your own, so please be sure to complete and submit your own unique work as all documents will be processed though tunitin.com. If you are unsure as to whether you are unintentionally committing plagiarism please see Dr. Shive.

ALLOW TIME TO CHECK YOUR TURNITIN REPORT IN ELEARN.

Given that this is an exercise in paraphrasing without plagiarizing, do not use quoting. Please put the material in your own words.

1. Find one of the two articles listed below. They are available full-text through the TSU Library website: a. Go to www.tnstate.edu/library b. Click “Databases” c. Scroll down to “APA PSYCINFO” and click the link d. If prompted, enter your TSU login information (username and password) e. Search for one of the following articles by entering the following searches in the top box: 1. Johnsrude swinging 2. Hedger absolute may f. Click the FullText finder link; then click LibKey Instant PDF to open a PDF of the article

2. Summarize the article by writing a few sentences for each of the following headings. Write out each heading so that you have four sections.

Introduction What is the question the authors are asking? What is it they want to find out that is different from what is already known? In other words, give some context – what “set the stage” for their study? DO NOT put info about the method or results in the Significance section or you will lose points.

NOTE: The authors begin by telling you what other people have done. Do not summarize what others have done. Summarize what these authors are saying. You can only write about the article you read.

Method Be specific about what the participants actually did. For example, don’t say, “They answered questions.” Say what the survey was measuring. Don’t say, “They watched videos.” Describe what kind of videos were watched. If different groups got different experiences, be sure to explain what each group did. State the key dependent variable. For example, if they wanted to know if people thought videos were funnier when watching alone or in groups, then say that one group watched alone and one watched with 3 others and the dependent variable was level of laughter.

Results. What were a couple of the major findings? These articles report the results of many statistical analyses. Select the findings that relate to the key questions. Be specific and relate what you say to the question or issue you described under significance.

Personal Reflection Describe a personal reflection or thought you have had that is related in some way to the topic of your article. You can describe something you have thought about that is related, such as treatments, how this effects individuals in society, neural or biological causes, really the content is open to whatever ideas/thoughts this article motivates for each of you.

3. Write the citation in APA style. DO NOT USE THE FORMAT GIVEN ONLINE IN THE DATABASES. IT IS OFTEN WRONG. ALSO, IT GIVES MORE INFO THAN IS USED IN APA STYLE. Use the format shown below.

Example of APA style (the article below is for illustration -do not use it for assignment):

Note that all formatting (caps, commas, italics, hanging indent, etc.) are meaningful. No period at very end. Note that only the first word in the title is in caps and the first word of a subtitle is in caps. Give the doi. DO NOT CHANGE AUTHOR ORDER.

Format for in-text citation: Taylor and Brown (1988) wanted to know if people who have exaggerated beliefs about how competent they are tend to have fewer symptoms of depression.

NOTE: The above sentences are written in my own words. You must give the source AND you must paraphrase.

Format for full reference at the end:

Taylor, S. E., & Brown, J. D. (1988). Illusion and well-being: A social psychological perspective on mental health. Psychological Bulletin, 103, 193-210. doi: 10.1037/0033-2909.103.2.

Journal Article Summary Rubric

	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Unacceptable
Writing (spelling, grammar, organization)	15	13	10.5	7.5	3
	No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	1-2 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	3-4 grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.	5-6 grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.	Significant and distracting grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.
APA Citation	10	8	7	5	0
	Paper is properly cited.	Citation is accurately documented, but may have 1-2 minor mistakes in APA format (punctuation).	Citation is accurately documented, but may have 1 major mistake in APA format (authors, date).	Citation does not follow APA stye or exceeds 2 errors.	Citation not given.
Correct Article	10	0	5	0	0
	The correct article is summarized in initial submission.	N/A	The initial submission uses an incorrect article, but a revision is submitted with the correct article	N/A	The correct article is not summarized.
Significance/ Introduction	15	13	10.5	7.5	0
	Research question and hypothesis are clearly stated. Context for the study is provided.	Research question and hypothesis are clearly stated with only minor errors or omissions. Context for the study is provided.	Research question and hypothesis are stated but with major errors or omissions. Alternatively, the context for the study is missing, or inappropriate information is included (i.e., information from methods or results).	Research question and hypothesis are vague or incomplete, with major errors. Context for the study may be missing.	No reference to the research question or hypothesis are provided. Context for the study is missing.
	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Unacceptable
Methods	15	13	10.5	7.5	0
	The methods of each experiment are explained in detail. For each experiment, all relevant components (stimuli, procedure, and participants) are included.	The methods of each experiment are accurate and complete. There may be minor errors or omissions in the descriptions of stimuli, procedure, and participants.	The methods of each experiment are vague or incomplete. There are major errors or omissions in the descriptions of stimuli, procedure, participants.	The descriptions of the methods of each experiment are largely inaccurate or incomplete.	The descriptions of the methods of each experiment are not present.
Results	15	13	10.5	7.5	0
	The results and implications of each experiment are clearly stated.	The results and implications of each experiment are clear, with minor errors or omissions.	The results and implications of each experiment are vague. There are major errors or omissions.	Discussion of results is largely inaccurate or missing.	Discussion of results is not present.
Personal Reflection	10	8	7	5	0
	Personal reflection or views is clearly stated and well-developed. Connections to the research are explicit and relevant.	Personal reflection or views is mostly clear and somewhat developed. Connections to the research are vague, but included.	Personal reflection or views is somewhat clear, but underdeveloped. Connections to the research may be omitted or irrelevant.	Personal reflection or views is unclear or undeveloped. Connections to research are omitted or irrelevant.	The author makes no attempt to apply the research either to his/her personal reflection or views.
APA Style Reference	10	8	7	5	0
	Reference is accurately documented in the APA format.	There are minor mistakes in APA style (punctuation, capitalization, italics, doi format). All relevant information is present.	There are major mistakes in APA style. Information (date, author or author initials, volume number, journal title) is missing or incorrect.	Reference is not in APA format, or exceeds 4 errors.	No reference is given.