personality testing

Introduction

 (Under this heading you will have your introduction and summary of article- )

 A good introduction has the following elements: 1) attention grabber, background information as it relates to the purpose of the paper (For the purpose of the critique the background info will be a summary of what the purpose of the study, how the study was conducted, and the results of the study). 3) thesis statement (last sentence, which states what the rest of the paper will be talking about.) For the purpose of this paper a critique of the article will be provided.

Implications of article

under this heading you will address the following points. Each point will be at least a paragraph long. Each point should have supporting examples.

1. Why is it important to know about the information in the article?

2. How we apply or can apply the information in everyday life?

3. What specific field of psychology is the article related to and why?

Strengths and Weaknesses

Under this heading you will address strengths and weaknesses of the study that is described in the article. Make sure you support your response to this question with examples. Also be sure to include an explanation for why the info you selected in the article is considered to be an area of strength and do the same for areas of weakness in the article

Future Research

Under this heading you will identify an area that future research that should be explored based on the topic of your article. You will also need to include your rationale for this area of future research

Conclusion: Ties the points of the paper together and has a strong closing sentence