week 4 peer review
WEEK 4
C O G N I T I V E & A F F E C T I V E B A S I S O F
B E H AV I O R
TOPICS
• WEEK FOUR: Expression
• Emotional Intelligence
• Facial Expressions
Chapter 30: Emotional Intelligence.
Article: Ekman, P., O’Sullivan, M., Friesen, W. V., & Scherer, K. R. (1991). Invited article: Face, voice, and body in
detecting deceit. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 15(2), 125-135.
Article: Leach, A.-M.,Ammar, N., England, D. N., Remigio, L. M., Kleinberg, B., &Verschuere, B. J. (2016). Less is
more? Detecting lies in veiled witnesses. Law and Human Behavior, 40(4), 401-410.
Audio Podcast: Radiolab (n.d.) Deception [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.radiolab.org. (Note: This
entire episode is one hour. If you want the direct URL it is http://www.radiolab.org/story/91612-deception/ from
Season 4, Episode 2)
ASSIGNMENTS
Assignments
• 1. Discussion (2.5%)
• 2. Peer review of partner’s Draft Project Literature Review
(5%)
PEER REVIEW
• The Week 4 assignment is to read, review and give feedback to your peer partner.
• Everyone has been assigned partners (posted under Gradebook).
• If you haven’t already, please send the same draft you uploaded for Week 3 to your partner via
email. Their email can be accessed through Blackboard.
BLACKBOARD ANNOUNCEMENT/EMAIL In Blackboard, you will be able to see your partner’s name under Gradebook column PARTNER
NAME.
1.After you upload the Week 3 assignment ‘Draft of Manuscript Introduction’ please send the same paper
in an email to your peer partner. You can access email in Blackboard under Email --> Select Users
(select partner name only).
2.After you receive your partner’s paper, you will upload your review of their paper under Week 4
Assignment (Peer Review of Partner’s Draft Manuscript Introduction/Lit Review).
1. You can add comments directly to your peer’s paper using the Review--> New Comment function
in Microsoft Word. Upload the reviewed copy into Week 4 assignment and email reviewed paper
back to partner so they can see your feedback.
3.You and your peer will exchange papers on Week 4 (lit review, gap, and hypothesis), Week 6 (methods,
results, limitations) and Week 8 (final paper). The goal of the peer review process is to provide
constructive criticism and feedback while working toward a polished final project.
PEER REVIEW
• Provide comments in the
text of the paper
• Introduction
• Background
• Rationale (gap)
• Research Questions &
Hypotheses
• Nature of Study
• Significance of Study
Literature Review/Background
A focus on what has been found so far in previous research (what is
known)
Synthesis of previous literature
APA guidelines:
Formal, unbiased scholarly writing
Use of personal pronouns only when discussing your research (and
plural “we” only for multiple authors)
Paraphrasing and citations (avoiding direct quotes)
Silva, M.L. (2013, June 12). Strategies for
synthesis [Video]. Youtube. https://youtu.be/c7HtCHtQ9w0
Gap
Look for common phrases such as
While previous studies have….
Unlike previous research…
This study will address previous limitations by …
Gap(s) should be logical and easily identified
Research Question (RQs) and
Hypothesis
Zoom in on the variables found in the RQ and hypothesis
Are they specific enough to be measurable?
Most hypotheses have 2 variables (IV/DV) or 3 variables (IV, DV, interaction variable)
Do they match in wording?
Are they written to reflect the correct type for measures (grouping/continuous)?
WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT GRADE
• Give your partner feedback that will help them:
– Think about comments which demonstrate areas they could improve.
– “ I didn’t understand this point…”
– “I could somewhat follow the organization but perhaps some more headings would help.”
– “Did you mean ______?”
– “Did you think about ______?”
– Focus on gap, RQ and hypothesis
• We are ultimately looking for clarity and precision so if you read and are unsure of
what they mean, point that out. It helps everyone to go back and be more specific!
SHARE AND UPLOAD
• Be sure to discuss your thoughts on his or her work with your partner
directly and do so with timeliness, professional courtesy, and scholarship.
• Be sure to save a copy of your peer evaluation and upload it Week 4
assignment so it is recorded in the course Grade Book.
Looking ahead to next week….
Methods
Participants
Who will be your participants? How would you recruit them?
Materials/Stimuli
What scales/measurements will you use to test your hypothesis?
Procedure
How will your study be conducted?
Results
Categorical vs continuous data
How would you analyze the data to test your hypothesis
Limitations
What other factors may impact your study?
Measuring Variables
The heart of methods is describing how you will measure your variables
Each variable in your hypothesis must be measured
How?
Scales (each variable should have separate scale)
Use standardized scales found in the literature
Check that the scale you select “matches” your variable as a construct
Experimental or grouping design- description of stimuli/manipulation/grouping
and measurements of DV
RQ: Continuous Variables
Is there a relationship between the severity of childhood abuse and neglect and veterans’ reintegration difficulties?
Need measures for:
childhood abuse and neglect severity
reintegration difficulties
Research Questions Example (Groups or Repeated Designs)
Is there a difference in facial recognition accuracy for
those who have experienced childhood maltreatment
between negatively valenced and neutral faces?
Need measures/stimuli for:
IV- Type of face (negative vs neutral)
DV- Facial recognition accuracy (DV)
Part 1
Choose one concept, research finding, or question that stood out to you in your readings and content assigned for this week. Find
an empirical research article about this that was published in the scientific literature and provide a summary of that article here
answering the following questions. Attach the article to your post, and provide an APA style reference for it at the bottom of your
post.
1. What is the item that stood out to you and why?
2. What did the authors of the study you selected examine in their research? What did they hypothesize and why (rationale)?
3. What methods did they use?
4. What were the most meaningful findings the authors reported?
5. What is one limitation to their study?
6. How do the findings from this study help you better understand the content from this week?
Part 2
Looking forward to methods provide a brief explanation of what you may use for each of the following:
What is your hypothesis?
Who will be your participants (list characteristics of target sample)? How would you recruit them?
What scales/measurements will you use to test your hypothesis? Indicate which scale will measure which variable.
How will your study be conducted (online/in-person)?