Journal Summary Assignments

  • JS #1: Due Week 6 (Sept. 28 & 29):
      Cuevas, K., Rovee-Collier, C., & Learmonth, A. E. (2006). Infants form associations between memory of stimuli tha are absent. Psychological Science, 17(6), 543-549.

  • JS #2: Due Week 12 (Nov. 9 & 10):
      Bar-Haim, Y., Ziv, T., Lamy, D., & Hodes, R. M. (2006). Nature and nurture in own-race face processing. Pschological Science, 17(2), 159-163.
  • JS #2: Alternative (also due Week 12): Research participation assignment

    Note: To read and print out these articles you will need to be able to read PDF files. This can be done with Adobe Acrobat Reader (download here - this site is sometimes very slow. You can also try here and type in adobe acrobat reader in the search field).

Purpose
    A critical research skill is the ability to read and understand primary research articles. Your general task is to write a brief (2 to 3 typed double spaced pages) summary of a journal report of psychological research. The journal summary checklist summarizes the key pieces of information that you want to include in your summary. You must use full sentences and paragraphs (i.e., no lists or bullet points).

Evaluation

Journal Summary Checklist
Summarize the theory(ies) that are being tested __/10
Briefly state the hypotheses __/5
Briefly describe the research method that was used __/10
How does the method test the hypotheses
That is, what are the predictions?		 __/5
What is/are the dependent variable(s)? __5
What is/are the independent variable(s) __/10
What are the assumptions that link the conceptual and operational levels of the IV and DV?
(How are the variables manipulated and measured in the experiment?)		 __/5
What are the results __/15
Do the results support the hypothesis/theory? __/10
What are the implications of the results?
What is the "take-home message?"		 __/5
Writing
    Overall clarity
    Grammar
    Spelling

__/10
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