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Individual Assignment # 3: Practice makes Perfect: Reading Research Articles
PSY3211 – Research Methods and Data Analysis in Psychology
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- Identify key information: Here are the key pieces of information to look for:
- What are the main hypotheses?
- What is/are independent variable(s)? What is/are dependent variable(s)?
- How did researchers recruit their participants? Identify participants’ demographic information and data collection procedure.
- What materials did researchers utilize to measure the hypotheses? Identify the apparatus and measurements.
- What are the key findings/results of the study?
- Do the findings justify authors’ conclusions?
The study design is a correlational research design
Wearing a bicycle helmet and wearing a cap are independent variables
Risk-taking
Sensation seeking
There was a total of 80 participants. BART, Sensational Seeking Scale Form V, Abus HS-10 peak helmet and Beechfield B15, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory form.
According to the study, wearing a helmet was associated with high chances of risk-taking than wearing a cap. The research also found out that wearing a helmet was associated with the more top sensation-seeking score.
Now I want you to convey your understanding of a research article: summary of the article (Question 6) and critique of the article (Question 7). You will need to write one paragraph for each question independently. Here are the requirements for your writing:
a. Write no more than 10 sentences, the max word count is 250.
b. In-text citation and direct quotes are not needed.
c. You cannot directly copy and paste the sentences/phrases (expect professional phrases) from the original article. You must use your own words (so called “paraphrase”) to summarize. Each student’s writing should and must be different even for group members in the same group. Copying and pasting is regarded as plagiarism behavior.
d. Font: Times New Roman; Font size: 12; Spacing: Double