Alternative Research Assignment: Writing Assignment on Peer Reviewed Article. Guidelines for paper.

Alternative Research Assignment: Writing Assignment on Peer Reviewed Article.

Guidelines for paper. This assignment is submitted in two parts. Both parts are submitted directly to your instructor. Each part is equivalent to two hours of research credit (25 points for each part, in order to achieve a total of 50 points towards your final grade).

Part 1/Appendix C: You will upload two peer-reviewed empirical journal articles from an APA or ACA journal (see list) that has been published within the past year. These two peer-reviewed empirical articles must be topically related to one another. In addition, you will write a review of each article, as if you were reviewing for the journal editor. To do this, please complete the worksheet, Appendix C. You just present a brief summary of the purpose of the study, the research question(s) posed or hypotheses, the sample collected, the measures, and the major findings from the study. Afterwards, you will then provide a numbered list of limitations of the article. You should be able to find all of this information in the text of the article.

Part 2: You will write a critical review that synthesizes your reactions to the two articles. Your paper must be APA style (e.g., title page, no abstract, double-spaced, reference page). The paper should be 800-1000 words. Please use the following organization. The first section should include a general summary of the studies conducted (between 200-400 words).

The second section should involve your critical analysis of the articles (less than 600-800 words). Identify and defend the article that makes the strongest argument and will have the more significant impact on the topic/population it is written about. Integrate information from your course into the critique of the article. You might discuss the practical significance of the research.

The third section will involve your suggestions for future research in this area, based on what you have learned in your course. This should not be a summary of what the authors suggested as recommendations for future research, but rather, your own personal suggestions for future research based on the reported findings.

Please use headings in alignment with APA style (i.e., Summary, Analysis, Suggestions for Future Research). The paper will be graded based on the quality of content and alignment with APA style. Each article may earn up to four credits toward your research requirement. You must turn in both your summary/analysis of the article and a PDF of the article (or link to the article if a PDF is not available) when you submit your work for this alternative. Be sure to write your paper in your own words! Using actual phrases from the article without quotes is plagiarism. Paraphrasing sentences (e.g., substituting words here and there) is also plagiarism. Using the authors’ ideas without providing credit is also plagiarism. You also may not plagiarize your own work from another course. Any plagiarism will result in zero credit for the assignment.

Appendix C: Information Sheet for Part 1 of Research Writing Assignment/Alternative 2

Name: ___________________________________

Instructor: ________________________________

Please complete the chart below. If you cannot answer every question, then you might need to find a different article. An empirical article should have an experiment conducted (including research questions/hypotheses, a study sample, and measures used). You can access journals through your GSU account at https://library.gsu.edu/ The GSU librarians are also happy to help you find articles that fit the requirements.

Article one

Article two

Article Title

(1 point each)

Author(s)

(1 point each)

Year Published

(1 point each)

Journal Name

(1 point each)

APA Citation

(1 point each)

Research Questions/Hypotheses (if more than one, use bullet points)

(1 point each)

Description of Sample/Participants

(1 point each)

Measures (e.g. tests, surveys, interview forms, etc.; if more than one, use bullet points)

(1 point each)

Limitations of Experiment (use bullet points)

(1 point each)

How do these two articles relate to one another?

(7 points total)

Total: 25 points

Appendix B: Sample Peer Reviewed Journals

https://library.gsu.edu/

ACA Journals

Journal of Counseling and Development

Career Development Quarterly

Counseling and Values

Journal of Addictions and Offender Counseling

Journal of College Counseling

Journal of Employment Counseling

Journal of Humanistic Counseling

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation

The Family Journal

Journal of Creativity in Mental Health

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

Journal of Mental Health Counseling

Journal of Military and Government Counseling 

Journal for Social Action in Counseling and Psychology

Journal for Specialists in Group Work

Professional School Counseling

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

APA Journals

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

American Psychologist

Archives of Scientific Psychology

Asian American Journal of Psychology

Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice

Behavioral Development Bulletin

Behavioral Neuroscience

Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology

Clinician’s Research Digest: Adult Populations

Clinician’s Research Digest: Child and Adolescent Populations

Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research

Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

Developmental Psychology

Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Families, Systems, & Health

Health Psychology

History of Psychology

The Humanistic Psychologist

International Journal of Play Therapy

International Journal of Stress Management

International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Journal of Applied Psychology

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Journal of Diversity in Higher Education

Journal of Educational Psychology

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition

Journal of Family Psychology

Journal of Latina/o Psychology

Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

Journal of Rural Mental Health

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

Journal of Threat Assessment and Management

Law and Human Behavior

Military Psychology

Motivation Science

Neuropsychology

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

Practice Innovations

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Psychoanalytic Psychology

Psychological Assessment

Psychological Bulletin

Psychological Methods

Psychological Review

Psychology & Neuroscience

Psychology and Aging

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts®

Psychology of Men & Masculinity

Psychology of Popular Media Culture

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity

Psychology of Violence

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Psychomusicology: Music, Mind, and Brain

Psychotherapy

Qualitative Psychology

Rehabilitation Psychology

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology

Spirituality in Clinical Practice

Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology

Stigma and Health

Traumatology