JOURNAL ARTICLE CRITIQUE

ASSIGNMENT GOALS:

  • Students will research a topic in psychology.
  • Students will read and comprehend a professional journal article.
  • Students will analyze and evaluate a professional journal article.
  • Students will develop ways to improve the journal article read.
  • Students will justify any claims or statements they make regarding the article.

ASSIGNMENT:

Critique 1 research article related to a topic in this class. Students may earn a maximum of 150 points or 15% of your final grade. Use the ARTICLE CRITIQUE RUBRIC for specifics on grading criteria.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Articles MUST be from professional journals with a publication date of 2003-present. (Examples of acceptable journals: American Psychologist, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Abnormal Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, Psychological Bulletin, etc. The reference section of your text book lists many acceptable journals)
  • A complete copy of the article MUST be submitted with each critique.
  • Critiques should be 4-6 pages in length.
  • A complete article citation in APA or MLA style. APA Example:

Loftus, E.F. (1994). The repressed memory controversy. American Psychologist, 49, 443-445.

USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT: (use these headings)

COMPREHENSION: (Purpose – What is the nature of the problem being studied or discussed? ? Results/Conclusions – What were the findings of the study & what conclusions are drawn by the author(s)?)

ANALYSIS & EVALUATION: (Personal Conclusions – What are the strengths & weaknesses of the article? Do you agree or disagree with the author? Why should or shouldn?t you accept what the author says? Including visuals and graphs or using simpler language are NOT acceptable.

SYNTHESIS & EVALUATION: (Your suggestions (3 are required)- What could be done to make the article more convincing? Why would your suggestions make it convincing?)

****Article is attached on PTSD and all the references is attached under Article Record. Please click on the Article Critque question & answer to complete the assignment. The checklist and rubric of this assignment is also attached*****

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