Writing summaries of research studies already completed.This option is designed to give you exposure to the research that psychologists conduct by reading andreporting on already completed experiments that have been published in professional psychologyjournals. Students who decide on the paper option must still sign up in sona-systems and choose thepaper option, under the list of available experiments. This informs your instructor that you have chosenthe paper option and to expect to receive the papers from you. The typed papers and complete articlesshould be turned into your instructor by the deadline assigned by your instructor. They will begraded on a pass-fail basis. Students choosing Option 2 need to complete the same number of researchsummaries as study credits required for Option 1 (usually 3 or 4 credits, your instructor willannounce). Note: If there are not enough studies available when you look on Sona, you may completepapers to reach the required number of credits (one credit = one 30-minute study = one researchsummary)Step 1. Locating a research article: Select articles in a professional research journal that describes oneor more experiments. Be sure to choose articles that are empirical (i.e., a study was conducted). Do notselect theoretical articles. Only professional journals in Psychology are acceptable.These journals are available in the University Library, or on-line via EBSCO. Your instructor canassist you in determining whether your articles are acceptable. Please note that Psychology Today,Science Magazine, Omni, Redbook, Reader’s Digest, etc. are NOT professional journals.Step 2. Format of Report: Please have your reports conform to the following guidelines:a. Include a photocopy. Turn in a complete copy of each of the articles, including the reference listprovided at the end of the article.b. The written report of each article can be brief. One-to-two typed, double-spaced pages, notincluding the photocopy, is acceptable.Step 3. Coverage: Include information that responds to the following questions:a. What was this article about (i.e., briefly summarize the purpose, methods, results, and conclusions)?b. Why did you choose this particular journal or article?c. How understandable or usable was the article to you? (If it seems vague or impossible to understand,feel free to say so.)d. What did you learn as a result of your reading and how did this article relate (if at all) to classmaterial?
