Go to PsycPORT (Links to an external site), google scholar, here (https://www.apa.org/pubs/highlights/sample (Links to an external site.)) or any other reputable psychology journal and use the “search” tool select an article that reports on a study or experiment related to one of the topics found below. The study must use the EXPERIMENTAL METHOD (establishes cause and effect).
write a summary of the study/experiment that is between 150-200 words long
The summary must include your chosen topic at the very top, by itself (one of the topics provided in the assignment introduction on canvas), the main ideas of the article, details about the study/experiment discussed in the article (i.e. research design, number of participants, research question, data analysis, results), and a link to the article. NOTE: NO LITERATURE REVIEWS, SURVEYS, DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH, CORRELATIONS, CASE STUDIES, POLLS, OR META-ANALYSES. They are very informative but not good for this particular assignment. Please only discuss one study or experiment.
This is not a formal, formatted paper. No need for citations, references, etc, only need the direct link to the article. Think of it as a journal entry.
No direct quotes or copied and pasted text from the article are allowed.
be clear about your topic choice (of the five given) by putting it at the top of your submission, by itself.
be selective about what kind of article you choose. The article you choose must include a specific study/experiment that is used as the basis for the article. It is always best if the authors are the ones that conducted the study or experiment. This is the most important part of this assignment. Do not choose an article that provides basic information about the topic. For instance, if you choose Learning, you need to find a research article that connects Learning and some other factor, like poverty, for example, and performs a study related to those concepts. Another example being too general would be using articles from the “help center” section of the APA website. When describing the cutting edge research found in your article, give details about the study – design, number of participants/subjects, results, etc. There is a lot of general information about these topics on the website but choose articles that discuss cutting edge research regarding the topic. One rule of thumb is that if I can find the info in the article in the course textbook or a textbook for General Psychology, then the article is too general. The other key is if the article never even mentions your topic as a key concept, it’s best to find another article. Examples of well-written submissions can be reviewed on my HCCS Learning Web profile page (https://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/rob.trevino).
These papers are not eligible for rewriting or resubmission. Once submitted and graded, adjustments cannot be made.
Questions you want to be sure to answer in the summary: (is the experiment directly relevant to my topic? Who did the research? Where (which university, hospital, organization etc)? How many participants (human or animals)? What did they do to come up with their results/finding (research design)? What were the results and how are they relevant?
Grading rubric can be found on the assignment page in Canvas
Each summary is worth 80 points, 160 total points, 16% of your grade.
Topic Choices: (your choice needs to be discussed in terms of their relationship to Developmental Psychology)
Prenantal Development
Sensory Skills in Infancy
Perception Skills in Infancy
Intelligence in Infancy
Attachment
Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
Language Development in Early Childhood
Intelligence Development in Early Childhood
Gender Development in Early Childhood
Parenting Styles
Family Relationships
Birth order
Grading Rubric – If the submission meets all criteria, a 60 should be earned. This is a list of deductions: (A student cannot earn less than a 0)
If topic choice from the list above is not stated at the top of the submission.
-40
If link is not submitted or is submitted but either does not work or does not go directly to the article.
-40
If article does not include new research or studies on the topic chosen from the list above.
-40
If article has research, but student neglects to discuss it.
-30
If Article does not clearly connect to the chosen topic (Good rule of thumb – if article does not address your topic as a central concept, its not an appropriate article).
-40
If article is a not an actual study using the Experimental Method (cannot BE Descriiptive Research, CE course summary, a book review, a meta analysis, a literature review, a survey, a poll, a case study, a correlation etc) or is just general information about the topic that can probably be found in a course textbook. -40
Mechanics penalties (spelling, punctuation, grammar)
-2/ea
Word count penalties (if over 200 or under 150)
-20
* I choose Parenting Style topic, and please see the link below is the study that I picked*
https://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/ethnicity-health/asian-american/tiger-parenting.pdf
