You are going to read a scholarly journal article of your choosing, summarize th

You are going to read a scholarly journal article of your choosing, summarize the article, and
critique the article’s strengths and weaknesses. The first step is to find a suitable article. To
ensure that it is from a research journal, it would be best to use APAPsycINFO to search for
your article. Search for articles on topics that you find interesting.
 Your introduction should explain the purpose of the research, why the issue is
important, and what was known before this new research was conducted. Make sure
that you spell out the hypotheses that were tested in the study.
 Next you should focus on the methods used in the research. Describe the nature of the
sample and what the participants were asked to do. Indicate whether the research design
was experimental or correlational.
 Summarize the findings or results of the study. Were the results consistent with the
hypotheses/predictions? Do not worry about trying to understand the statistics in the
Results section.The Discussion section of the article will highlight the implications of
the findings. Summarize these implications with a focus on how they might be relevant
to everyday life. Also note whether the authors discuss any limitations of the research.
 Finally, attempt to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the study. Did you think the
study was flawed in any way? Is there any reason to be concerned about the sample
composition? Placebo effects? Distortions in self-report data? Experimenter bias?
Artificiality in the design?