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PSYCO 104

Short Written Assignment

This paper will be a summary of a journal article found on eClass. The article summary must include (5 marks):

· The purpose of the experiment conducted in the article

· All of the experiment’s main findings

· The implications of those findings

· A future direction for the research

· A title page and citation of the original paper in APA format

The paper will be written using APA formatting. As such, students will include a title page and fill in the appropriate reference for the paper being summarized.

Papers must be submitted to eClass by 11:59pm on March 22, 2023. 

Details:

· The paper is limited to one typed page (single-spaced), plus an attached title page.

· This assignment must be written in 12 pt Times New Roman font.

· Margins must be 1-inch (2.54 cm) on all sides.

· The title page and reference must follow APA formatting.

Deductions:

· Papers that go over the 1-page limit will loose 1 point.

· Papers written with larger or smaller fonts will have an automatic 20% deduction.

· Papers with larger or smaller margins will have an automatic 20% deduction.

· Late submissions will have a 1 point deduction for each 24 hours after the deadline, starting at the deadline (i.e., 12:01 is considered late). Papers submitted more than 5 days late will receive a grade of 0%.

Helpful links:

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_author_authors.html

Template for the written assignment

(Do NOT forget to attach an APA title page worth 0.5 marks)

Why did the authors complete this study? (1 mark)

What were the main finding(s) of this study? (1 mark)

What are the implications of the findings? (1 mark)

What is a future direction for this research? (1 mark)

Demonstrate critical thinking (e.g., What are strengths of this paper? What are weaknesses of this paper? What is a future direction for this research not described in the article?). (1 mark)

Provide the APA reference (citation) for the paper that you selected (0.5 marks):