Assignment title: Information
experiment and summarize it. Articles must be taken from an empirical, peer-reviewed psychological journal. Some examples of empirical journals include: Journal of Canadian Experimental Psychology, Psychological Science, Journal of Experimental Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, etc.Find an article that examines a topic that interests you! Flip through your textbook for some topic ideas. You are to summarize the journal article following the steps outlined below. I have also provided a marking scheme for you so you know what is expected. Your job is to translate the article into EVERYDAY LANGUAGE using your own words. There should be NO QUOTES as this is a summary! Describe what is happening in the research article in terms that anyone can understand. The purpose of this assignment is to show that you can read and interpret research articles.• Look for an article that isn’t too long (no more than 15 pages including references)• Try to avoid MRI or Neuroscience research – very complicated to interpret• Try to find something that uses a simple experiment – easy to interpret and summarize• Must feature a psychological experiment – literature reviews, or magazine articles do not countFormatting of your summary:• 3-4 pages (2 points deducted for every page over/under) **not including the title page/reference page• Double spaced, 1 inch margins, Time New Roman Font Size 12 (APA formatting basics)• Include a Title page• APA style reference page – see next page for example of an APA reference entry• ** a COPY of the article MUST BE ATTACHED to your paper (or a zero grade will be given)____________Marking Scheme for article summariesContent of the Summary Purpose/Description of Topic /10 Methods /20 Findings/Results /15 Discussion /15Readability Grammar/Spelling/Sentence Structure /10 Organization /10 Clarity/Writing Style /10Reference Section, Title Page, APA Formatting /10Total /100 How to Write an Article Summary! The purpose of an article summary is to display an understanding of the research being conducted and to convey to your reader enough information so they know what the research was about and what the results were. NOTE* This is a SUMMARY! There is no room for opinion or personal interpretation. Steps to Writing a Summary:• READ the entire article!• Break the article down into its respective parts and summarize each section with regards to the information outlined below:a. Introduction: Describe the topic of the research. Define important concepts. WHAT is the purpose of this research? What are the research questions or hypotheses? Why is this research important?b. Methods: Here you discuss HOW the research was conducted. Who were the participants? How was the study conducted? For example, if a questionnaire was used, briefly describe what this questionnaire evaluated.c. Results: What were the findings of this research? In words – NO NUMBERS OR STATISTICAL LANGUAGE (e.g., participants who received Drug X reported less depressive symptoms compared to those who received the placebo.)d. Discussion: How did the authors interpret their findings? What are some of the limitations to the study? What are the implications? Was the research hypothesis supported?• WRITE it up!a. Use sentences and paragraphsb. Each paragraph should contain no more than one idea. For example, if you are discussing the introduction section of the article, do not include information about the results.c. Grammar and syntax count! Avoid using quotes. d. PLAGARISM: copy and pasting or using words that are not your own is NOT ACCEPTABLE.e. Review and Editi. Writing is a process, not something that just happens. Re-read your summary and ask yourself: are my ideas clear? Will my reader understand what I am trying to convey?• APA style reference section (Note the use of punctuation and italics in certain places).Use the following example to construct your reference section:Author, A., Author, B., & Author, C. (2013). Name of the article. Name of the Journal, 15(4), 1-15.