How to Write a Psychology Paper Summary

PSYCH 1004 Pyschology

Choosearecent psychological journal article(the last ten years).Use an actual psychological experiment, nota review.•Write a summary of the article in your OWNwords; summariesMUST be in your own words. As indicated on your course syllabus, plagiarism is an academic offence (refer to the recent online UNBcalendar; access the calendar webpage and search the calendar for Plagiarism). •When writing psychology papers, typically,quoting is NOT done,if so, very seldom.If you do quote from thearticle, make sure that you cite the author(s) and page # in the text of your paper(see APA format). •Begin your summarywith an introduction to the topic area; you will find an introduction to the literature (topic area) at the beginning of the journal article.•When reporting on the studydescribed inthe journal article try to answer the followingquestions:1.What was the purpose of the study(what were the researchers predicting)?2.Who were the participants (e.g.undergraduates, children, adults etc.)? Where were the participants from?How were they recruited? How many were there?How many males? females?How old were they? What was the mean (average) age of the participants?3.Describe the procedure or method.How was the study conducted? Which, if any, particularquestionnaires, equipment etc. were used?4.Summarize the general findings.Briefly discuss whether the results of the study confirmed/disconfirmed the earlier research described in the study.•End your summarywith a conclusion or at least a briefsummary of what the article reportedon the topic.•The summarymust be typed and double-spaced, include a title page and a reference page following APA(American Psychological Association

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