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1 Reading and Evaluating Research
What is a journal article?

2 What is a journal article?
Overall Structure Title Listing topics and variables Abstract Describing relationships and results Introduction Hypotheses, past and present Method How hypotheses investigated Results Confirm/disconfirm hypotheses Discussion Hypotheses, implications and future References Common to over-cite self Figures/Tables - Concise and detailed Appendices For new and original material

3 What is a journal article? (cont)
(1) Introduction Prior Research Present Research Hypotheses (2) Method Design Participants Materials Procedures (3) Results Evaluate participants Evaluate materials Evaluate procedures (4) Discussion Restate results Interpret results Implications Limitations of study Future Research

4 How to read a journal article - tips
Start with abstract to get “overview” Skim the article… Major headers Specific hypotheses Number of studies Read first few paragraphs of Discussion Then re-read in-depth… Maybe starting with Method, then Discussion All evaluation/critique centers around Method

5 Advanced sources… Handout - How to Read a Journal Article in Social Psychology, authored by Christian H. Jordan and Mark P. Zanna Book - Reviewing Scientific Works in Psychology, Edited by Sternberg

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