+1 862 207 3288 There is one paper for this class. The purpose of this paper is to show that you can find, think about, and write about current cognitive psychology research articles. You are encouraged to turn in a rough draft for feedback, but it is not required and is not worth any points (i.e., you don’t lose points for not turning in rough drafts). That said, turning in a rough draft for feedback is a great way to increase the grade you might earn on your final draft. Please see the syllabus for the exact due dates for the rough draft and final draft.
For the paper, you will find an empirical research article that reports two or more experiments or studiespublished with the last five years on a topic from class (i.e., it should be about a cognitive psychology topic we covered). The article must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal (ask me to approve your article beforehand if you are not sure). You will be expected to do the following things in your paper (see the rubric for more detail:
• Explain the main topic of the paper and how it relates to something we covered in class. It might be something we explicitly covered in class, in which case the explanation need not be very long as long as you demonstrate that you understand that topic. If it’s only tangential to something we covered in class, please explain what the topic of the paper is and how it relates to any topics we did cover in class.
• Summarize the article in your own words. Do not simply copy/rephrase the abstract. Your summary should be more detailed than an abstract to demonstrate to me that you actually read and understood the paper.
• Suggest at least two potential follow-up studies.
o These cannot be studies suggested by the authors of the paper. These should be substantial steps forward from the studies in the paper; do not propose studies that are small steps beyond what was already done (e.g., “What if I compared men vs. women in the same task?”). These are not to be studies from other published papers. THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE NEW IDEAS THAT YOU THOUGHT OF.
o For each proposed study explain the research question of your proposed study (it might be very specific and follow from the studies of the paper, but should still have a specific question to answer). How does your method address the question? What will the results tell you if they come out one way or another way?BE SPECIFIC.
I will grade all papers with a grading rubric. Be sure to write about everything that is asked for on the rubric to maximize the grade you can earn.
Rough drafts are handled best by emailing me a Word file (.docx) of your paper so I can provide feedback in the document itself and send it back to you. All final drafts, however, should be submitted in class, PRINTED OUT, on or before the due date. Be sure to save your computer files ahead of time; email your files to yourself if you do not have a reliable computer or other storage device. You will lose 20% off of your paper’s grade per day that a paper is late. “Corrupted” computer files or other issues count as being late.
These papers require you to find and read research articles on your own that you will cite and discuss. It may be helpful for you to contact the Social Sciences Librarian, Brian Quinn (806-742-2238 ext. 294 or brian.quinn@ttu.edu), for assistance.
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