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Discussion: Research in the News MANAGE DISCUSSION 29 This assignment will require you to practice scientific


Discussion: Research in the News

MANAGE DISCUSSION

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This assignment will require you to practice scientific thinking and apply foundational concepts covered in this week’s Learn section to practical, real-world situations (reading news articles). You will develop scientific writing skills by summarizing and evaluating summaries from your peers, and by formatting a Reference entry using professional conventions. Please note that as stated in this week’s video lecture “Variables”, independent variables that do not have random assignment to IV levels are characterized as “subject variables”. This more clearly differentiates a “true” independent variable from one that does not meet all the criteria. Please make sure you use this distinction in this and all future assignments within the course.

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VERVIEW

This assignment will require you to practice scientific thinking and apply foundational concepts

covered in this week’s Learn section to practical, real-world situations (reading news articles).

You will develop scientific writing skills by summarizing and evaluating summaries from your

peers, and by formatting a Reference entry using professional conventions.

Please note that as stated in this week’s video lecture “Variables”, independent variables that do

not have random assignment to IV levels are characterized as “subject variables”. This more

clearly differentiates a “true” independent variable from one that does not meet all the criteria.

Please make sure you use this distinction in this and all future assignments within the course.

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Find a psychology-research related headline from a news source listed below that grabs your

interest. Use the article to complete your thread. The topic thread should address all required

components.

Discussion: Research in the News Resources

Psychologytoday.com (may need to update to your country if not USA)

Science Daily

Neuroscience News

Thread Content

Paragraph 1

Briefly summarize the news article using your own words. Please note this means the summary

should not include any quotes or paraphrases – the goal is to develop your ability to read and

write scientifically using your own words, give credit when credit is due, and summarize without

plagiarizing.

Approximately 5 – 7 sentences.

Paragraph 2

Identify the variable(s) in the title. For each, what is the

most likely type

of variable (dependent,

independent, subject, or control) and why do you say this? (Note: not enough information may

not have been provided in the original news article so your answer here is graded on the

consistency between your summary, variable type identification, and its rationale). Given these

variable type(s), what is the most likely research design (descriptive, correlational, quasi-

experimental, or experimental)? Why?

Approximately 3 – 4 sentences.

Paragraph 3

PSYC 510

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Apply your knowledge of psychology research-related ethical concepts to this news article.

Discuss at least one Federal or APA Principle as it’d apply to the article. How do your personal

religious beliefs coincide with this Principle?

Approximately 2 – 3 sentences.

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