PSY205 SONA Research Requirement

OPTION B: Article Reviews

You may choose to write review papers of research articles to fulfill your four SONA credit requirements instead of participating in SONA studies.

PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO DEADLINE EXTENSION OR “OH SHIT” DO-OVER AVAILABLE FOR THE PARTICPIATION IN RESEARCH (SONA) REQUIREMENT!

YOU MUST HAVE ALL FOUR CREDITS COMPLETE BY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24^th.

You have until 11:59pm to submit an Option B article review.

LATE SUBMISSIONS (EVEN BY A SECOND!) WILL NOT BE GRADED.

PLEASE DON’T WAIT!!!

Option B requires you to critically evaluate a scholarly research article (you must select an article from the approved list located in Blackboard) and write a written summary of the article.

One research review paper is worth 1 research credit. Your review should answer all of the questions (see below) and be no more than 2 pages, double-spaced (shorter is fine).

To receive ALL 4 credits for research participation, you would need to read 4 of the provided articles and write a 1-2 page review paper for each article.

Keep in mind that you can complete your four required SONA credit hours in any combination of Option A or B. All reviews are due by December 4^th before 11:59pm EST. Your completed work must be submitted via Turnitin and follow all formatting instructions to receive credit.

THERE IS NO LATE SUBMISSION POLICY FOR THE RESEARCH REQUIREMENT!

INSTRUCTIONS:

For each Option B Article Review, you must select an article from the approved list at the end of this document. Then, locate that article (a PDF of the article can be found in the Article folder in Blackboard), read it, and write your review by answering all of the questions below.

FORMAT: Each research article summary should:

· Be no more than two pages long

· Be typed

· Be double-spaced

· Have Times New Roman, 12-point font

· Have one-inch margins

· Be written in complete sentences

To earn research credits, you must follow these formatting instructions.

INCLUDE: Your review must contain the following information:

· At the top, include your first and last name and the APA citation for the article you selected (see list at the end of this document).

· Next, read your article and answer ALL of the following questions:

a. Hypotheses – What was the hypothesis being tested by the author(s)?

b. Participants – Who were the participants in the study?

c. Results – What did the author(s) find?

d. Conclusion – What did the author(s) conclude?

e. Critical analysis – What is your own impression of the findings? How does this relate to the material covered in class?

You must make at least one specific connection between the article and something we have learned in class this semester, either in your readings or in Dr. Martin’s lectures.

Before submitting, ensure that your work is saved as a PDF document. No other format will be accepted. Please review the instructions for submitting work to Turnitin in the Lecture Blackboard page to ensure that your work is submitted correctly. Documents that result in errors in Blackboard will not be considered submitted (See “How to submit your work so we can read it” in the Lecture Syllabus). Save your digital receipt!

Academic Integrity Reminders:

All Option B research reviews are to be completed independently. If you have questions about the material or the assignment, you are welcome to ask your TA or Dr. Martin for help.

Do NOT share your assignment in any form. with any student for any reason. Do not ask others for their work.

Do not use any online resource to complete this article. Everything you need to complete the Article Review is in the article itself and your own brain.

You cannot use ChatGPT or any other Artificial Intelligence tool to complete this assignment. The work should be entirely your own.

Your responses must be written using your own words. Do NOT copy/paste things from your article or quote what the researchers say!

Doing any of the above violates the academic integrity expectations for this course, and will result in a referral to the Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) – the office that handles academic integrity cases. Please review SU’s academic integrity policy HERE and the course policy located in the syllabus.

Also note: You will receive a copy of your Originality Report when you submit your work, which means that you can self-evaluate potential Academic Integrity violations and have an opportunity to revise it (another reason to turn your work in well before the deadline!). If you submit your assignment to Turnitin and receive an Originality Report that indicates that your assignment has a Similarity Score of 40% or higher, you should revise your assignment and resubmit your work using your own words.

You must resubmit BEFORE the original due date/time for your resubmission to count. Only the latest version as of December 4^th at 11:59pm EST will be graded. If that version indicates a violation of the academic integrity policy for this course, an academic integrity report will be filed. For more information on how to read and interpret your originality report, see the “How to submit to Turnitin” folder in the Syllabus and Tools for Success link in the Lecture Blackboard page.

THERE IS NO LATE SUBMISSION POLICY FOR THE RESEARCH REQUIREMENT!

LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE GRADED.

The following articles may be selected to complete Option B. You must select an article from this list or you will not receive credit. You can find all six of these articles in the Option B folder in Blackboard.

List of articles you can choose to read and evaluate

1. Aydin, N., Krueger, J. I., Fischer, J., Hahn, D., Kastenmüller, A., Frey, D., & Fischer, P. (2012). “Man's best friend:” how the presence of a dog reduces mental distress after social exclusion. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 446-449. doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2011.09.01

2. Barry, A. E., Howell, S. M., Riplinger, A., & Piazza-Gardner, A. K. (2015). Alcohol use among college athletes: Do intercollegiate, club, or intramural student athletes drink differently? Substance Use & Misuse, 50, 302-307. doi:10.3109/10826084.2014.977398

3. McCarthy, R. J., Coley, S. L., Wagner, M. F., Zengel, B., & Basham, A. (2016). Does playing video games with violent content temporarily increase aggressive inclinations? A pre-registered experimental study. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 67, 13-19. doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2015.10.009

4. Musher-Eizenman, D. R., Holub, S. C., Miller, A. B., Goldstein, S. E., & Edwards-Leeper, L. (2004). Body size stigmatization in preschool children: The role of control attributions. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 29, 613-620.

5. Wei, W., Ma, J., & Wang, L. (2015). The ‘warm’ side of coldness: Cold promotes interpersonal warmth in negative contexts. British Journal of Social Psychology, 54, 712-727. doi:10.1111/bjso.12108

You must choose articles from the above list. Only reviews of these articles will be accepted. If you summarize a different article, you will not receive credit.