Research Article Analysis

This assignment allows you to practice your ability to be an effective consumer of psychological research.

Choose an article from this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.

https://library.phoenix.edu/friendly.php?s=COM600/w2 (If you can’t view an article let me know and I’ll send you some links)

Read the article in its entirety.

Part 1

Create an outline of the main points discussed in each section of the article. Model your main points of the outline, I., II., III., etc., to the ones shown on page 3 of the Sample Outlinedocument:

Part 2

Write a 525- to 700-word analysis, using the outline you created, that includes the following:

• A summary of the article’s main points (1 to 2 paragraphs)
• An explanation of the type of information that is discussed in each section of the article (2 to 4 paragraphs)
• An explanation for why the article would or would not be considered a credible, reliable, and valid source (2 to 3 paragraphs)

Format your paper according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Submit your completed assignment as two separate Word documents (the outline and the analysis).