mpirical Article Assignment ( 1 0 %) - Module 5 The instructor will provide students with a list of peer - reviewed scholarly journal article s to  choose from that contain results that can be underst

mpirical Article Assignment (

1

0

%)

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Module 5

The

instructor will provide students with a

list of

peer

-

reviewed scholarly journal article

s to 

choose from that contain

results that can be understood by undergraduate psychology students. 

Each student will then write a brief paper on how the scientific process was used to conduct the 

study and evaluate t

he results.

The basic rubric is as follows:

1.

Summarize the purpose of the experiment 

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20 points

2.

List the hypothesis/hypotheses 

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20 points

3.

State any operational definitions, the independent variable(s), and the dependent 

variable(s) 

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20 points

4.

Summarize t

he results 

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20 points

5.

A brief proposal of your own variation of the experiment 

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10 points

6.

Grammar and spelling 

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10 points