Assignment 3 - Identifying the Limitations of Findings of Psychological

Assignment 3: Identifying the Limitations of Findings of Psychological Research Studies

Instructions

For this three- to four-page assignment, you will choose three of the five research reports you included in your Week 2 written assignment for further analysis.  Organize your review of each of these using this outline:

General purpose: What was the purpose of the study?  How did the author(s) make a case for its importance to the field?

Conclusions: How did the author(s) interpret their findings with respect to the general purpose of the study?

Limitations:  What limitations of the study—for example, inadequate sample size—were mentioned in the Discussion section of the report?  Did the author(s) discuss threats to construct validity, e.g., the observer-expectancy effect?  If so, what did they recommend for future studies?

Your assessment:  What did you learn from reading the report?  What limitations of the study did you find that were not mentioned by the author(s)?  In particular, were there any problems that reduced the credibility (trustworthiness and believability) of the findings?  How would you improve on what was done or what related study would you conduct next?

Include a reference list at the end of your assignment, being sure to use correct APA formatting for each.

Length: This assignment must be 3-4 pages (excluding the title and reference page).

References: Include 3-5 scholarly resources.

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