Conceptual Variables

Assignment Students will find one new empirical journal related to the topic of their literature review. Students will do an in-depth analysis of the introduction and methods sections of the journal article. The in-depth analysis should answer the questions below. Your writing should be simple to read and understandable by people who have never taken a psychology class. You must submit your paper to the Blackboard SafeAssign link on the Small Writing Assignments page. Please do not copy the abstract or any sentences from the article. This will count as plagiarism. Journal Article One new empirical research article must be found on a similar topic as your literature review. Instead of a summary, this assignment is to analyze the introduction and methods sections only. Students must write a 1-page paper that answers the following questions Questions The following questions must be answered in your writing assignment. However, do not just list each question and answer. Your paper should be one full, coherent piece of writing. 1. What is the primary research question? 2. What type of research question was it? 3. What are the conceptual variables? 4. What was the research design? 5. Was the research design an appropriate choice to answer to the research question? 6. How were the conceptual variables operationalized? 7. Were the operational variables valid and reliable? How do you know? 8. What are the hypotheses? 9. Were the hypotheses specific and did they include the operational variables? 10. Were the hypotheses an answer to the research question? Specifics APA Formatting Papers must adhere to APA formatting. This includes correct grammar and citations. Your paper must have 1-inch margins, be exactly double-spaced, and use Times New Roman font, size 12. Your submission should have a title page and a reference page. You do not need an abstract page. Your writing must be a minimum and a maximum of 1-page. Any shorter or any longer will count against you. Including the title page and reference page, your submission should be three pages total. Grading Papers will be graded along two criteria: content and writing quality. For content, students will receive points for accurately describing the journal article and answering the questions. For writing quality, students will receive points for clear writing and adhering to APA formatting.