Writing an Article Summary To complete an article summary, you should complete the following activities: 1. Find an article

Writing an Article Summary

To complete an article summary, you should complete the following activities:

1. Find an article to read. Your article must be an original research report (i.e., not a meta-analysis, review,

theoretical article, etc.) in a peer-reviewed journal. You can usually recognize an original research report

because it includes Method and Results sections. Instructions and advice about how to find research articles in

psychology and how to read a scientific article can be found in the Article Summaries course module on Canvas.

2. Read the article and take notes on it while you do so that you can answer the five questions listed in part 3

below.

3. Write a 500-word summary of your chosen article that clearly addresses the following questions:

a. What are the authors’ names, year of publication, article title, and the name of the scientific journal in

which the article appeared?

b. What was the main question that the authors were addressing with their research?

c. Who were the participants in their study or studies?

d. Briefly describe the methods of each study (i.e., what did the participants do in each study?).

e. What were the key findings of the research, and did it address the question(s) identified in part b above?

Your summary should not use direct quotes. Instead, paraphrase important article information in your own words.

Summaries will be analyzed by Turnitin plagiarism detection software.

Submitting an Article Summary

 Article summaries must be uploaded to the appropriate Canvas assignment page (see below) in Word document

format (.docx or .doc) by the appropriate deadline (see the syllabus or Canvas assignment pages).

 Where you will submit an article summary depends on both (1) what research deadline you are submitting your

summary for and (2) whether the summary you are submitting is your first, second, or third for that deadline

period. For example:

o A student who chooses to complete one article summary for each deadline period should submit their

summaries using the assignment submission pages called Article Summary 1 (for Deadline 1), Article

Summary 1 (for Deadline 2), and Article Summary 1 (for Deadline 3).

o A student who chooses to complete two articles for the third deadline (and earns their other research

credits by participating in research studies) should submit their summaries using the assignment

submission pages called Article Summary 1 (for Deadline 3) and Article Summary 2 (for Deadline 3).

Grading Details

 Each article summary is worth 1 hour of research experience (i.e., 10 points).

 Summaries will be graded in an all-or-nothing fashion. Reasons why students may earn a 0 on an article

summary include (but are not necessarily limited to) the following:

o The summary is less than 500 words long

o The summary is filled with “fluff” that does not actually answer the questions posed above

o The summary contains inaccurate information, suggesting that the writer did not read the article

thoroughly

o The summary is of such poor quality (e.g., inconsistent or unusual formatting, incoherent sentences)

that reading the summary is difficult

Now that you have your search results, it’s time to select a research article to read. To make your choice, read the titles of the journal articles that your search yielded. If one sounds interesting, click the title of the article (i.e., the blue text above each description). For each article you find, the data base will provide basic information including the authors’ names, the journal in which the article was published, the year it was published, and so on. The paper’s abstract will present a brief summary of the paper’s hypotheses, methodology, and findings. If the abstract doesn’t interest you, then return to your search results and pick a different article. If the abstract does sound interesting, then it is time to get access to the full journal article.

Examples of Psychology Journals (and their subject area, in parentheses)

• Psychological Science (all areas of psychology)

• Social Psychological and Personality Science (social and personality psychology)

Try it now!

Get 20% Discount on This Paper

Type of paper needed:

Pages:

Academic level:

We'll send you the first draft for approval by at

Total price:

$0.00

How it works?

Follow these simple steps to get your paper done

Place your order

Fill in the order form and provide all details of your assignment.

Proceed with the payment

Choose the payment system that suits you most.

Receive the final file

Once your paper is ready, we will email it to you.

Our Services

Ace Writing Center has stood as the world’s leading custom essay writing services providers. Once you enter all the details in the order form under the place order button, the rest is up to us.

Essays

Essay Writing Services

At Ace Writing Center, Nowadays, students normally have extremely busy schedules. You will note that some of them have to take on some evening or weekend jobs in order to get some income that can help them to sustain in college or in the university. This can deny them a chance to write all the essays given. Others usually get bombarded with a lot of work by their lecturers. This can still delay such students from working on all their essays. However, some of them usually try to work on all these essays but end up delivering their work late. This can prevent them from graduating since most lecturers are strict on deadlines. If you want to write a business essay, the wise way is to hire an outstanding essay writing service like us, so that you can get the best results. If you are keen, you will note that many companies usually overcharge their customers. Some of them are there only to make money. And in reality, they really don’t care to build a long term commitment with students. You should not choose such companies. You should take your time and choose a reliable company to work with. Ace Writing Center is the ultimate solution for you. We have been offering our writing service for more than 7 years. This is a clear indication that you will get quality essay writing service. We have a wide range of writers who can work on any business essay that you might have. We believe in doing extensive research so that we can provide quality work to all our clients. .

Admissions

Admission and Business Papers

Have you ever had to write an admission essay for college? The majority of students face the same issues when applying to a university or college and many in such situations decide they need professional help to cope with this matter. They get in a situation when the deadline keeps coming closer but lack motivation to start because they are just not sure if their writing skills are strong enough. We have a solution for you! Ace Writing Center is the best admission essay writing service with a large professional team and years of experience in providing high-quality papers to students of all levels and faculties. The mission of our team is to help students make their dreams of entering a good college come true and that’s what we offer!.

Editing

Editing and Proofreading

Sometimes all the words for your paper just flow out of your mind and into your fingers. You type quickly at your keyboard and there they are, your beautiful words right there on the screen. But you have no idea how to polish it up. You may be wishing there was a paper writing service that offered this type of writing service. Look no more! Here at Ace Writing Center, we offer you an editing and proofreading option that you can't find anywhere else..

Coursework

College Essay Writing

In case you are familiar Ace Writing Center, you know the way to distinguish a better company from a cheap one exactly. First of all, poor service website does not have a sufficient support. We think support team is an essential part of success; it has to answer all clients’ questions and be a connecting link between clients and their writers. On our web-service you will get answers about anything you need and your writer will receive all your instructions, assignments and requirements exactly and swiftly. A writing service that we run has got a flexible pricing system that will save you from senseless wastes and many bonus systems that let you sparing money for something important for you.