Student Name: Student ID: Date: : This worksheet requires unpacking the key elements of a published scholarly journal article and demonstrating APA source citation skills, activities you will engage in frequently in the completion of a variety of assignments including essays, research papers and literature reviews in future courses. To complete the worksheet, download and save a copy of it with your first and last name in the document title, answer the questions and attach your completed copy. Answers will be graded for accuracy, thoroughness, clarity and correct spelling and grammar. No content of this document may be removed or reordered. Answers must be inserted in the spaces provided. ================================================================================== After reading the articles first five paragraphs, in the space below answer these two questions: What previous research has been conducted on the article authors same or similar topics? What were their explanations for why their study was needed? In the space below, describe the type of research method that the article authors used in conducting their study and explain why it was well suited for an investigation of their topic (Ex: individual or group interview, case study, laboratory controlled o
r naturalistic observation; administration of psychological tests). Refer back to the course textbook chapter on research methods for a review of method types and their purposes. In the space below, describe in narrative form (lists and sentence fragments cannot be used) the characteristics of the participants involved in the research study conducted by the article authors. What was the number of persons who participated; where were they recruited from; what were the participant demographics; were any participant screening procedures conducted; what criteria were used to determine who participated in the study and who didnt; were participants paid or did they receive any other type of compensation for being involved in the study; etc. In the space below, list the data analyses used to analyze the data gathered during the article authors study. Note: You dont have to know how the analyses are conducted; only naming them is required here. In the space below summarize the results of the study conducted by the article authors. In the space below, summarize the conclusions reached by the authors in the final seven paragraphs of their article. What were their interpretations of the study results? What limitations of their study and needed future research did they note?