Psychology 1010: CRITIQUE ASSIGNMENT I Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with peer-reviewed journal articles published in psychological journals. By completing this assignment‚ you will learn how psychologists conduct research and communicate their findings. You will also learn how to critique psychological research. This assignment is worth a possible 50 points. The scoring rubric for this assignment is on the last page of this document. Directions (Part I):
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users is on the rise. They are used to IM‚ blog‚ track people‚ live virtual lives and many other things. Is all this really necessary on an everyday basis? While some may disagree‚ others including Theodora Stites believe they are necessary. In her article “Someone to Watch Over Me‚” Stites believes these social network sites can fulfill the need to connect with others online just the same as in person. However‚ she only states the positive aspects that come with these sites and fails to explain the
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faith unfavorably and in a biased manner as Muslims violent actions are vilified while violence against them by Christians is seen as retaliation and justified.. The headline as well as the first sentence of the article by Ashish Kumar Sen concerning the plight of Syrians is framed in such a way that the reader is led to view the Islamic faith in general and the Clerics specifically through a negative lens. Under the headline
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Critique a Research Study Critique a Research Study The nursing research study I chose at the beginning of the semester was Impact of health literacy and patient trust on glycemic control in an urban USA population. The research article begins with a description of Diabetes‚ its consequences of the disease process‚ complications‚ economic cost‚ and the public health crisis that is foreseen over the next few decades. Research has shown that improvement of glycosylated hemoglobin concentration
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Research Paper: Self Esteem "Should high self-esteem be a goal in society?" This question is raised often in the essay being reviewed‚ and in the end is the question you are left asking yourself. Self-esteem is literally defined by how much value people place on themselves (Baumeister‚ Campbell‚ Krueger‚ Vohs‚ 2003). High self-esteem has become a growing craze ever since the 1970’s‚ turning from a forbidden sin’ to a way of life’‚ Baumeister et al (2003). The essay on self esteem poses the
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Assessment Critique Sandra Whitney California State University‚ Northridge SPED 501 M/M Dr. Haney A. General Information The Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement‚ Second Edition (KTEA-II) is an individually administered measure of academic achievement for ages 4.5 through 25. The test is available in 2 versions. The Brief Form assesses achievement in reading‚ math and written expression. The Comprehensive Form covers reading‚ math‚ written language‚ and oral language. It also provides
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methods for no good reason other than the sake of it can produce disjointed and unfocussed research‚ and can severely test the capabilities of researchers. I raise some cautionary issues in this paper by critiquing the methodology in the journal article titled “Researching men: the politics and possibilities of a qualitative mixed-methods approach” published by Meth and McClymont (2011). Meth and McClymont (2011) explores the possibility and politics of using qualitative mixed methods approach
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Systematic Assessment”. The authors of the study are Susan C. McMillan‚ PhD‚ ARNP‚ FAAN‚ Brent J. Small‚ PhD‚ and William E. Haley PhD. The study was published in the journal Cancer Nursing 2011‚ volume number 34‚ issue 2‚ pages 89-97. The URL for the article is http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/737818_2. Population The target population for the research study was newly admitted hospice patients with a diagnosis of cancer who have family caregivers. The accessible population for the research study
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The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator was developed in part to offer a form of Jung ’s personality type theory that is more coherent and useful in people ’s lives. It has become one of the most accepted and widely-used development tools for assessing personality characteristics in non-psychiatric populations. Applications have been made across a broad range of human knowledge‚ including in areas such as psychotherapy and counseling; education‚ learning methods‚ cognitive styles‚ career counseling‚ and
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My name is HTU. I went to health social science in last year at Croftholmen high school. Now I am studying to health services course second year at Skogmo high school. This school year is very important for me because I will choose pharmacy technician course and will become a pharmacy technician after end of the school. After third year of this education‚ there is also opportunity to take a year more extension if I want to continue studying in college or university. During this school times I experience
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