Psychology Assignment
For this assignment you will complete the Introduction portion of your paper. The Introduction should be about one page in length and will respond to two critical questions asked by ALL researchers in ALL research efforts. Those questions are:
1. WHY did the authors of your article - the researchers - decide to do this research? WHAT was the research question (or questions) they asked (their HYPOTHESIS)? You must be VERY SPECIFIC in responding to this first question because the rest of your paper will hinge on it.
2. HOW did the researchers approach their research ...what METHOD of research did they use? Did they conduct a true experiment? A correlational research design? A longitudinal design? WHAT? More often than not, these two questions will be answered in the Abstract of your article. If they are not, read their Introduction and Methods sections and the answers will be there. Tell me WHY the authors decided to use this particular method of research. If you have truly tried and still cannot figure out the answers, see me NOW.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Articles:
1. Social phobia, depression and eating disorders during middle adolescence: longitudinal associations and treatment seeking by Klaus Ranta, Juha Vaananen, Sari Frojd, Rasmus Isomaa, Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heinob and Mauri Marttunen.
2. Genetic and environmental infuences on conduct and antisocial personality problems in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood by Laura W. Wesseldijk, Meike Bartels, Jacqueline M. Vink, Catharina E. M. van Beijsterveldt, Lannie Ligthart, Dorret I. Boomsma and Christel M. Middeldorp.