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ACTIVITY DETAILS
ACTIVITY DETAILS
The research experience activity is intended to familiarize you with the methods of investigation used in psychology. Options are participation in real research experiments or completion of article summaries related to topics in psychology.
For students in Psychology 1104 and 1106: a total of 5% is required for the research experience component for each course.
For students in Psychology 1105: a total of 3% is required for the research experience component of the course (with an additional 2% bonus for those students interested in additional research experience)
To fulfill the research experience activity you can:
participate in laboratory-based and/or online studies only (credit is granted based on 0.5% for every half hour)
complete all journal article summaries (credit is granted based on 1% for each article summary)
participate in studies as well complete journal article summaries
It is your responsibility to monitor your credits for your research participation and journal article summaries.
DUE DATE:
Participation in research will be available until 4:00 p.m. on the last day of classes of the semester.
Article summaries are also due through the SONA system by 4:00 p.m. on the last day of classes of the semester.
You will need to create an account with the online SONA system to access the studies and submit the journal article summaries.
SONA System: Online Experiment Management System
SONA System: Online Experiment Management System
SONA is an online experiment management system and provides and easy method to sign up for studies, submit the journal article summaries, and track your progress throughout the course. To sign-up for research studies and/or to complete the article summaries you will need to access the online system called SONA.
Refer to the SONA Systems Participant/Student Instruction Manual for user information
>> the manual details the creation of an account for new and returning users, retrieving a lost password, changing your profile information, viewing/signing up for studies, submitting article summaries, and tracking your progress
>> a Quick Reference Guide for SONA and FAQ is also available
Access the SONA website at the following URL: https://mtroyal.sona-systems.com
note: website is accessible starting on the first day of classes
More on Article Summary Completion
More on Article Summary Completion
As an alternative to participating in a research experiment, you can write a summary of a research article. You will be required to choose an article from a peer-reviewed, scholarly, Psychological journal that was published within the last ten years. Books, newspaper articles or magazine articles are not acceptable. If you are still unsure as to whether the article is from a peer-reviewed source, or you have difficulty finding an article, you may also seek assistance from the Library.
To complete the article summary, you will be required to select an article from the library website and, by answering a set of questions, provide a summary of that article. Questions must be answered completely to receive credit for the summary. PLEASE NOTE: The rules of plagiarism will be strongly enforced for this assignment. Do not simply copy and paste the information from the article. Use your own words to answer the questions. Do not share your assignment with other students. Different articles must be used for credit for Psychology 1103, 1104 and 1105. Any incident of plagiarism or academic dishonesty may result in a significantly reduced grade or, at the discretion of the Student Conduct Office, a grade of zero for the entire course and possible expulsion from the University.
Refer to the tutorial below for information on how to choose peer-reviewed articles.
The link to the Google Form used to submit your article summaries is provided on SONA.
The link to the Google Form used to submit your article summaries is provided on SONA.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You will have to complete each article summary submission in a Google Form in a SINGLE SESSION - you will not be able to access your responses after pressing the done button. It is recommended that you type out your responses in a word document first and then copy and paste your answers into the questionnaire. In addition to identifying the journal article's title, you will be asked to answer the following questions for each article using full paragraphs:
What question was the author(s) trying to answer? Why was this an important question? What were the hypotheses?
List the Independent Variables and the Dependent Variables.
Describe the methods used for this study. What kind of participants were used and how many? Give details about what the participants had to do. How were variables measured and/or manipulated?
What were the key findings of the article (in words, not statistics).
What did the authors conclude from their findings?
What are the theoretical and practical implications of this study?
After submitting your response you will be given the option to complete the form again for another article summary. You can either complete all summaries at that time, or return to SONA and click on the provided link at a future time to complete subsequent summaries.
IMPORTANT LINKS
IMPORTANT LINKS
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