Alterna�ve Op�on: Research Report Papers

• Research report papers are worth 1 credit per paper.

• You may submit as many research report papers as you like to count toward the 10 credit total

requirement.

• You will turn these in directly to the instructor of your General Psychology course. They may ask you

to submit them by email, or through Blackboard. Follow the instruc�ons given by your instructor.

• You MUST use ar�cles from the last 2 calendar years (2022 and 2023 only), and they must come

from one of these major psychology research journals:

Psychological Science

Behavioral Neuroscience

Developmental Psychology

Emo�on

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Health Psychology

Journal of Applied Psychology

Journal of Compara�ve Psychology

Journal of Consul�ng and Clinical Psychology

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Journal of Educa�onal Psychology

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cogni�on

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Percep�on and Performance

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cogni�on

Journal of Family Psychology

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science

Neuropsychology

Professional Psychology: Research and Prac�ce

Psychological Assessment

Psychological Bulle�n

Psychological Methods

Psychology & Neuroscience

Psychology and Aging

Psychology of Addic�ve Behaviors

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

Rehabilita�on Psychology

• To find appropriate ar�cles, go to Google Scholar (scholar.google.com).

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• In the search box at the top of the screen, type in a few words that describe the topic you’re

interested in, then the word AND, then the �tle of one of the above journals you’d like to search. For

example, if you’re interested in au�sm in children, type in…

o Au�sm in children AND “Journal of Consul�ng and Clinical Psychology”

• Then click on the magnifying glass. Now you’ll see a list of ar�cles. On the le� side of the page, click

on the words “Any Time.” Now “Custom Range” will pop up, with two empty boxes. You’re now going

to tell Google Scholar to show you only ar�cles published since 2022. Simply type “2022” into the

le� box (leave the right one blank) and click “Search.” The list will now show only ar�cles published

in 2022 or later.

• Click on the �tle of each ar�cle to see a brief descrip�on of it, called an Abstract. When you find an

ar�cle you are interested in reading and wri�ng about, you can download the ar�cle as a pdf. The

ar�cles that you can fully access with a pdf will say [PDF]…. to the right of the lis�ng. Click on that

pdf link to download the ar�cle.

• Now read the ar�cle, carefully, and write a brief report about it. The report should be typed, at least

ONE but no more than TWO pages long, single spaced, and contain the following informa�on:

o what the author(s) was/were trying to do

o how the author(s) did it

o what the author(s) found

o what the author(s) concluded (i.e., what the findings mean)

o your own impression of the findings [This should cons�tute a good, solid paragraph.]

• Submit this report AND a pdf of the ar�cle you are wri�ng about to your instructor.

• Keep your report simple and straigh�orward; do not make this task more than it is intended to be.

Your report should simply demonstrate your general understanding and impression of the study and

the ar�cle.

• IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure to write your report using your own words. Do your own work. Do not

submit another person’s work as being your own. No credit will be given to reports that are

plagiarized in any way, including but not limited to being copied word for word or paraphrased

excessively. IN ADDITION, VIOLATIONS OF THIS STANDARD MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ACADEMIC

INTEGRITY MONITOR FOR ACTION. (YOU REALLY, REALLY, REALLY DO NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN.)