Applying Psychological Science
Article Review Questions
What is/are the research question(s) addressed in this study? (Note: remember that this is a question and should end in a question mark.)
What is/are the research hypothesis/hypotheses in this study? [Note: remember that this is/are the proposed answer(s) to the question(s).]
Who/what are the participants in this study? (Note: remember to include the number of participants, who/what they were, and information on how they were recruited to participate.)
What materials were used to gather data? (Note: remember to include the names and citations of surveys if they were used, as well as detailed information on any other materials.)
What was the procedure used in this study? (Note: remember to provide detailed information about what the participants actually experienced.)
What are the independent and dependent variables? For the independent variable(s), include the levels(s).
What was/were the researcher(s) conclusions? (Note: remember to compare these results to what the researcher(s) originally hypothesized.)
What is/are the implication(s) of this study? (Note: remember to include your opinion of why these findings are important.)
What is a methodological strength of this study? (Note: remember to include strengths of the way the study was conducted, not something great about what the researchers found.)
What is a methodological limitation of this study? (Note: remember to include limitations of the way the study was conducted, not something problematic about what the researchers found.)
If you were to follow-up this research, what question would you choose to address?
