Critical Thinking Assignment #1: Psychological Journal Article Review
Students must complete the following items in order to receive the full 150 points for this assignment:
Students will select a Peer Reviewed APA-Style article that addresses an area of concern within psychology. Students may select an article from the PsycArticles Database on the LCCC Library Webpage (be sure to check the Peer Review Option box).
Students will write an APA-style Journal Article Review that follows the five paragraph APA format:
Purpose of the study/article.
Method/procedures used.
Outcome/summary of major points covered.
Real-world applications of study/article
Your reactions to the article.
Your article review should include two to three full pages of total writing (title page, abstract, and references page do not count toward your page total). Please double space your assignment and use size 12 Times New Roman Font.
Remember, your paper should summarize the article in your own words. You should not copy information from the article word-for-word. Instead, assume that you are a psychologist who is deciphering the article for a layperson. A brief sample of what your review should look like can be found in the Critical Thinking Assignments folder in Canvas.
