Describe the research methods and results of the article.

Your
assignment is to write a 3-5 page paper explaining and critiquing 1-3 scientific
journal articles. You may choose any topic that relates to the brain and
behavior. Pick a topic of interest to you. It could be related to mental
health, sleep, emotional processing, a new discovery or treatment option
related to a neurological disorder, sensory processing, basic neuroscience, or
a cognitive finding related to brain function. Be sure you find an experimental
study, not a meta-analysis or review paper.

You
should demonstrate an understanding of the article/s by discussing relevant
issues in a meaningful way and explain the strengths and weaknesses of the
study.

1)
Summarize the journal articles:
·
Describe
the research methods and results of the article.
·
Why
was the research conducted?
·
What
was the hypothesis tested?
·
Whom
were the research participants or subjects? How many experimental groups where
there?
·
What
were the independent variables that were manipulated or measured? How did they
quantify or measure them?
·
What
were the dependent variables (the outcome measures)? How were they measured?
·
What
group differences (if any) were observed? What did this outcome imply about the
hypothesis or prior research findings?

2) Evaluate the articles:
·
What
were the main strengths of the study as it relates to study design?
·
What
were weaknesses or limitations?
·
How
could the study be replicated to improve it?
·
What
was the most critical result?
·
Was
there sufficient detail in the method to replicate the research?
·
Could
you assess the basic methods of the experiment and understand what was done?
·
Could
you evaluate the merit of the experimental design?
·
What
did you learn from reading these articles?

I included the journal article to use, this one alone will be fine, as it is quite long.

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