Article: "BEHAVIORAL STUDY OF OBEDIENCE" by Stanley Milgram ( yale university) journal of abnormal and social psychology. 

Psychology 1010:  CRITIQUE ASSIGNMENT

Purpose:  The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with peer-reviewed journal articles published in psychological journals.  By completing this assignment, you will learn how psychologists conduct research and communicate their findings.  You will also learn how to critique psychological research.  This assignment is worth a possible 50 points.  The scoring rubric for this assignment is on the last page of this document.

Directions (Part I):  This is a two-part assignment and in this first part of the assignment, you are to review, and analyze the Stanley Milgram article provided by your professor. The complete citation for this article is:  Milgram, S. (1963). Behavioral study of obedience. The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, Vol 67(4), 371-378. Doi: 10.1037/h0040525

General Information:  A peer-reviewed journal article has the following major sections:  Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, References, Table and Figures.  The abstract for this article is a summary statement that highlights the information in the Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion sections of this research article.  Before you can begin writing your critique assignment, you will need to read and understand the Stanley Milgram article.  Here are your guidelines for writing your critique assignment:

This paper should be three pages in length, including your cover page.  Please note your instructor will schedule a mandatory library class session for your class.

I.                    Use the American Psychological Association's (APA) Style Manual (6^th edition), create a page that includes:

A.      Running head

B.      Page number

C.      Title of Article

D.      Your name

E.       Class

F.       Professor's name

Hint:  use "Word"to set-up/format your paper for APA style writing

II.                  Write an introduction for your paper that includes the following:

A.      Who conducted the study?

B.      Why they conducted the study?

C.      Who were the subjects?

D.      What did the researchers hope to learn from their findings?

E.       What research methods were used?

F.       What were there results?

III.                Write a two paragraph critique that includes:

A.      The research methods used and findings

B.      How the study relates to  the Psychology 1010 course, and

C.      What impact the research findings have had on you as a student in this course?