Critically review a psychology research article which you select. You may use articles from Psychological Abstracts or select an article from a set of articles placed on reserve at the library for this course.

• Describe the problem or question the paper seeks to answer (What was the hypothesis?).

• Describe the methods used to collect the data and perform the study (using terminology appropriate for describing experimental research methods.

• Describe the findings of the researchers. Were these findings reasonable based upon their methods, sampling, and analysis of the results? • How might the researchers improve their study?

• What other explanations exist for their results?

• What is the relevance of this research? (How does it relate to everyday life, social interaction, child development, or major issues in psychology, etc.?)