Question: Report: Research Article Summary

Part I: Read the article assigned to your lab and then answer the questions in Part I below.

Do not find your own

article for this assignment; use the one assigned to your lab.

The questions for Part I should be answered in complete sentences, usingyour own words without using direct quotes. You do not need to cite your source when answering these questions as it is implied that your answers are derived from the research article.

1. What is the hypothesis/hypotheses of the study? Restate it in your own words.

2. Identify and describe 2 -3 studies in the Introduction that support the hypothesis/hypotheses. That is, what past research did the authors cite to support the hypotheses they've generated?

3. Who were the participants in the study?

4. What are the main conceptual variables used in this study? How was each variable operationally defined?

5. Identifythe claim of the article, and explain the method the researchers used to supportthat particular claim (e.g., "The authors made a frequency claim...The research method used to support the claim was...").

6. What were the main findings of the article? In your response, discuss whether the authors' hypotheses were supported or not supported.

Part II: After answering the questions in Part I, summarize the article in a paragraph. In writing your summary, limit yourself to 8 sentences, making sure to address eachof the following components in your summary:

• Citation of the authors & publicationdate;

• Purpose and/or hypotheses of the study;

• Brief description of sample;

• Brief description of the variables;

• Brief description of how they collected their data;

• Main findings & significance

After writing the summary, address the following bullet points in another paragraph. You may use "I" in writing this paragraph.

• Describe a limitation to the research study. This should be a limitation that the researchers did not mention in the articlethat isyour own perception of what was missing or what could have been done more effectively in the research study.

• Describe how a follow-up research study could address this limitation. This future research suggestion should include a hypothesis and a research method that will test the hypothesis. Note that this future research suggestion should be your own suggestion and not one mentioned in the article.

• Describe an application of this research study. How could you or (someone else) apply these results appropriately?

• Include a full reference-style APA-formatted citation at the end.

Article: "I Have," "I Would," "I Won't": Hooking Up Among Sexually Diverse Groups of College Students (By Scott S. Hall, David Knox, Kelsey Shapiro)