A) This post is designed to have us find outhow secondary sources differ from primary sources when reportingresearch information. So, for this post, search the internet for atopic that you would have some interest in researching (e.g.,dementia, online course success, vaccines and autism).Specifically, find an article from a secondary source (e.g., CNN,Huffington Post, Bob's Psychology Page) and report the followinginformation:
1. Describe what is being reported. Give a brief description ofthe source. Include the linkto the article.
2. Based on how our chapter explains research and researchmethodology, describe 2 ways in which your article'sreporting of this topic differs from primary research. Inother words, is s/he not reporting information that is typicallyincluded in primary research? If so, what? (Hint: This isalways the case - secondary sources do not reportthe amount of detail that primary sources do).
3. On a personal note, what do you think of the author'sreporting? How would you rate its clarity andcomprehensiveness?
B) One of the important goals of this chapter(as well as this course) is to understand the characteristics of areputable source. This post helps with this goal. For thispost, I would like you to find a psychology-related journal articlethat conducted an experiment. After you find an article, you shouldread the Abstract (the small paragraph at the start of thearticle) and the Method (should be a couple pages into thearticle) sections (if your article does not contain these sections,find another one that does!) and then answer the followingquestions:
.1. What was the dependent variable(s)?
2. What was the independent variable(s)?
3. How did the researchers define the variable(s) they aremeasuring?
4. How was the variable(s) measured?
5. What were the limitations of the methodology (or thestudy)?
6. What would you do differently? What did you think of theauthor's attempt to measure the variable in question?
7. Remember to upload the article to your post.