Review one primary journal article that is a single empirical study of original research on any topic relevant to cognitive psychology. The article should have an introduction, method, results section, and discussion. Length: 1000 – 2500 words in length (excludes reference and title page) paper should include the following: • Results from previous research in this specific area. Do not go overboard; focus on research that is similar to the research that this paper conducted (Introduction). • Limitations of previous research in this area (Introduction). If no limitations are identified, see if there are limitations in the theory that are relevant to the purpose of this study • The purpose of the experiment or the question that the experimenters were seeking to answer. (either Introduction or early in the Method). • The independent variable(s) (Method). • The dependent variable(s) (Method). • The essential Results of this experiment. (Results) Note: you might find results summarized in the Discussion but underline the key results in the Results section. • Weaknesses in the method of the experiment. Do not confuse explanation of the results with methodological weakness. (Discussion) • What future research in this topic area is likely to encompass. (Discussion)
