Read each of the abstracts for the articles listed below and then
select one of them to be the full article that you will use for all the
written assignments in this course (The abstracts and full text versions
of the articles can be accessed through the EBSCOhost database in the
Ashford University Library): •Baldwin, V. N., Powell, T., & Lorenc,
L. (2011). Factors influencing the uptake of memory compensations: A
qualitative analysis. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 21(4), 484-501.
•Goodman, S. H., Dimidjian, S., & Williams, K. G. (2013). Pregnant
African American women’s attitudes toward perinatal depression
prevention. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 19(1),
50-57. •Hetrick, S. E., Simmons, M., Thompson, A., Parker, A. G. (2011).
What are specialist mental health clinician attitudes to guideline
recommendations for the treatment of depression in young people?
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45, 993-1001. •Ivandić
Zimić, J., & Jukić, V. (2012). Familial risk factors favoring drug
addiction onset. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 44(2), 173-185.
•Kaewprom, C., Curtis, J., & Deane, F. P. (2011). Factors involved
in recovery from schizophrenia: A qualitative study of Thai mental
health nurses. Nursing & Health Sciences, 13, 323-327. •Kirtadze,
I., Otiashvili, D., O’Grady, K. E., Zule, W., Krupitsky, E., Wechsberg,
W. M., & Jones, H. E. (2013). Twice stigmatized: Provider’s
perspectives on drug-using women in the Republic of Georgia. Journal of
Psychoactive Drugs, 45(1), 1-9. •Moore, R. C., Viglione, D. J.,
Rosenfarb, I. S., Patterson, T. L., & Mausbach, B. T. (2013).
Rorschach measures of cognition relate to everyday and social
functioning in schizophrenia. Psychological Assessment, 25(1), 253-263.
•Scullin, M. K. (2013). Sleep, memory, and aging: The link between
slow-wave sleep and episodic memory changes from younger to older
adults. Psychology and Aging, 28(1), 105-114.
Refer
to the tutorial titled, “Finding an Article When You Have the
Citation”, which is available within the Ashford University Library for
questions on how to search for articles. It is located under the
“Getting Research Help” tab, in the top center of the navigation heading
on the library’s homepage, then select “Tutorials”.
After making
your selection, read the “Methods” section within the article. Write a
two- to- three page paper (excluding title and reference pages) that is
formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center, presenting the information listed below. Your paper should begin
with an introduction paragraph (including a thesis statement) and end
with a concluding paragraph reaffirming the thesis and summarizing the
major points made in the body of the paper.
The body of your paper
must contain the following criteria: 1.Identify the study by title and
authors. 2.Determine what question(s) the authors are trying to answer
by doing this research. 3.Differentiate between qualitative and
quantitative research methods and terminology. Specify which approach is
used in the study. 4.Explain whether the study is qualitative or
quantitative by citing specific clues from the article, such as sample
size, data collection techniques, the nature of the data collected, or
the data analysis techniques used. 5.Associate the chosen study with a
specific research area of psychology based on the information on
research area in Chapter 1 of your course textbook. Explain your
reasoning. 6.Summarize ethical issues which were addressed in the
article and analyze the ethical principles applied. Can you discern
additional ethical issues that apply but were not mentioned?
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