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Psych 001 Research Instructions Fall 2017
ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
For those students who are unable to participate in research studies due to age, lack of time, or missing an
appointment (see no-show policy), you have the option of completing an Alternative Assignment that will
count towards your research requirement hours for the semester.
Please note that students CAN COMBINE Alternative Assignment credits with research study credits to
meet the specified semester credit requirements.
DUE DATE: A hard copy of the alternative assignment must be submitted to your instructor no later
than December 11th, 2017 in order to receive full credit.
Emailed copies will NOT be accepted. Please DO NOT submit alternative assignments to the department
office.
INSTRUCTIONS:
The alternative assignment consists of reading one scholarly journal article and providing a ½ page
summary of the article as well as a ½ page reflection of the article. The alternative assignment write up
should never exceed more than 1 page.
SUMMARY:
In ½ pages, briefly state the purpose of the article and summarize the findings/results. You may
also mention the method used for collecting data as well.
REFLECTION:
In ½ pages, provide a brief reflection of your thoughts regarding the article. You can cover such
topics as: Were the results surprising to you? How do you think this study adds to the field of
psychology? What was your overall opinion of the article? Did you like it? Dislike it?
The credit (in hours) you receive will be dependent upon the length of the article(s) you read. The criteria
are:
5 to 10 page article
=
1 hour of credit
11 to 15 page article =
2 hours of credit
16 to 20 page article =
3 hours of credit
21+ page article
=
4 hours of credit
Example: An article from pages 227-241 is counted as 2 hours of credit (14 pages)
ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS:
1) A copy of the article MUST be attached to your write up. The article MUST SHOW the
publication it came from and the page numbers. You may not type the name and page numbers in
yourself.
2) Article must be from SCIENTIFIC, PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL. You may choose any topic
to write about as long as it is psychology related. (NOTE: Newspapers, magazines, books, book
reviews, dissertations or websites articles are inappropriate for this assignment. For example, San
Jose Mercury News, Psychology Today, Newsweek, and Depression.com are all unacceptable
sources.)
Contact Mitzi Ochoa (sjsuspc@gmail.com) with any questions
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Psych 001 Research Instructions Fall 2017
3) A hard copy of your assignment and article must be submitted to your professor no later than
December 11th in order to receive full credit. Assignments submitted via email WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED!
SOME HELPFUL TIPS:
The following are good examples of good scientific journals:
 American Psychologist
 Child Development
 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Psychology Databases can be accessed at the following link:
http://library.calstate.edu/sanjose/databases/subject/psychology
Need help finding scholarly or peer reviewed articles? View this online tutorial from the King
Library:
http://library.sjsu.edu/video/finding-scholarly-peer-reviewed-articles
ALTERNATIVE ASSIGNMENT FORMAT:
Please adhere to the following formatting instructions for your Alternative Assignment write up. Also,
don’t forget to attach your article along with the write up! Failure to follow these instructions may result
in partial credit.
(Top right side of the page)
Name
SJSU ID#
Professor’s name
Section #/ Day / Time of class
Title of the Article
Summary
In ½ pages, briefly state the purpose of the article and summarize the findings/results. You may also
mention the method used for collecting data as well. Paragraph may be double-spaced. Make sure you
have set your margins at one inch! Paragraphs must be a minimum of at least 5 sentences.
Reflection
In ½ pages, provide a brief reflection of your thoughts regarding the article. You can cover such topics as:
Were the results surprising to you? How do you think this study adds to the field of psychology? What
was your overall opinion of the article? Did you like it? Dislike it? Paragraph may be double-spaced.
Make sure you have set your margins at one inch! Paragraphs must be a minimum of at least 5 sentences.
Contact Mitzi Ochoa (sjsuspc@gmail.com) with any questions
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