Instruction
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Take your research question, past research, and hypotheses, and write an introduction section. The assignment should be APA style (this includes citing everything that isn’t an original thought or prediction). Your references should be from primary sources (i.e., psychological journal articles). Please keep in mind that you should not simply be cutting and pasting your summaries from assignment 3; you need to apply the past research to your research question in such a way that it helps to support your hypotheses. You may use as many references as necessary to fully explain and provide support for your hypotheses; if you have 8 or less, you likely have not looked at enough of the literature on the topic and would have difficulty providing adequate support for your hypotheses. Also, you cannot ignore major psychological findings that would go against your hypotheses; instead, you need to address it in your introduction.
The introduction of an empirical research paper is important for three reasons. First, it sets up the research question, informing the reader what the research will focus on. Sometimes, the research topic will be introduced with a quote or real-world example that illuminates the research topic. Second, the introduction will go into past research on the research topic, not only summarizing the findings but applying it to the research question, explaining how it informs the research topic. The past research should cover all major findings related to the research question; it should not exclude major past research that goes against your hypothesis. Instead, the findings from those articles that go counter to your hypotheses needs to be addressed. Third, the introduction states the hypotheses. The introduction should be set up in such a way that the past research will clearly support the hypotheses, persuading readers that the hypothesis is not only likely but is the only prediction that makes sense.
1 page SINGLE spaced APA format with citations
The articles are attached below..............................