Assignment 6: WRITING THE IntroductionOBJECTIVES1. Understand the importance of the introduction in an empirical research article 2. Learn how to summarize and apply past research to the research question and use past research to support hypotheses. REVIEW Believe it or not, successful research requires a great deal of planning and preparation. It looks fast and easy when reading the textbook, but any type of research takes time, energy, and commitment. Remember, research provides much to the world; information is discovered, questions are answered, and ideas are generated. All research methods contribute to our exploration; correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental designs each have different ways of examining information and offer varying advantages. 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 need to be addressed. Simply stating the past research findings is not enough; it is necessary to explain why and how these findings inform your research question. 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. ASSIGNMENT: Complete the following assignment as a group.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 assignments 3 and 4; you need to apply the past research to your research question in such a way that it informs you research question and 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 or your introduction is less than four pages, you likely have not looked at enough of the literature on the topic and would have difficulty providing adequate support and explanation 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. Part of your grade will reflect if you discuss papers central to your research question. mind that you should not simply be cutting and pasting your summaries from assignments 3 and 4; you need to apply the past research to your research question in such a way that it informs you research question and 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 or your introduction is less than four pages, you likely have not looked at enough of the literature on the topic and would have difficulty providing adequate support and explanation 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. Part of your grade will reflect if you discuss papers central to your research question.