This assignment addresses the most fundamental goal of this classbecoming a better consumer of information.
You will locate media coverage of a psychological research topic and determine how well it represents the empirical study it describes.
The popular source you choose must include a psychological claim that you can discuss in some detail. You will find examples of psychological claims in advertising, magazines, the newspaper, or the Internet (Buzzfeed, Forbes, SimplyPsychology).
Write an APA paper with the following sections. Each section should be four to eight sentences:
Section 1: Write a brief introduction of the chosen psychological research topic and describe the importance of critiquing popular media coverage of research studies.
Section 2: Summarize the media article. Include the claim being made by the author(s) of the media (e.g., “There is a relationship between social media use and body image”; “Individuals who own pets are happier.”)
Section 3: Summarize the empirical article. Include the claim being made by the author(s) of the empirical study. This may or may not be the same as the claim in the media article.
Section 4: Analyze how well the media article represents the research study and choose at least two of the following topics to analyze:
- Variables focused on by the researcher (i.e., were they the same as those described in the media article?)
- The main claims of the researcher (What are they? Are they the same as what is described in the media article?)
- Type of claims made by the researcher (frequency, association, causal)
- Results of the research study (Did the media article accurately represent the results of the study?)
- Sample/Population (Are the people they used in the experiment different than the people the media claim is describing?)
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