Writing Assignment #4: Internet Information
Introduction
With what has been learned in Assignments 1, 2, and 3, a further look at information
found on the internet is the goal of Assignment 4. A review of a TedxTalks about myths in
psychology will be conducted. To start, choose one myth from the different myths listed by the
presenter. The assignment will consist of an introduction, discussion of the claims about the
myth chosen, a discussion about what information is found (if any) in the textbook, and a
discussion of the key points from the scholarly journal article found about it.
Section 1: Questions or Prompts
Tedx Talks Myth
Watch the Tedx Talks at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHhn7z6BA0w
o Summarize the myth chosen for the assignment.
King Textbook
o Describe what King (2016) presents about the topic of the myth.
o If it is not addressed directly by King (2016), identify the closest topic that the textbook
does address and describe what the textbook mentions.
Scholarly Journal Article
Using the ECU Librarys Database for Psychology and Behavioral Science Collection
(EBSCO), find a scholarly journal article about the topic of the myth.
Only a scholarly journal article with a research study will be accepted. No reviews of
literature.
Review of the Scholarly Journal Article.
o What is/are the research question(s) for this study? (Introduction)
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o What are the 3 most cited topics or research outcomes by the author(s) to support
researching this topic? Why were each of these sources used? (Literature Review)
o What type of study did the author(s) conduct: Experimental, quasi-experimental,
correlational, or qualitative? (Methods)
o How many participants were included in the study if study was conducted? What were
characteristics of the participants? Why did they choose participants with these
characteristics? (Methods)
o What measures were used if any? How often and when in the study were those measures
used? Were interviews or observations conducted? Was some other method used?
(Methods)
o What were the results of the study? (Results/Discussion/Conclusion)
o What limitations did the author(s) list? (Results/Discussion/Conclusion)
Critique of the Scholarly Journal Article.
o Was the sample size large enough? Was the sample representative of the population to be
measured? Why or why not?
o If a research study was conducted, how did the measures address the research question?
Were the measures used to often enough or too often in the study?
o What about this study worked? What about this study did not work?
o What could they do differently? Why would this change(s) help the study?
o Did the results from the article support, refute, or support some or refute some of the
claims identified from the Tedx Talk myth?
Section 2: Questions or Prompts
Myth or No Myth
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o After reviewing the Tedx Talk, the King textbook, and the scholarly journal article, did
the King (2016) textbook support or not support the myth?
o Did the scholarly journal article support or not support the myth?
Your Argument
You may write in first person as this is your opinion which has been informed by your
review of the literature.
o Identify your main arguments you would make if trying to convince another person that
the myth chosen is either a myth or supported by the research found.
o Why would you make this argument?
Counter Argument
Watch the Tedx Talks at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHhn7z6BA0w o
Summarize the myth chosen for the assignment
topic :- Rorschach inkblot tests have no validity. They are not used in modern psychology, andwere so bad they diagnosed schizophrenia in 1/6 of all normal people
5- page Apa Citation
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