Chapter 16, Problem 2EA

Following is a list of some of the journals published by the APA. Select a journal that sounds interesting to you, and locate it in your library or in a full-text database such as PsycARTICLES. Check a recent issue of the journal and find a report of an empirical study. Once you have found your study, do the following.

1. Provide a complete reference for the study using APA format (see Table 16.2).
2. Find a statement of the hypothesis or the purpose for the research study. Which section of the article usually contains this information?
3. See if the author(s) includes a suggestion for future research or identifies a limitation of the current study that might be corrected in future research. Which section of the article usually contains such a suggestion?
4. Find out how many individuals participated in the study and describe their characteristics (age, gender, and so on). Where is this information located in the report?