The Everything Paper
Timeline for Completion. Each step of the paper is due at 11:59 pm on the date listed below.Key Learning Objectives. Upon completion of this assignment, you should know how to:1. Read and accurately summarize scientific literature in psychology2. Evaluate the four big validities (construct, statistical, internal, and external) of studies and claims3. Analyze a study or a claim by applying the three golden rules for causation4. Articulate the strengths and limitations of various research designs and their appropriate statistical analyses5. Demonstrate effective written communication skills, including use of APA style and professional writing conventions6. Integrate material discussed during the entire semester to evaluate scientific sourcesThis assignment will assess your integration and application of knowledge from the entire semester, including the 4 bigvalidities, the 3 criteria for causation, and APA style. This paper deals with the 2 studies that we read for ArticleWorksheet #5 on familiarity and attraction (STUDY 2 from Norton et al., 2007; STUDY 1 from Reis et al., 2011). To makethis paper manageable, you will complete the paper in smaller sections before turning in the ENTIRE Paper Portfolio atthe end of the semester. See Structure of the Paper for page limits for each section.Step 1: Introduction, Summary & Critique of Two Articles (First Draft) 35 pointsWriting successfully in psychology requires that you summarize experimental findings and do so withoutplagiarizing or misrepresenting the content. For this section of the paper, you will write up an Introduction, asummary of Norton et al. Study 2 AND Reis et al. Study 1 (based on the work you did for Article Worksheets #1 ) and a critique of the two articles on the same TWO validities (one MUST BE INTERNAL VALIDITY). See specificinstructions under [Structure of the Final Everything Paper] on the next page. This should be a full, completely,and thoughtfully written draft with in-text citations and proper sentence structure.
The work sheet for 1 and 2 is attached for reference.
