Critical Article Review on a scientific research paper

1) (5% of CAR final score) At the top of the paper at the start of the essay, write the reference for the article, in correct,
APA-format, including the doi. Model format on this EXAMPLE:
Power, Y., Goodyear, B., & Crockford, D. (2012). Neural correlates of pathological gamblers’ preference for immediate
rewards during the Iowa Gambling Task: An fMRI study. Journal of Gambling Studies, 28(4), 623-636. doi:
10.1037/t03938-000
2) Do NOT summarize abstract. Do NOT rearrange sentences taken directly from article.
3) What is the general theory on which this research is based [HINT: what variables are being examined and what is the likely relationship between them?]?
4) What has previous research on this or related topics demonstrated about the theory [HINT: may be found throughout article]? What is the purpose of the present research described in this paper?
5) What is/are the author(s) hypothesis/hypotheses (prediction of results)? Please include all of them.
6) Briefly describe the methods the authors use to collect the data.
• Who are the participants? What do they have to do in this study?
• What are the measures used to collect the data?
7) In general, what are the results of the study? For example, does one group score differently than another group on the measures used? Is there a relationship between two or more variables? Are the results statistically significant? Do NOT try to describe statistical procedures or calculations.
8) Do the results support the hypotheses? Was this—or any other aspect of the findings—unexpected?
9) What is/are the authors’ major conclusions(s) based on the results? Do their conclusions make sense?
10) Based on your analysis of the research, what are its strengths? How do these strengths benefit the quality of the research? (Do not use 1st person.)
11) Based on your analysis of the research, what are its limitations? What could researchers do differently to avoid these limitations? What kind of follow-up studies could be conducted to address these limitations?
Were the limitations part of the research design? (Do not use 1st person.)
12) Overall, what do you think about this research (remember: this is NOT a movie review)? How does the research enhance understanding of human behavior? How might these research findings be useful, and benefit people in a “real world” context?