Critical thinking involves identifying and evaluating evidence to guide thoughts and decision making. The American Psychological Association puts a strong emphasis on critical thinking in psychology. They have identified developing critical thinking skills as one of the main learning Outcomes for a psychology major.

Review Chapter 1, which discusses the LEARN approach to critical thinking.

Identify a problem and apply it to the LEARN approach.

The problem can be either:

1. Personal — a problem that you have experienced yourself.
2. Not Personal — a problem that you have observed, but that did not affect you personally.

Use the LEARN approach to evaluate the problem. For each step of the problem, give an example of what you could do to think critically about the problem from that perspective. Share your examples of each part of the LEARN approach with the class in the Discussion Forum, and then answer the following questions:

• Did you notice any differences in your critical thinking examples for the personal versus the not personal problem?
• Which aspect of the LEARN approach do you think you do the most?
• Which aspect of the LEARN approach do you think you do the least?
• Is critical thinking useful for all problems? Why or why not?
• Why do you think the American Psychological Association emphasizes critical thinking for psychology majors?

Your discussion post should be at least 300 words and include minimally (2) citations. One citation will include the assigned readings. The second citation will need to be from a peer-reviewed academic source. Websites will not count as a second source.

As a psychologist, the formulation of your writings about topics should always be in response to and based on the current literature in your field. Psychologists are expected to reflect their on their understanding of of the current literature by referring to academic sources in their writing, and then reflecting on those sources. Most academic sources come from journal articles, books, and conference papers.

 

This assignment meets the following Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes 

• PLO 2 – Students will be able to read analytically, write clearly, using the APA Style Manual, and speak articulately about the study of psychology.
• PLO 8 – Students will be able to apply psychological principles and theory to individual, social, and organizational issues.

Course Learning Outcomes 

• CLO 5 – Develop scientific, skeptical inquiry, and critical thinking skills to ask, answer and understand questions related to behavior and mental processes. (Aligns with PLOs 2 and 8)

Module Learning Outcomes 

• MLO 2 – Examine the role of critical thinking in the field of psychology. (Aligns with CLO 5)

Research Article Review Assignment: Includes a summary and critique Note: This article will ideally be incorporated into your literature review paper.

Goals and steps

The purpose of this assignment is to give you the opportunity to read, summarize and critique ONE article related to a family and child topic. You will select an article from Google scholar linked to your literature review paper topic.My topic is Children coping with divorced parents and their behaviour. In your paper, you should demonstrate understanding of the article theory and content as well as the research methodology, analysis, and findings. You should include your reaction in the form of an analytic critique of the article. Length: 3-4 pages.

1) Carefully read and review a journal article linked to your proposed literature review topic. See subfolder with some sample articles that represent an acceptable journal article. This subfolder can be found in the Assignments folder. Note: The paper format and suggested approaches will be reviewed in class the week of February 7, 2017.

2) Summarize in narrative form the key points of the article. Include the theory, questions or hypotheses that the article presents. Describe the study sample and the research method (s) and identify the key findings.

3) Provide your reaction as well as an analytic critique based on the quality of the article. Suggest any ideas you have to refine or improve the research. Note whether you found the research article relevant and interesting.

General description of the assignment

Write an analytic review paper briefly summarizing key points of a family psychology research article. Discuss the issues presented and follow a clear and logical train of thought in your summary and reaction/critique. For example, you can discuss an article on family resiliency and protective factors and add your thoughts and ideas on the research in your discussion.

Formatting guidelines and submission

The required paper length is 3-4 pages (not including any cover page or references). Please include Name, Date, and Course # in your title.
Your paper must be in APA style, 12-pt Times New-Roman font, with 1-inch margins on all sides (top, bottom, left, and right).

You will upload the paper on Blackboard. Be sure to save a copy of what you submit for your records.
As you refer to the article, list the full set of authors once, then shift to use of first author, et al. I will review APA format in class. For quotes, use this format (Author (s), year, p. xx).

Suggestions

Be specific! Provide clear examples and some details to illustrate the points you are making. If you have any questions, please ask me.

Grading

This paper will be worth 10% of your final grade in the course. Guidelines included in the syllabus apply to this and all assignments.

 

Im also attaching below a sample paper. And the grading criteria.

 

These are some guidelines for the paper

 

PLEASE MAKE SURE THE ARTICLE IS JOURNAL WORTHY AND IT HAS AN EYE CATCHING NAME.