Please refer to the Module 1 content guide entitled “How Do I Read and Review a Journal Article” for a full review of the instructions on how to find relevant information within published academic research.  Within your submission, you must answer the questions listed below.  Your submission must be written in essay style, be 3-5 pages in length (double spaced), and must follow the APA guidelines for citations.  Please refer to the content guide labeled, “How do I use APA style to Cite my Sources?” in the Research Basics Module for details on how to do this. There is a grading rubric attached so you can understand how your submission will be assessed.  You will notice there are two possible scores listed for each category.  This is to allow points to be distributed differently if you are reviewing an article with one study compared to an article with more than one study. Please chose ONE of the following articles to review.

Article Choices

1. Aronson, E., & Mettee, D. R. (1968). Dishonest behavior as a function of differential levels of induced self-esteem. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 9(2, Pt.1), 121-127. doi:10.1037/h0025853
2. Cook, J. E., Purdie-Vaughns, V., Garcia, J., & Cohen, G. L. (2012). Chronic threat and contingent belonging: Protective benefits of values affirmation on identity development. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 102(3), 479-496. doi:10.1037/a002631
3. Snyder, M., Tanke, E. D., & Berscheid, E. (1977). Social perception and interpersonal behavior: On the self-fulfilling nature of social stereotypes. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology, 35(9), 656-666. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.35.9.656

Questions

1. What was the rationale for the current research (the answer to this should often include previous literature or theory)?
2. What is the current hypothesis (or hypotheses if there are more than 1)?
3. How many participants were in the study?  Describe the group of participants (gender, age, race, religion).
4. Describe the procedure.  In other words, what happened to the participants from the time they began the study until the time it ended.  Make sure to include any measures (surveys or questionnaires) and/or materials (technology or props).
5. Did the data support or fail to support the hypothesis (or hypotheses)?  This answer should be in plain English.  You should not be using numbers (statistics) in your answer.
6. What are the implications of this research?  In other words, how does this work affect everyday people, theory formation, interpretation of current events etc..  Make sure to describe the social psychological phenomenon, principles, theories, and/or concepts being examined within the article.  You can reference your textbook within this answer to tie in some of the concepts we’ve learned, just make sure to use APA guidelines for citation when doing so.
7. What were the limitations of the current study?  You do not need to use the limitations given by the author(s) of the study.  You can feel free to rely on what we’ve learned about research methods and ethics to suggest your own.  Just be sure to keep an academic tone throughout your writing.

If there were multiple studies within your article, you should also answer the following questions:

1. What is the rationale for completing the additional study?
2. What is the hypothesis for the additional study?
3. How is the method different in this study from study 1?
4. What are the conclusions from this additional study?
5. How do these conclusions build upon those from study 1?

 

 

1. Research: Find a scholarly research article that discusses cultural sameness and/or cultural differences between your culture and another country that you believe is culturally different from your own. Briefly discuss the hypothesis, methods, and outcomes involved in the study. Was the hypothesis proven?

2. Compare: Go to Hofstede’s Compare Countries web page and compare your country of origin results with the other country you chose.

 

Click on the link, scroll down a bit, (do not purchase anything), then type the name of a country in the box and select your country from the drop down list if available. Once your country appears in the field, type another name of a country right after the first one (your own country) and select it. Compare results. By the way, you can add several countries and produce a very colorful graph with interesting results!

3. Evaluation: Drawing from Heine’s presentation in chapter 4 on considerations for conducting cross-cultural research, evaluate this study and clarify potential challenges you see.

 

My culture is American and the Culture I would like to compare with Chinese Culture