Instructions for the Psych in the News Assignment Read the research article, “So

Instructions for the Psych in the News Assignment
Read the research article, “Something’s Going on Here – Psychological Predictors of Belief in Conspiracy
Theories,” found in the Psych in the News folder.
After reading the research article answer questions 1-5 found below.
Type and save your answers in a document on your computer.
Each question should be answered using a combination of paraphrased and quoted information from the
research article.
When you paraphrase information from any source you must follow APA guidelines for paraphrasing
and APA formatting for the associated in-text citations. Please see the “APA Guidelines” folder on your
Blackboard course page for more information.
When you quote information from any source you must follow APA guidelines for quoting and APA
formatting for the associated in-text citations. Please see the “APA Guidelines” folder on your
Blackboard course page for more information.
Your responses must be double-spaced.
Be sure to review the consequences of plagiarism found on page 12 of your syllabus.
1. Describe the purpose of this research article? Your response should be thorough and include a
description of the hypotheses, and descriptions of the variables. Length: One-two pages.
2. Describe how study 2 is different from study 1. Length: One-two pages.
3. Describe what you know now about belief in conspiracy theories that you did not know before
reading this study. Length: One-two pages.
4. How does this study help you understand the proliferation of conspiracy theories in the United
States? Length: One-two pages.
5. Write a reference for the research paper using APA guidelines. Length: The length of a reference.
After you have finished typing your answers and your document is saved, submit your document using
the “Psych in the News – Submission” link in the Psych in the News folder.

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