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This document provides instructions for students to complete a research report on a psychology research article about children's behavior for a class assignment. Students are asked to read the article, related vocabulary terms, and background information. They must then answer 15 multiple-choice and short-answer questions about the research studies described in the article and apply the findings. Completing the report successfully is worth course credit towards the class research requirement.

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Research Article4

This document provides instructions for students to complete a research report on a psychology research article about children's behavior for a class assignment. Students are asked to read the article, related vocabulary terms, and background information. They must then answer 15 multiple-choice and short-answer questions about the research studies described in the article and apply the findings. Completing the report successfully is worth course credit towards the class research requirement.

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Research Article #4—Children’s Behavior

Research Requirement
Psychology 350

This is one of the articles you may read and report about for your research component. Critiquing this article is worth 6
research credits. Each report will be graded on a pass/fail basis. To get a passing grade, it must be clear that you read
the article and have a basic understanding of it. Only passing grades count towards the research component. Remember
you must pass the research requirement to receive a grade for this class.

Instructions
1. Read the vocabulary words and background information.
2. Read the questions you will be asked to answer about the article.
3. Read the article, making notes on the answers to the questions as you find them.
4. Type up your responses to the questions on separate paper.
5. Keep a copy of your paper (if I can’t find it, you have to produce a copy for me or lose the points)
6. Put the complete answers in my mailbox in room 237 Burnett Hall

On the top of the page put your name, section number, and student ID number. Please number each question, type
out the complete question and then type your answer. Single or double spacing is fine. Make sure your responses use
complete sentences.

Vocabulary
These are the key scientific terms that you may not know. There may be other vocabulary with which you
are not familiar. Check a dictionary. Prosocial Behavior-positive behaviors such as helping others.

Background Information
The first author on this article is Prof. Gus Carlo. He is a developmental psychologist who is interested in moral
development and prosocial behavior. If you find this article interesting and would like to continue learning more about
psychology, you could take a class from Prof. Carlos or speak with him about helping with his research for course credit.
His office is in Burnett Hall.

Questions for the Report


1. What is the title of this article?
2. What is this article about? Why does it say it is important for psychologists to study this topic? Use your own
words.
Study #1
3. The independent variable is what the researcher manipulates. How many independent variables & what are they?
4. The dependant variable(s) is what the researcher measures to see what happens with the independent variable.
How many dependent variables were there and what were they?
5. Who were the participants in this experiment?
6. If you had been in this experiment, what would you have seen/heard/done? In other words, generally describe
what the researcher asked the participants to do. Not all participants did exactly the same thing so be sure to
indicate those differences. Use your own words.
7. What was done to control confounds in this study? What confounds were controlled and what do you think were
uncontrolled – be explicit!
8. In your own words, describe the primary conclusions from this study.
Study #2
9. The independent variable is what the researcher manipulates. How many independent variables and what were
they?
10. The dependant variable(s) is what the researcher measures to see what happens with the independent variable.
How many dependent variables were there and what were they?
11. Who were the participants in this experiment?
12. If you had been in this experiment, what would you have seen/heard/done? In other words, generally describe
what the researcher asked the participants to do. Not all participants did exactly the same thing so be sure to
indicate those differences. Use your own words.
13. What was done to control confounds in this study? What confounds were controlled and what do you think were
uncontrolled – be explicit!
14. In your own words, describe the primary conclusions from this study.
Summary
15. How might the findings in this research be applied (be sure to apply the info from both studies & to say something
that the author(s) didn’t!!).

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