Research Literature Article Evaluation Psychology Assignment
Humanities
- Evaluate each article separately
- Evaluate literature in terms of reliability, credibility, ethics, and value.
- Explain the assumptions and biases of the researchers.
- What was the motive or reason that the research was conducted?
- Does that affect the credibility or reliability of the findings?
- Are there ethical issues within the research and were they addressed?
- Explain how you would apply the research to professional psychology practice.
- How are the findings important for your area of psychology?
McCleery, J. M., & Goodwin, G. M. (2001). High and low neuroticism predict different cortisol responses to the combined dexamethasone-CRH test. Biological Psychiatry, 49(5), 410-415. doi:10.1016/S0006-3223(00)01056-8
Zobel, A., Barkow, K., Schulze-Rauschenbach, S., von Widdern, O., Metten, M., Pfeiffer, U., … Maier, W. (2004). High neuroticism and depressive temperament are associated with dysfunctional regulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical system in healthy volunteers. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 109(5), 392–399.
Tyrka, A. R., Mello, A. F., Mello, M. F., Gagne, G. G., Grover, K. E., Anderson, G. M., . . . Carpenter, L. L. (2006). Temperament and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis function in healthy adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 31(9), 1036-1045. doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2006.06.004
