For this assignment you are to identify 5 empirical articles (journal articles that include the following sections: Introduction/literature review, method, results, discussion, references) and summarize each.

Instructions: Use this outline template to begin working on your Literature Review.  Please provide the required content for each section.  Note that you are required to locate five empirical (peer-reviewed journal) articles for your literature review. Be sure to include APA in text citations.  

 

1. Introduction
2. Describe the study topic we are investigating in a few sentences. Why is this topic important to the field of Psychology?

 

 

 

1. Provide the purpose of the current study

 

 

 

 

1. Literature Review
2. Discuss Study 1.   Identify the research question, method/participants and the findings.

 

For example:  In a correlational study examining African American high school students, Brady (2021) found a positive relationship between the number of hours spent on social media and hostility scores.

1. Discuss Study 2

 

1. Discuss Study 3

 

 

1. Discuss Study 4

 

 

1. Discuss Study 5

• Include your APA style reference list

 

Here you must keep track of your APA style reference list.  Your citations must be in alphabetical order and include a hanging indent.