Research Methods - Possible Extra Credit Topics/Sources:

Any of the methods below would be appropriate for an extra credit paper in this course:
1) Select one or two of the articles form section A below, read it
  (them), and provide a summary of the article(s)
2) Follow-up on one of the articles in section B - find the article
   and write-up a summary.
3) Find an article discussing various research designs (main topic)
   and obtain approval on the article from me (bring a copy of
   the article in so I can look at it).


Extra credit can be done to raise only 1 exam grade on letter grade (e.g., a 72 would become a 82 for the exam).  
The extra credit paper is to be 5 pages in length (double space, typed, 12 point font).

A. Articles: (you can select one of the following articles and do a review on it, or take two of the
articles with different perspective and compare and contrast).

Cohen, J. (1994). The Earth is round (p < .05). American Psychologist, 49(12),
 
   997-1003

Cohen, J. (1990).  Things I have learned (so far).  American Psychologist, 45(12),
 
   1304-1312.

Hagen, R. L. (1997). In praise of the null hypothesis statistical test.

   American Psychologist, 52(1), 15-23.

Krueger, J. (2001).  Null hypothesis significance testing: On the survival of a
 
   flawed method.  American Psychologist, 56(1), 16-26.

Wilcox, R. R (1998).  How many discoveries have been lost by ignoring modern
 
   statistical methods?  American Psychologist, 53(3), 300-314.

Wilkinson, L. and et. (1999).  Statistical methods in psychological journals:
 
   Guidelines and explanations.  American Psychologist,54(8), 594-604.
   

B. COMMENTS: The following are comments found in American Psychologist. These comments provide a general topic with references.

Comments in 1998 American Psychologist, 53(7), 796-803.
Great for ideas and potential sources

   McGrath, R. E. (1998). Significance testing: Is there something better?

   Tryon, W.W. (1998). The inscrutable null hypothesis.

   Malgady, R.G. (1998). In Praise of value judgments in null hypothesis 

   testing … and of “accepting” the null hypothesis.

   Falk, R. (1998). In criticism of the null hypothesis statistical test.

   Thompson, B. (1998). In praise of brilliance: Where that praise really 

    belongs.

   Hagen, R. L. (1998). A further look at wrong reasons to abandon statistical

    testing.  Comments in 1997 American Psychologist, 52(1), 69-72. 

Great for ideas and sources

   Rushton, J. P. (1997). Race, IQ, and the APA Report on The Bell Curve.

   Yee, A. H. (1997). Evading the Controversy.