Psy240 Article Analysis Format

For each evaluation you turn in provide the following information at the top of the page:

a. Your name

b. The title of the article

c. The date

For each article evaluation complete the following evaluation items. You MUST use the numbering and lettering system shown below:

1. Read the brief summary of the article that opens the article and then: List two or three of your own views on the topic of the article that you had before reading the article. Indicate whether you agree or disagree with the main themes of the article (and why). List the reasons why you hold these views.

2. List three important points raised in the article. Identify whether each point you chose was supported or not supported by some kind of evidence (e. g., either data from a study conducted or other research). Describe the nature of the evidence cited in the article that supports the points made.

3. Identify one or two major conclusions drawn by the author(s). Do you agree or disagree with those conclusions. Indicate what caused you to agree or disagree.

4. What implications does the article have for the understanding of social behavior?

What does the article suggest about human social behavior and the factors that influence it?

5. How does the social psychological phenomenon discussed in the article apply to current events or past historical events?

Choose an example from current events or past history (one other than examples given in the article) and show how the article illuminates that event.

6. Describe any new perspectives on the social behavior discussed in the article (Briefly describe why you developed a new perspective or why you did not develop a new perspective).

How did the article enhance your understanding of the social psychological phenomenon, the variables that control it, and how it relates to current or historical events.

7. Write down three questions/issues that you would like to discuss in class.