PSY 202: Foundations of Psychology Seminar: Types of Articles

Reports the results of a study that uses data derived from actual observation or experimentation.

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  Reports of original research

  Critical evaluations of material that has already been published

  Authors draw on existing research literature to advance theory

  Present new methodological approaches

  Reports of case materials: illustrate a problem; provide a means for

  solving a problem

Source: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.

Critical evaluations of material that has already been published:

• Define and clarify the problem
• Summarize previous investigations to inform the reader of the state of research;
• Identify relations, contradictions, gaps, and inconsistencies in the literature;
• Suggest the next step or steps in solving the problem

Source: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.

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