Question 1: General Information

a) State the title of the article.

b) State the name(s) of the author(s) of the article.

c) State the name of the journal, the year of publication, volume number, and page numbers.

Question 2: Introduction

The Introduction presents existing theories and relevant past research studies providing the bases for the current research problem. Statements of the expected results are made at the end of the Introduction.

a) Identify the main aim and hypothesis of this research study.

b) Briefly explain the rationale for the current study, based on what the article says about previous research in this area.

Question 3: Method

The Method section of an experimental study is usually divided into the following subsections – Participants, Materials/Apparatus, Design, and Procedure. The present journal article only has Participants (called “Subjects”) and Procedure sections.

a) Using your own words as far as possible, summarise the procedure of the experiment.

b) Briefly explain what counterbalancing is, and why it was necessary in this experiment.

Question 4: Results

The Results section reports the descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of the statistical analysis can be complicated and difficult to understand especially if you are not familiar with the statistical tests used. For the purpose of this assignment, let us not be too concerned with the statistical analyses involved. The present journal article combines the Results and
Discussion sections.

a) Briefly summarise how the researchers determined if the participants experienced false memory recall in the experiment.

b) Summarise the findings of the experiment in terms of false memory recall for the two conditions in the experiment.

Question 5: Discussion

The Discussion section presents a discussion of the results with respect to the research question set out in the Introduction. It also addresses the theoretical implications of the results. The present journal article combines the Results and Discussion sections.

a) In the Discussion, the authors argue that a possible alternative explanation for their results is not supported by the data. Summarise this argument. [Word limit = 150]

b) Briefly define and describe the concept of “misattribution” and provide your own original example of this concept.

Question 6: Abstract

The Abstract is a concise summary of the whole article and appears at the beginning of the article. It contains key information about the research study such as, the purpose/aim of the study, the research design, research hypotheses, results, and some concluding statements about the implications of the results.

On a 5-point rating scale ranging from 1 = ‘poor’ to 5 = ‘excellent’, how would you rate the Abstract of this article? In no more than 100 words, provide reasons for your rating.

Question 7: References

The References section lists the full reference of all sources cited or referred to in the study.

a) Present the full reference of the following three items as you would expect them to appear in the References section, following the APA format:

• the assigned TMA01 article
• the course textbook
• any journal article on the topic of “false memory” found in SUSS Library in Canvas or Google Scholar