Alternative Research Assignment
Alternative Research Assignment
For Psychology courses, the Alternative Research Assignment for this semester only is ONE written paper reviewing FIVE different published
psychology articles. Must include articles listed on the following pages. Make sure to cite the sources/articles you used. Research assignment
must include a description of how the findings relate to human subject research. Your articles used for reference must come from the list of
articles on the following pages. These articles were chosen by the Human Subjects Committee because they were deemed great informative
articles which will increase your awareness of human subject research. Be 7 full pages in length (Plus a title page and a reference page) Include
at least 5 articles.
Articles: (Pick 5)
Addington, J. , Penn, D. , Woods, S. , Addington, D. , & Perkins, D. (2008). Social functioning in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis.
Schizophrenia Research, 99(1-3), 119-124.
Aguirre, F. , Sergi, M. , & Levy, C. (2008). Emotional intelligence and social functioning in persons with schizotypy. Schizophrenia Research,
104(1), 255-264.
Damisch, L., Stoberock, B., & Mussweiler, T. (2010). Keep your fingers crossed! How superstition improves performance. Psychological
Science, 21(7), 1014-1020. doi:10.1177/0956797610372631
Dunn, E. W., Gilbert, D. T., & Wilson, T. D. (2011). If money doesn’t make you happy, then you probably aren’t spending it right. Journal Of
Consumer Psychology, 21(2), 115-125. doi:10.1016/j.jcps.2011.02.002
Elfenbein, H., & Ambady, N. (2003). When familiarity breeds accuracy: Cultural exposure and facial emotion recognition. Journal of Personality
And Social Psychology, 85, 276-290. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.85.2.276
Green, M. , Bearden, C. , Cannon, T. , Fiske, A. , Hellemann, G. , et al. (2012). Social cognition in schizophrenia, part 1: Performance across
phase of illness. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 38(4), 854-864.
Hong, Y., Morris, M. W., Chiu, C., & Benet-Martínez, V. (2000). Multicultural minds: A dynamic constructivist approach to culture and cognition.
American Psychologist, 55, 709-720. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.55.7.709
Horan, W. , Green, M. , DeGroot, M. , Fiske, A. , Hellemann, G. , et al. (2012). Social cognition in schizophrenia, part 2: 12-month stability and
prediction of functional outcome in first-episode patients. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 38(4), 865-872.
Kraut, R., Patterson, M., Lundmark, V., Kiesler, S., Mukophadhyay, T., & Scherlis, W. (1998). Internet paradox: A social technology that reduces
social involvement and psychological well-being?. American Psychologist, 53, 1017-1031. doi:10.1037/0003-066X.53.9.1017
LoBue, V., & DeLoache, J. S. (2008). Detecting the snake in the grass: Attention to fear-relevant stimuli by adults and young children.
Psychological Science, 19, 284-289. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02081.x
Lukaszewski, A. W., & Roney, J. R. (2010). Kind toward whom? Mate preferences for personality traits are target specific. Evolution And Human
Behavior, 31, 29-38. doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2009.06.008