Six Step Process to Critical Writing Apply in Article Review

Six Step Process to Critical Writing Apply in Article Review

After reviewing the guidelines and resources, you should identify and download an appropriate research article to analyze. Search for journal articles using keywords associated with a topic in psychology and addiction. Limit your search to articles published within the last five years and that are peer-reviewed. The article must review a specific, original research study (i.e., with a specific research hypothesis; do not use an article which is a review of the literature).
Follow the Six Step Process to Critical Writing
For this week’s Assignment, you will work through the six-step process by analyzing the article you chose from the library and writing a critical review of the article.
Critical Thinking in Psychology
This paragraph should be the introduction. Include a thesis statement at the end of this paragraph.
Summary of the Article
Literature Review
Start the paragraph here, indenting all paragraphs. Do the same for the sections below, up to and including the Conclusion. In this section, summarize the literature review that appears in the research article (this typically appears in the first several pages of the research article).
Summarize the theories the authors discuss (e.g. social learning theory, positive reinforcement, addiction recover models, etc…). Information about the amount of sources the authors cite, the degree to which their sources are current, and the depth and coverage of the literature review
would strengthen this section of your paper. Summarize the hypothesis(es) of the study.
Methods Section
In this section, summarize the description of the research methods the authors present. For example, you should address the following questions. Who were the participants? How many participants were involved? What procedures did they use in this study? Did the researchers administer a survey or psychological test? If so, what was the name of the measure(s)?
Results Section
In this section, summarize the research results, indicating whether the researchers found support for the hypotheses.
Discussion Section
In this section, summarize the “Discussion” section of the research article. What strengths and limitations do the authors identify? What suggestions for future research do the authors provide?
Conclusion Section
In this section, summarize the “Conclusions” section of the research article. If the article selected does not have a conclusion section, please delete this section from your paper, DO NOT leave it blank.

Analysis of the Article
In the sections that follow, you should analyze the article using the critical thinking frameworks from the textbook. Apply the critical thinking frameworks, such as the Circle of Elements, when discussing the strengths and weaknesses