Students will write a 3-page article critique to describe applications of both motivation and emotion to behavior during a social situation.
This assignment provides you with an opportunity to analyze a real-world, peer-reviewed, psychology journal article that contains research examining the social psychology aspects of motivation and emotion. You will then demonstrate your understanding of the article by relating the research and conclusions contained therein.
Begin by visiting the CSU Online Library to locate and choose a journal article in which motivation and emotion are viewed under the lens of social psychology. The article must be peer-reviewed and should be no older than 7 years.
Find a peer-reviewed journal article concerning research that specifically examines motivation and emotion during a social situation. You will be critiquing the article and framing the research and conclusions presented in the article in the context of how they can be applied to behavior and social psychology.
A good place to start your search is the PsycARTICLES database or the Academic Search Ultimate database. You can access these databases from the Databases box on the CSU Online Library homepage.
For assistance in locating your article, you may find the following tutorial How to Find Journal Articles helpful. Additionally, you may find this tutorial How to Search in PsycARTICLES useful.
Once you have chosen your article about motivation and emotion, you will write an article critique that addresses the following elements.
Explain the research methodology that was used in the study.
Discuss social factors that influence people or groups to conform to the actions of others.
Indicate how behaviors and motivation are impacted by the presence of others.
Indicate the structures of the brain that are involved in emotion and motivation. (If your article does not address this detail, you may need to conduct more research using the CSU Library or other professional resources.)
Examine the article’s generalizability to various areas of psychology.
In addition, your article critique should clearly identify the article’s premise and present an insightful and thorough analysis. You should use the textbook as second source to support your analysis and to supplement any information that is not contained in the journal article.
Textbook: Ciccarelli, S. K., & White, J. N. (2020). Psychology (6th ed.). Pearson.
