PSYC56H3 Lecture 2: PSYC56 LEC 2
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[ ] do we teach undergraduates how to read academic journals, or do we merely assume they should? (weir, 2011) Imagine that you"re hungry and looking for a friend to go to lunch with. Now imagine you"re asking your grandmother the same question. How does your manner of asking change and why: you have different relationship with each person, purpose. What is the purpose: for scientific specialist, critic going back and forth between different specialist, replication of the study. Articles are the dominant form of communication among researchers in cognitive psychology. Purpose: presentation of research, new findings, and new ideas. Articles are intended for specialist who have background info and other knowledge about this topic. Words limited straight to the point. Learning to read articles is hard it"s like going to a foreign country where there language and customs are strange. Sometimes they"re so full of jargon that nothing seems to make sense.
