PSY101 – Fundamentals of Psychology

Due: by 11:59pm EST on Sunday at the end of Unit 2

What is the Difference between a Scholarly Journal Article and a Popular Magazine Article?

It is important that the information you learn about Psychology is supported by strong academic research. Research that is published in peer-reviewed journals is considered scholarly work. For this assignment you will distinguish between a scholarly journal article and a popular magazine article.

Instructions

1. Please view the following tutorials on scholarly versus non-scholarly sources and how to access scholarly sources using the Post University Online Library databases in Unit 2. They can be found under “Unit 2: Scholarly Source Assignment”.

· Tutorial: Academic Journals, Trade Journals and Popular Magazines: How are they Different?

· Tutorial: Accessing Scholarly Journal Articles Through the Post University Library

2. Write a minimum one-page essay following these guidelines:

· Summarize the characteristics of each type of article.

· Compare and contrast a scholarly journal article with a popular magazine article by including three ways they are similar and three ways they are different.

· Choose a scholarly article related to your course paper topic and a non-scholarly article directly related to your topic and explain how they are similar and different. Please use specific examples from each article. Remember that you can find a list of course paper topics in the course paper instructions under Course Information.