The assignment is to review and summarize two, related journal articles (single studies) of original research on any topic relevant to cognitive psychology. The journal articles are "Diet and lifestyle factors associated with cognitive performance in college student" by Ilana B. Pilato, Bonnie Beezhold & Cynthia Radnitz(2022)Diet and lifestyle factors associated with cognitive performance in college students,Journal of American College Health,70:7,2230-2236,DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1847118 Diest and Lifestyle.pdf and "Frequency of College Student Smartphone Use: Impact on Classroom Homework Assignments" by Furst, R.T., Evans, D.N. & Roderick, N.M. Frequency of College Student Smartphone Use: Impact on Classroom Homework Assignments.J. technol. behav. sci.3, 49-57 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41347-017-0034-2 Frequency of college student smartphones.pdf

Each study should include an introduction, method (participants), results, and discussion sections. Information from the study needs to be paraphrased into academic writing, and in-text citations are required throughout the paper. Quoted information should be limited to 1 to 2 short sentences (usually reserved for statistics in the results). Any more than that, you are just simply copying and pasting information and not demonstrating your ability to understand and summarize information. No personal perspective, "I" or "We" statements.

Content Requirements

The review of these two articles should be appropriate in terms of depth and breadth, and flow logically. The paper should have the following information:

Introduction: The first few (1-3) sentences serve as an introduction that clearly tells the reader the purpose of the paper. First, include some very general, very brief, information about the topic area.

Then, state the summarization of the two experiments on a certain topic. Inform the reader that the paper will describe the purpose of the research and review previous results and the limitations of that research. Then, the paper will summarize two experiments, describe the methodological problems in that research, and explore future research. Let the reader know what is coming.

Cite the two references in the text here.

Purpose:State the related purpose of these two experiments. If your experiments are similar, then their purposes should be similar.

Previous Research: Describe results from previous research in this area. (Previous research can be found in the Introduction and/or the Discussion sections of the study)

Limitations - Describe limitations of previous research in this area. This may include poor methodology, unsatisfactory results, or a lack research in the area.

ExperimentSummary/Methods:Present a summary of how each experiment was conducted and what each the experiment proved or demonstrated.

Hint: do one experiment at a time here. An outline of this section might look like:

The purpose of the research by Danforth (2005) was ...

o Method

o Results

A follow-up study evaluated the long-term effects of timeout (Evans,

Fugere, & Leszczynski, 2006).

o Method

o Results

A. In one or two sentences, describe the purpose of the experiment or the question that the experimenters were seeking to answer with this specific experiment. Present the experimental hypothesis if it is clearly described. Most experiments evaluate the effects of Variable A on Variable B (the effects of the IV on the DV), or they investigate the relationship (correlation) between variables.

B. Present a brief summary of how the Method of the experiment was conducted. Provide only the ESSENTIAL details from the Method so that the reader understands what happened. (e.g., identify the subjects and their pertinent characteristics). If you can, name the experimental design (e.g., group comparison, ABAB, or experimental case study). If relevant, identify the independent and dependent variable. If it is a study of a correlation, probably no IV and DV will be identified. In that case, identify the variables being correlated. Or, try to identify the conditions in the experiment (e.g., if groups are used, describe the essential characteristics that distinguish one group from another, if it was an ABAB design what was condition A and what was condition B?).

C. State the most important Results from the experiments. Try to identify the fundamental results that help the reader understand the essence of this experiment.

Methodological Problems/Weaknesses with the Two Experiments. Discuss weaknesses of the experimental methods of each study. It is preferable here to merge the two experiments if you can. If the studies share weaknesses, indicate and explain why it is a problem. (Be sure to cite each study). Do not discuss Results here unless you clearly relate them to weaknesses in the Method.

Future Research - Summarize what the researchers say about future research in each study. If none were reported, indicate (a) what kinds of questions need to be asked or (b) how the Methods may need to be altered. Important: synthesize the information from the two studies into one section.

Basic Format Requirements

Introduction

The purpose of the experiment

What previous research in this area found

Limitations of previous research

Experiment Summary

Methodological Problems with these two experiments

Future research