Evaluation of a Published Article
For this exercise, refer to the article posted here. Refer to the published article posted, labeled, “Article 1: Popcorn Article” (i.e., Wansink & Kim, 2005).
On a separate piece of paper, answer the following questions. Use the following headings to organize your answers. Your answers must be typed, and Single spaced.
Your assignment should be approximately 2 pages in length and should include a title page and a reference page.
Briefly describe the study in full sentences.
1. State the purpose presented by the author(s)
2. Describe what the author(s) did
3. What the author(s) found
4. What conclusions were drawn from the results
Variables
What were the variables involved?
1. Independent
2. Dependent
3. Confounding (think about this one)
