APA (edition "APA 6") Psychology and Education

Scholarly Source

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.

Overview:
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 “Welcome to the Traurig Library!” Tutorial: Welcome to the
Traurig Library Tutorial…  https://post.edu/wp-content/uploads/attachments/academicvspopularjournals.pdf?sfvrsn=640f4333_2
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 (3) ways they are similar and three (3) ways they
are different.
Choose a scholarly article and a non-scholarly article directly related to a
topic in psychology you are interested in. Explain how they are similar and
different, using specific examples from each article.
Make sure to include references to your articles.