A list of recent articles that are student-accessible (updated Feb 2021)
Compiled by Beth Morling and Jeong-Min Lee, Georgia State
Our students have used these articles in their final projects for Research Methods in the past. In this final project, students summarize and analyze the validities for two empirical studies. (I can provide the assignment upon request: [email protected])
Most of these articles report more than one study, and at least one of the studies is simple enough for a student with basic skills in research methods to understand. The most complex experimental design would be a 3-way factorial design. The most complex correlational design uses multiple regression and (sometimes) mediation.
Recent additions (teal highlights were added Jan '22):
Broda, M., Yun, J., Schneider, B., Yeager, D. S., Walton, G. M., & Diemer, M. (2018). Reducing inequality in academic success for incoming college students: A randomized trial of growth mindset and belonging interventions. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 11(3), 317–338. https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2018.1429037
Buckels, E. E., Jones, D. N., & Paulhus, D. L. (2013). Behavioral confirmation of everyday sadism. Psychological Science, 24(11), 2201–2209. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613490749 [good example of criterion validity]
Chang, F., Luo, M., Walton, G. M., Aguilar, L., & Bailenson, J. (2019). Stereotype threat in virtual learning environments: Effects of avatar gender and sexist behavior on women’s math learning outcomes. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 22, 1-7.
[This is a 2x2]
Dietze, P., & Knowles, E. D. (2021). Social class predicts emotion perception and perspective-taking performance in adults. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47(1), 42–56. doi: doi.org/10.1177/0146167220914116
Goh, J. X., Bandt-Law, B., Cheek, N. N., Sinclair, S., & Kaiser, C. R. (2021). Narrow prototypes and neglected victims: Understanding perceptions of sexual harassment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000260
[Focus on Study A1]
Guhn, M., Emerson, S. D., & Gouzouasis, P. (2020). A population-level analysis of associations between school music participation and academic achievement. Journal of Educational Psychology, 112(2), 308-320. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000376 [Focus on Figure 2]
Halberstadt, A. G., Cooke, A. N., Garner, P. W., Hughes, S. A., Oertwig, D., & Neupert, S. D. (2020). Racialized emotion recognition accuracy and anger bias of children’s faces. Emotion, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/emo0000756 [Focus on Figure 3]
Hehman, E., Flake, J. K., & Calanchini, J. (2018). Disproportionate use of lethal force in policing is associated with regional racial biases of residents. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 9(4), 393–401. doi: 10.1177/1948550617711229
[good example of regression]
Hittner, E. F., Stephens, J. E., Turiano, N. A., Gerstorf, D., Lachman, M. E., & Haase, C. M. (2020). Positive affect is associated with less memory decline: Evidence from a 9-year longitudinal study. Psychological Science, 31(11), 1386–1395. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797620953883
[Focus on Table 2; good example of regression]
Leonard, J. A., Martinez, D. N., Dashineau, S. C., Park, A. T., & Mackey, A. P. (2021). Children persist less when adults take over. Child Development, cdev.13492. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13492
[correlational and experimental designs]
Scullin, M. K., Gao, C., & Fillmore, P. (2021). Bedtime music, involuntary musical imagery, and sleep.
Psychological Science,
32(7), 985–997.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797621989724
Schünemann, B., Keller, J., Rakoczy, H., Behne, T., & Bräuer, J. (2021). Dogs distinguish human intentional and unintentional action. Scientific Reports, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94374-3
Silvia, P., Christensen, A. P., & Cotter, K. N. (2020). Right-wing authoritarians aren't very funny: RWA, personality, and creative humor production. Personality and Individual Differences, 170, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110421. [Nice bivariate correlation matrix]
Siniscalchi, M., Lusito, R., Vallortigara, G., & Quaranta, A. (2013). Seeing left- or right-asymmetric tail wagging produces different emotional responses in dogs. Current Biology, 23(22), 2279-2282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.09.027
Thomas, C. C., Otis, N. G., Abraham, J. R., Markus, H. R., & Walton, G. M. (2020). Toward a science of delivering aid with dignity: Experimental evidence and local forecasts from Kenya. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(27), 15546–15553. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1917046117
Webb, N. L., & Drummond, P. D. (2001). The effect of swimming with dolphins on human well-being and anxiety. Anthrozoös, 14(2), 81–85. https://doi.org/10.2752/089279301786999526 [Quasi-experiment; nice selection effect example]
Wolf, W., & Tomasello, M. (2020). Watching a video together creates social closeness between children and adults. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 189, 104712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2019.104712
[Study 1]
Older examples
Brummelman, E., Thomaes, S., de Castro, B. O., Overbeek, G., & Bushman, B. J. (2014). “That’s not just beautiful—that’s incredibly beautiful!”: The adverse impact of inflated praise on children with low self-esteem. Psychological Science, 25, 728-735. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797613514251
Bryan, C.J., Yeager, D.S., Hinojosa, C.P., Chabot, A., Bergen, H., Kawamura, M., & Steubing, F. (2016). Harnessing adolescent values to motivate healthier eating. PNAS, 113, 10830-10835. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1604586113
Cantú, S. M., Simpson, J. A., Griskevicius, V., Weisberg, Y. J., Durante, K. M., & Beal, D. J. (2014). Fertile and selectively flirty: Women’s behavior toward men changes across the ovulatory cycle. Psychological Science, 25, 431-438. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1501839110?accountid=10457
Chan, K. Q., Tong, E. M. W., & Tan, Y. L. (2014). Taking a leap of faith: Reminders of God lead to greater risk taking. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5, 901-909. doi: 10.1177/1948550614537309
Deslauriers, L., McCarty, L. S., Miller, K., Callaghan, K., & Kestin, G. (2019). Measuring actual learning versus feeling of learning in response to being actively engaged in the classroom.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
116(39), 19251–19257.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1821936116
Fraley, R.C., Griffin, B.N., Belsky, J., & Roisman, G.I. (2012). Developmental antecedents of political ideology: A longitudinal investigation from birth to age 18 years. Psychological Science, 23, 1425-1431. doi: 10.1177/0956797612440102
Francis, H. M., Stevenson, R. J., Chambers, J. R., Gupta, D., Newey, B., & Lim, C. K. (2019). A brief diet intervention can reduce symptoms of depression in young adults – A randomised controlled trial.
PLOS ONE,
14(10), e0222768.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222768
Frenda, S., Patihis, L., Loftus, E., Lewis, H., Fenn, K. (2014) Sleep deprivation and false memories. Psychological Science, 25, 1674-1681. doi: 10.1177/0956797614534694
Gino, F., & Wiltermuth, S. S. (2014). Evil genius? How dishonesty can lead to greater creativity. Psychological Science, 25, 973-981.doi: 10.1177/0956797614520714
Gino, F., Norton, M. I., & Ariely, D. (2010). The counterfeit self: The deceptive costs of faking it. Psychological Science, 21, 712-720. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797610366545
Gunraj, D. N., Drumm-Hewitt, A. M., Dashow, E. M., Upadhyay, S. S. N., & Klin, C. M. (2016). Texting insincerely: The role of the period in text messaging. Computers in Human Behavior, 55, 1067–1075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.11.003
House, J., DeVoe, S. E., & Zhong, C. (2014). Too impatient to smell the roses: Exposure to fast food impedes happiness. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5, 534-541. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1948550613511498 [use study 3]
Jirout, J. J., & Newcombe, N. S. (2015). Building blocks for developing spatial skills: Evidence from a large, representative U.S. sample. Psychological Science, 26, 302-310. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797614563338
Kruse, E., Chancellor, J., Ruberton, P. M., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2014). An upward spiral between gratitude and humility. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5, 805-814. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1948550614534700 [Study 2]
Lee, K., Talwar, V., McCarthy, A., Ross, I., Evans, A., & Arruda, C. (2014). Can classic moral stories promote honesty in children? Psychological Science, 25, 1630-1636. doi:10.1177/0956797614536401
Levy, K. N., & Kelly, K. M. (2010). Sex differences in jealousy: A contribution from attachment theory. Psychological Science, 21, 168-173. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797609357708
Markey, P. M., Ivory, J. D., Slotter, E. B., Oliver, M. B., & Maglalang, O. (2019). He does not look like video games made him do it: Racial stereotypes and school shootings.
Psychology of Popular Media Culture.
https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000255
Mrazek, M. D., Franklin, M. S., Phillips, D. T., Baird, B., & Schooler, J. W. (2009). Mindfulness training improves working memory capacity and GRE performance while reducing mind wandering. Psychological Science, 24, 776-781. DOI: 10.1177/0956797612459659.
Nelson, S. K., Kushlev, K., English, T., Dunn, E. W., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2013). In defense of parenthood: Children are associated with more joy than misery. Psychological Science, 24, 3-10. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797612447798
Nusbaum, E. C., & Silvia, P. J. (2011). Shivers and timbres: Personality and the experience of chills from music. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 2, 199-204. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1948550610386810 [Focus on “personality and chills during music” and “do music preferences mediate effects of openness” results]
Ronay, R., & von Hippel, W. (2010). The presence of an attractive woman elevates testosterone and physical risk taking in young men. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 1, 57-64. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1948550609352807 [focus on “skateboarding” and “testosterone mediation” results]
Saslow, L. R., Muise, A., Impett, E. A., & Dubin, M. (2013). Can you see how happy we are? facebook images and relationship satisfaction. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 4, 411-418. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1948550612460059 [Study 2]
Seder, J. P., & Oishi, S. (2012). Intensity of smiling in facebook photos predicts future life satisfaction. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 3, 407-413. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1948550611424968 [focus on Study 1]
Tice, D. M., & Baumeister, R. F. (1997). Longitudinal study of procrastination, performance, stress, and health: The costs and benefits of dawdling. Psychological Science, 8, 454-458. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/619221802?accountid=10457
Valor-Segura, I., Expósito, F., Moya, M., & Kluwer, E. (2014). Don't leave me: The effect of dependency and emotions in relationship conflict. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 44, 579-587. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12250 [use Study 1]
Vezzali, L., Stathi, S., Giovannini, D., Capozza, D., & Trifiletti, E. (2014). The greatest magic of harry potter: Reducing prejudice. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 45, 105-121. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jasp.12279 [Study 1]
Witkower, Z., & Tracy, J. L. (2019). A facial-action imposter: How head tilt influences perceptions of dominance from a neutral face.
Psychological Science,
30(6), 893–906.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797619838762
Wong, E., Ormiston, M., Haselhuhn, M. (2011). A face only an investor could love: CEOs’ facial structures predict their firms’ financial performance. Psychological Science, 22, 1478-1483. doi: 10.1177/0956797611418838.