Skimming a Research Paper

This assignment lets you practice the skill of skimming a research paper to condense it into the most relevant facts.



Use the search engine Google Scholar to find a research paper describing an experiment.

use this research paper

https://scholar(dot)google(dot)com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Grahn%2C+J.+A.%2C+%26+Brett%2C+M.+%282007%29.+Rhythm+and+beat+perception+in+motor+areas+of+the+brain.+Journal+of+Cognitive+Neuroscience%2C+19%285%29&btnG=



Grahn, J. A., & Brett, M. (2007). Rhythm and beat perception in motor areas of the brain. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 19(5)



In a one page report, list the following:

• full citation in APA format

• research question (What did the researchers want to know?)

• hypothesis (What did they think they would find?)

• method (What tool did they use?)

• stimulus (What sound was presented?)

• independent variable(s) (What did they control for?)

• dependent variable(s) (What did they measure?)

• result (What did they find?)

• conclusion (Now that we have this finding, what does it imply?)

The point is to keep your answers brief and accurate as shown in the two examples uploaded here.