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Using the two articles from the Topic 5 and 6 assignments, choose the article that best explains research methods used by psychologists, including the advantages and disadvantages.

In 250-500-words, apply concepts learned in this course to make an argument why the article is the most im...

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Your Name College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Grand Canyon University PSY 260: Introduction to Psychological Research and Ethics Your Instructor Name 12/6/2020

2 Article 1: Romantic Red Revisited: Red Enhances Men's Attraction to Young, but Not Menopausal Women Purpose of Study and Hypotheses A description of the article's purpose and main hypotheses. Purpose: Hypothesis 1: Hypothesis 2: Hypothesis 3:

Research Design and Variables A clear statement of the study's design: Experimental or correlational? What were the main independent variables (IVs)? What were the main dependent variables (DVs)? Design: Independent variable 1: Independent variable 2: Independent variable 3:

Dependent variable 1: Dependent variable 2: Dependent variable 3: Dependent variable 4:

3 Participants Describe the subjects who participated in the study.

Measures How was each key variable operationalized? (e.g., "The study measured the variable selfcompassion using a self-report questionnaire developed by Neff; it had 25 items that were rated on five-point scales.") Background color: Age of target: Age of participant:

Rating Scale: Sexual attractiveness: Physical attractiveness: Intelligence: Sympathy/likeability: Results Describe the main results. If it was a factorial design, describe the main effects and interactions. (Perceived Age of target: young M=23.67 yrs, old M=48.18 yrs) Main effect 1: Main effect 2: Main effect 3:

4 Significant Interaction 1 (background color and age of target):

Significant Interaction 2 (age of participant and age of target):

Nonsignificant results:

Conclusions A short paragraph about the authors' conclusions.

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5 References Schwarz, S., & Singer, M. (2013). Romantic red revisited: Red enhances men's attraction to young, but not menopausal women. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49(1), 161-164. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2012.08.004...