Critical review of an online article (80 marks) – 1000 words

Critique the following online article and use theoretical/empirical evidence to support yourarguments: Genre may impact cognitive training using video gameshttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/1710…

Relevant textbook chapters: Psychological Research, and Psychological Disorders

In your review (critical analysis) you should address the following areas/questions:

a) State the claims and key assumption(s): What key assumption(s) can be formulated basedon the claims made in the online article?

b) Viability of the claims: What are the strengths and weaknesses of the claims?

c) Modifications: Are there alternative explanations of the phenomenon?

References (5 marks) – APA Format

Tips on how to approach this assignment

In writing your review, you should focus on issues around the key assumption(s) of the claimsmade in the news article, the viability of the claims, and possible modifications to the claims.Use theoretical and empirical evidence to support your arguments. Remember to reference anysources you have cited in your review and apply the APA format.

a) Key assumption(s) of the claims: First of all, identify the claims made by the author of theonline news article. Then think critically about what the key assumption or assumptions arebased on these claims. For example, consider an article which claims that teenage boys arebetter than teenage girls in Maths. This assumption is based on research studies conductedin co-educational secondary schools in Singapore where boys were found to outperformgirls in Maths.

b) Viability of the claims: Critically think about the basis for the (key) assumption beingmade. You can do this by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the claims made bythe author of the online news article. How viable are the claims? Consider the assumptionthat teenage boys are smarter because they are better in Maths than their female counterparts.Are they really? Critically review this claim. The research study mentioned was conductedin co-educational secondary schools in Singapore. Note that not all secondary schools inSingapore are co-educational. Are there similar studies that were conducted in single-sex secondary schools in Singapore? Did girls from single-sex schools not perform as well inMaths as their male counterparts in single-sex schools? Consider also that not all girls in coeducationalsecondary schools come from co-educational primary schools. Could there beother theoretical or empirical explanations for the inferior performance of girls in Mathscompared to their male counterparts in co-educational schools?

c) Modifications: If the claims made are not viable, you may want to consider alternativetheories and/or research to support your alternative view. This requires you to read widelyon the topic concerned so that sufficient knowledge can be gained to present a meaningfuldiscussion. You will also need to back up your argument with supporting theoretical orempirical evidence based on your readings. For example, Attribution Theory and theprinciples of Locus of Control may better explain the phenomenon described earlier whereteenage boys outperform teenage girls in Maths in co-educational secondary schools inSingapore.

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