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PSYC 301: Psychology of Human Sexuality (Prof. Cari Goetz): Does It Refer to a Research Study?

This guide accompanies Dr. Goetz's Human Sexuality writing assignment.

Skim Your Article

This article is from a popular news source. As you skim the article, you see that it refers to a "new study," and it even tells you the title of the scholarly journal it was published in.

 news article with highlights

Highlight Clues

As you read further, you find the name of the lead researcher of the study, and you find out where the study was conducted.

The second page of the news article, highlighted