Racial Prejudice and Cognitive Impairment: research article summary

This is psychology research article summary. the purpose of this assignment is to provide practice reading and interpreting research articles. This essay is a summary of the article \"Cognitive costs of exposure to racial prejudice\" by Salvatore and Shelton. The summary should be double-spaced 12 points.The summary must be written in Essay style( Not in APA research article style). But References should be cited according to APAstyle and a reference section must be included on an additional page. At the beginning of tour essay should refer to the article that summarizing and provide a proper citation. essay will not need to provide a citation each time you mention the article or authors( it is acceptable to write things such as "this paper",the authors\", this study", etc) This assignment has given required points and research article. Instruction: This essay is a summary of the article “Cognitive costs of exposure to racial prejudice” by Salvatore and Shelton. This summary should be approximately four pages (2.5 cm margins) of double-spaced 12 point type (use a serif font such as Times New Roman) Essay style (not in APA research article style). The four pages of text should be preceded by a cover page. It is important appropriate citations are made for all facts and ideas (Do not quote! Present ideas and facts in your own words and cite the original source). References should be cited according to APA style and a reference section must be included on an additional page (in addition to the 4 pages of the essay and the cover page). It is not necessary to use the 'as cited in' style when referencing the background articles cited by Salvatore and Shelton (just use regular APA style citations). At the beginning of your essay you should refer to the article you are summarizing and provide a proper citation. In the remainder of the paper you will not need to provide a citation each time you mention the article or authors (it is acceptable to write things such as, 'this paper', ‘the authors', 'this study', etc.). Article: Salvatore, J., and Shelton, J.N. (2007). Cognitive costs of exposure to racial prejudice. Psychological Science, 18, 810-815. Essay must contain the below require points. Required Points: 1) Provide a brief summary of the prior research that the authors describe in the introduction of the article. For example, how are White Americans' experiences with prejudice different from ethnic minorities' experiences? What is the explanation for the impairment of cognitive functioning in response to different forms of prejudice? Provide appropriate citations for your statements (we will cover citations in lecture). This section should provide the background necessary for the reader to understand the logic underlying the experimental hypotheses. 2) What are the authors' hypotheses (predictions)? (Consult the section “Overview of this study”). 3) Discus and describe the research design: - What was the dependent variable (conceptual definition) and how was it measured (operational definition)? - There were two main independent variables in this study (the variables directly mentioned in the hypothesis). One was manipulated by the experimenters and one reflects naturally occurring groups(a pseudo-independent variable). What were the levels of these variables (what values/groups were studied)? - Briefly describe the experimental procedure (e.g., what were the research participants required to do?). How were the levels of the manipulated variable established in by the experimental procedure? - You should make it clear that you understand the relationship between the experimental design and the research hypotheses. 4) Consult Figure 1 and explain the major finding reported by the authors (this figure depicts the average values for the dependent variable for the different levels of the independent variable). Did the results support the predictions stated in the “Overview” (Point 2)? Also, how was cognitive functioning affected by the race of the fictitious job applicant/HR officer (not shown in the figure – discussed in the results section)? 5) In the discussion, the authors suggested that the findings of their study have important implications for cognitive functioning in minority groups. Discuss the implications of this study from your point of view.