This study report is based on "Children’s recognition of emotion in music and speech." The article is attached down below*
I. Introduction
a) Identify the specific focus of the research. In other words, what was this study about? What was the purpose of the study?
b) Describe the specific characteristics of the population being studied. For example, what was the sample size? What were its demographics?
c) Evaluate the research question(s) of your chosen study. Did the researchers suggest hypotheses for their research questions? To what extent are these questions significant, and why?
II. Analysis
a) Analyze the research methods of the study. In other words, how did the researchers test their hypotheses related to the research questions? What, if any, assumptions did the researchers make in order to conduct their research?
b) Examine the outcomes of those tests. What were the major findings (i.e., did they reject or fail to reject the hypotheses and why)? Were the findings statistically significant (i.e., what was the p-value)?
c) Evaluate the conclusions drawn by the researchers. Do you think the conclusions are valid based on the data and hypothesis test results? Is there sufficient data to support the researchers’ generalizations? Why or why not?
III. Discussion
a) Assess the implications of the study. For example, what surprised you or struck you as interesting? What wider relevance or meaning do you draw from this study?
b) Evaluate the extent to which this study applied the principles of a well-designed experiment. In other words, was the specific methodology used sound? For example, did they employ proper sampling in their research design?
c) Identify opportunities for future research based on findings from this study. In other words, what related questions remain unanswered? How could those questions be addressed?
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