Instructions
After reading the primary research article that I uploaded to eLearning [Castel et al. (2007) about
the dark side of expertise], please answer each of the following questions in a paper. Be
prepared to share your responses with the rest of the class.
The Questions
1. What hypotheses were investigated in this study?
2. How was the study designed? In your answer, you should include brief explanations of:
a. who the participants were
b. the groups/conditions to which participants were assigned
c. the tasks participants completed
d. the procedures (for example, how/when the tasks were administered)
e. data that were collected
3. Explain what the independent variable(s) in the study was/were and explain what the
dependent variable(s) in the study was/were.
4. What were the results? Please include some of the numerical data from the two parts of
Figure 1; you will have to estimate the values using the graphs. Explain what these data
show and how well these data do (or do not) support the hypotheses.
5. Future researchbased on the present research study, what is an interesting research
question that could be pursued in the future? What would the IV and DV be, and why
would the study be interesting/important to conduct?
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