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Research Article Assignment

Research Article Assignment

Q Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize you with how researchers apply the scientific method and then present their research. Task Find a social science research article from an academic journal. The topic of the article should be of interest to you. Using the research method steps page (also in the module) as a guide, find and write out the following from the article: • The hypothesis (quantitative research) or problem to investigate/question to explore (qualitative research) • The variables in the hypothesis or investigation • The method(s) used to gather data (research design) • How the variables were operationalized (measured) • What the researcher(s) found and how the results were presented (tables, graphs, charts, writing) • The conclusion of the study (results, implications, limits to the study, etc.) • the reference in APA format

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Research Topic and Background Individuals who are living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are observed to experience certain challenges with the common social functions. In this study, the role of social cognition and motor functions in defining the poor social functioning with people with ASD is analyzed. People who lack social cognition and motor functioning are the one who are lack at social functioning. Thus the research topic here is “Correlates of Social Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role of Social Cognition” by Fitzpatrick, et al., (2016).