For this assignment, you will need to integrate that information into an introduction written in APA style. Please note the following:

You will need to pick a stress reduction technique (i.e., mindfulness, yoga) and write an introduction that leads to a hypothesis.

You can use the ones that were in the article assignments or pick another stress reduction technique! 

1. You must have 5 sources for your introduction.
2. You can use the articles that we read in the previous assignments (but you don’t have to do so)!
3. You do not have to complete this study! This is only an introduction! But your introduction needs to lead to your hypotheses.
4. You will need to complete the Title Page (Professional Paper), Introduction, and References assignment in APA style and upload it into D2L by the due date. Please see the APA style resources in D2L!
5. Writing an Introduction Section

PSYC 4100

The goals of the introduction section are to:

introduce the reader to the topic of the research

provide a justification for performing the research

present the research hypotheses

provide a strong foundation for the research hypotheses

• The introduction section can be roughly broken down into the following subsections, although these sections should NOT have formal headings –
• Opening paragraph
• Literature review
• Final paragraph(s) with hypotheses

Length – 1 – 2 pages maximum!

Below is further information about each of these subsections –

Opening paragraph

• purpose is to introduce the topic and highlight general information about the topic
• What is mindfulness?
• conceptual definitions for your research variables can be presented in the opening paragraph or they can be presented throughout the literature review subsection
• for example, what are the different types of mindfulness (or exercise, or yoga) you will use?

Literature review

this is the bulk of the introduction section

purpose is to explain what knowledge and information has been previously established on the topic

• this knowledge and information comes from previously published journal articles, books, and so forth

whatever you present in this subsection should logically support your hypotheses

do NOT simply go through your articles one by one and summarize their findings

• you MUST describe what the studies found in their results! Do not use information from the literature review of the paper! Focus on what they found!
• organized into paragraphs that individually focus on specific themes/subtopics that are directly relevant to the purpose of your own project

each paragraph should begin with a clear topic sentence and end with a high-quality transition to the next paragraph

• the topics should be ordered logically so the argument flows smoothly from one topic to the next

Final paragraph(s)

provides a brief description of the study (1-2 sentences)

• formally presents the research hypotheses
• provides an explicit rationale for these hypotheses

you can choose to present the research goals/purpose in this paragraph instead of in the opening paragraph (if you think it fits better here)

*** You must include APA-style citations throughout and do NOT use any direct quotes! ***

• How did you do? Check yourself –
• After reading the opening paragraph, would the reader have a good sense of the topics that will be discussed in the remainder of the introduction section?
• After reading the literature review subsection, would the reader feel up to date on the research that has been performed on this topic thus far, including any problems with this previous research?

After reading the final paragraph(s), would the reader

• have a general understanding of the research study that was performed?

be able to clearly identify the research hypotheses?

conclude that the hypotheses are based on sound reasoning and are supported by the information presented in the literature review?

• Would the reader be able to locate your sources with ease (based on in-text citations and references)?

Was the reader able to follow the flow of your argument with ease?

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