4050162
Reporting on
psychological
investigations
- Title
- This is the first thing a report
needs. ~say what the study is
about & include the IV & DV
- This is the first thing a report
needs. ~say what the study is
about & include the IV & DV
- ABSTRACT
- =Overview/concise summary
of whole report, to enable
reader to decide whether to
read on (if its relevant to them)
- =Overview/concise summary
of whole report, to enable
reader to decide whether to
read on (if its relevant to them)
- INTRODUCTION
- =Provides the context
for the study, describing
existing theories &
studies in the field. Ends
with aims & hypotheses
- Aims & Hypotheses
- aim=purpose of study.
hypothesis =what is
actually going to be
tested, should include IV
& DV
- aim=purpose of study.
hypothesis =what is
actually going to be
tested, should include IV
& DV
- Aims & Hypotheses
- =Provides the context
for the study, describing
existing theories &
studies in the field. Ends
with aims & hypotheses
- METHOD
- =description of the sample,
the procedure & materials
(e.g. questionnaire)
- Design of investigation=
research method/ research
design/ control of variables &
order effects/ how word-lists
or questionnaires were
chosen /how ethical issues
were dealt with
- Procedure used= ~step-by-step account
of what happened, ~how the researcher
& investigation were introduced, ~how
informed consent was obtained, ~what
was said to participants, how study was
carried out, how participants were
debriefed ~how data was recorded
- Use of participants= number,
demographics, sampling method
used, & how participants were
allocated to conditions
- Resources used=
materials ~pic
~questionnaire ~word
list. =apparatus
~diagrams or pics of
them
- Design of investigation=
research method/ research
design/ control of variables &
order effects/ how word-lists
or questionnaires were
chosen /how ethical issues
were dealt with
- =description of the sample,
the procedure & materials
(e.g. questionnaire)
- RESULTS
- =descriptive statistics ~graphs ~mean,
range/standard deviation & inferential
statistics (chi square).
- =descriptive statistics ~graphs ~mean,
range/standard deviation & inferential
statistics (chi square).
- DISCUSSION
- =concludes upon
findings in relation to
the hypotheses, as well
as the existing theories
& studies.
- ~Also provides evaluation, with
suggestions for future research
or real world application
- ~Also provides evaluation, with
suggestions for future research
or real world application
- =concludes upon
findings in relation to
the hypotheses, as well
as the existing theories
& studies.
- REFERENCES
- list of all the books, articles &
websites that have been used for
info during the study = see where
info on research & theories came
from. ~alphabetical order.
- list of all the books, articles &
websites that have been used for
info during the study = see where
info on research & theories came
from. ~alphabetical order.
- APPENDICES
- e.g. blank copy
of questionnaire,
consent form,
raw data etc
- e.g. blank copy
of questionnaire,
consent form,
raw data etc
- Sampling
- Random =everyone in the
target population has an
equal change of being
selected ~fair ~representative
- Systematic =taking every
nth name from a sampling
frame ~isn't truly random
or representative
- Opportunity =whoever
is available at the time
~easy &cheap ~not
representative
- Volunteer/ self-selecting
=participants volunteer
~save time ~large sample
~not representative
- Stratified =important
subgroups in a population
identified, proportionate
number randomly allocated
~take time &money ~fairly
representative
- Random =everyone in the
target population has an
equal change of being
selected ~fair ~representative
- research
methods
- QUESTIONNAIRE
+practical
-biased samples
-bad Q's -social
desirability bias
-ethics
- CORRELATION +casual
relationships(can be ruled
out) +ethics -casual
relationships/ causation
- LAB experiments +control
+replication +causation
-ecological validity -demand
characteristics -ethics
- FIELD experiments
+causation +ecological
validity +demand
characteristics -less
control -ethics
- NATURAL
experiment +ethics
-participant
allocation -rare
events -ethics
- QUESTIONNAIRE
+practical
-biased samples
-bad Q's -social
desirability bias
-ethics
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