9.1.14 - Conventions of published psychological research

Question 1

Define ‘abstract’.

Answer 1

A summary (usually 150 words or fewer) that provides the reader a framework for what is to come

Should summarize each of the paper’s sections in a sentence or two

Question 2

Define ‘aim’.

Answer 2

A straightforward expression of what the researcher is trying to find out from conducting an investigation

Question 3

Define ‘method’. (2 points)

Answer 3

The section that explains how the study was conducted (or how it will be conducted)

Details the study’s participants, the materials used in the study, and the procedure the participants followed (or will follow) in the study

Question 4

Define ‘results’.

Answer 4

The section where you provide what the study found through data

Question 5

Define ‘discussion’.

Answer 5

The section where you synthesise the results and offer your conclusions

Question 6

What is the process of peer review?

Answer 6

The evaluation of scientific work, typically research papers, by other experts in the same field before they are published in academic journals or presented at conferences