chap 11 key takeaways Flashcards
APA style 3 levels:
- organization of a research article
- high level style that includes writing in a formal and straightforward way
- the low level style that consists of many specific rules of grammar, spelling, formatting of references
the introduction consists of:
an opening that presents the research question, a literature review that describes previous research on the topic, and a closing that restates the questions and comments on the method
The literature review constitutes an
argument for why the current study is worth doing
The method section describes the method in enough detail that
another researcher could replicate the study
the method consists of
a participants subsection and a design and procedure subsection
each primary result is presented in terms of:
statistical results but also explained in words
the discussion:
summarizes the study, discusses theoretical and practical implications of the study and Ofers suggestions for further research