lesson 7 - Reporting psychological investigations

Question 1

general points about writing a psychological report

Answer 1

1. write in third person
2. report should be clear so that exact replication would be possible

Question 2

stages in writing a psychological report

Answer 2

1. title
2. abstract
3. hypothesis
4. method section
5. results section
6. discussion section
7. reference section

Question 3

title

Answer 3

should provide a clear focus of the study and involve key variables. not too vague , not too specific

Question 4

abstract

Answer 4

150-200 words long
usually written once the rest of the report is written
- readers can gain overview
possible content :
- background literature
- aims
- experimental hypothesis (1/2 tailed)
- experimental design
- sample used

Question 5

hypothesis

Answer 5

should include previous research and a clear rationale of why you want to study this topic
- state an aim

Question 6

method section - 4 parts

Answer 6

1. design - experimental design + research method with justification
2. sample
   3.apparatus
   4.procedure

Question 7

results section

Answer 7

descriptive statistics - tables and charts
inferential stats - and why
qualitative data labelled and categorised

Question 8

discussion section

Answer 8

a) summary of results
b) rs to bground research
c) limitations of methodology
d) implications and suggestions

Question 9

reference section

Answer 9

author name , date of publication , title of article , journal title , volume , page numbers