Psychological reports Flashcards
What is a psychological report?
Is a report as part of a psychological research that contains the information needed to be published. They are used to ensure reliability and provide evidence for research findings.
What is the different parts of the report?
Abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, references, appendices
What is the abstract?
The abstract summarises the aim of the research, participants used, tests conducted, and hypothesis accepted, and is the last part written of the report, making it useful for readers to understand the purpose of the research before reading it.
What is the introduction?
It should provide a logical context for the aim and hypothesis of the experiment, and should include a general theory, relevant existing studies, an outline of the aims and hypothesis and the alternative and null hypotheses.
What is the method?
It included the four key sections of the exam: the design, apparatus/material, participants and procedure, which require the use of research methods such as experimental design, sampling method and logical, coherent procedure. It also should contain the type of design, sample size, location, age range, gender, specific equipment and apparatus, procedure must outline each step and ethical considerations must be included. The exact location of the study and timings are also important
What is the results?
Must included a summarised account of the data using statistics and graphs. The results section is there to highlight the key findings of the study after analysis but not to explain why
What is the discussion?
Should include an explanation of the results and link back to studies to highlight similarities, differences and discuss possible weaknesses. It generally features an overall conclusion to the study, identifying which hypothesis was accepted and backed up by the statistical analysis provided in the results section
What is the references?
Must included the acknowledgments of other research and psychologist’s used in your own research.
When referencing a book, what order do you put it in?
Author surname followed by initials, year of publish, title of book, location of publish, publisher, page numbers used.
When referencing a psychological journal, what order do you put it in?
Head psychologist (surname and first initials), other psychologists involved, year the study was conducted, title of research, name of journal, journal volume number, first and last page numbers
What is the appendices?
Section where all other important documents, details and mathematical calculations are presented
Example of things that would be included in the appendices?
Consent forms, standardised instructions sheets, statistical analysis and calculations, raw data, materials, ethical considerations
Why are peer reviews important?
Peer reviews are important to ensure validity and success of experiments, but can be biased by the individual, topic or institution so it is important that the research is analysed by experts without knowing the researcher’s gender or institution
What is a peer review?
Getting your work reviewed by someone who is in the similar career to you
