Reporting psychological investigations

Question 1

What are the 7 sections which make up a scientific report?

Answer 1

Abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, referencing

Question 2

What is an abstract?

Answer 2

A short summery of all the major elements of the study (aim, hypotheses, methods, results, and conclusion)

Question 3

What is an introduction?

Answer 3

A literature review of the general area of the investigation- looks at past research on a similar topic. includes the aim and hypothesis

Question 4

What is the method?

Answer 4

A description of what the researcher did, including design, sample, apparatus/ materials, procedure and ethics

Question 5

what are the results?

Answer 5

A summery of the key findings of the investigation, including descriptive and inferential statistics

Question 6

What is the discussion?

Answer 6

Discussing the results the context of the evidence presented in the introduction. Includes awareness of limitations of study and the wider implications of the research

Question 7

What are the references?

Answer 7

A list of sources that are referred to or quoted in the articles e.g journal articles, books or websites, and their full details

Question 8

What format does the reference of a book have?

Answer 8

author/s, date, title of book (in italics), location of publication, publisher

Question 9

What is the acronym for the reference in a book?

Answer 9

All dogs take long pee’s

Question 10

What format does the reference of a journal article have?

Answer 10

Author/s, date, title article, journal title (in italics), volume (issue number)(italics), page number

Question 11

what is the acronym for the format of the reference of a journal article?

Answer 11

Australians don’t take jokes very politely

Question 12

What is the criteria for a consent form?

Answer 12

-the purpose of the study
-an outline of what happens during the study and what happens to participants results
-the length of the time needed to complete the study
-informing the participants they have the right to withdraw
-informing participants they available to medical supervision and protection (psychological and physiological)
Tick boxes:
-they understood and read the content form
-they have asked any questions they wished too
-they understand they have the right to withdraw
-they consent to participate