Reporting psychological investigations Flashcards
1
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What is an abstract?
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- first section of a journal article
- short summary (150-200 words) of your study
- covers the aims, hypothesis, method, results and conclusions
2
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What is an introduction?
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- provides background information on theories and studies relevant to the investigation
- explains how the current aims and hypothesis were derived
3
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What is a method?
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- a detailed descriptions of what the researcher did, providing enough info so that the study can be replicated
- Design (IG, RM etc & why?)
- sample (method & target population)
- apparatus/materials (details of any assessment instruments used or other relevant materials)
- procedure (briefing, standardised instructions, debriefing)
- ethics (explanation of how these were addressed)
4
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What is the results?
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- description of what the researcher found e.g. descriptive and inferential statistics
5
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What is the discussion?
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- a consideration of what the results of a research study tell us in terms of psychological theory (summary of results in verbal form)
- discussed in context of evidence provided in introduction
- researchers discuss limitations of research > how it could be addressed
- wider implications of research
6
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What is the referencing section?
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- list of sources that are referred to or quoted in the article and their full details,
- shows up in the abstract, methods & results sections only
7
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What are the reasons for referencing?
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- give credit to researchers mentioned
- readers can track down the sources of information
- avoids plagiarism
8
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What format do journal references follow?
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- author(s), (date), article title, journal name (italics), volume (issue), page numbers
- 7 things
9
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What format do book references follow?
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- author(s), (date), title of book (italics), place of publication, publisher
- 5 things
10
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What format do Websites follow?
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- source, (date) , title, weblink, [date accessed]
- 5 things
