reporting psychological investigations

Question 1

sections of a scientific report

Answer 1

-abstract
-introduction
-method
-results
-discussion
-referencing

Question 2

abstract

Answer 2

-the first section in a journal article is a short summary/abstract that includes the aims,hypotheses,methods/procedure,results and conclusions.
-when researching a particular topic, psychologists will often read lots of abstracts in order to identify investigations that are worthy of further examination

Question 3

introduction

Answer 3

the introduction is a review of the general area of investigation that details any relevant theories,concepts and studies that are related to the current study.

Question 4

method

Answer 4

the method should include sufficient detail so that other researchers are able to replicate the study if they wish

the method is split into sub-sections
-design-e.g independent groups design,naturalistic observation+justification for the choice
-sample-information related to the people involved in the study
-apparatus/materials-detail of any assessment instruments that were used
-procedure-a recipe style list of everything that happened in the investigation from beginning to end
-ethics-an explanation of how these were addressed within the study

Question 5

results

Answer 5

the results section should be a summary of the key findings from the investigation
e.g:tables,graphs,statistical test,critical values,

Question 6

discussion

Answer 6

in the discussion section,the researcher will summaries the findings in a verbal than statistical form,
-research shouls include limitations of the investigation and how they may be addressed in the future
researchers should also consider the wider implications of their findings
e.g real-world application

Question 7

referencing

Answer 7

full details of any source material that the researcher drew up on in the report
e.g:authors name,date,title of book,place of publication,publisher,page number