L7 - Reporting Psychological Investigations

Question 1

General points about reports

Answer 1

1) Third person

2) Clear so exact replication can occur

Question 2

What are the 7 main stages of writing a report?

Answer 2

1) Title
2) Abstract
3) Introduction leading to Aims and Hypothesis
4) Method
5) Results Section
6) Discussion Section
7) Reference Section

Question 3

What should you include in the methods section

Answer 3

• Experimental design, research method, ethical issues, IV/DV with justification
• Sample: details and sampling method
• Apparatus
• Procedure

Question 4

What should you include in the results section?

Answer 4

• Descriptive Stats
• Inferential Stats
• Type of data and any themes/categories
• If experimental/null hypothesis

Question 5

What should you include in the Discussion section?

Answer 5

• Summary of results
• Relationship to background research
• Limitations
• Implications and suggestions

Question 6

How do you reference?

Answer 6

Author name
Date of publication
Title of publication
Journal title 
Volume
Page numbers