reporting psychological investigations Flashcards
what is the purpose of the abstract
the reader can get a rough idea about the research without having to read the entire text
what is the structure of an abstract
200-250 words that gives a general idea about what happened in the intro, methodology, results and discussion
what is the purpose of the introduction
is to offer reasoning and rationale behind why this research is conducted and to show scientific foundation for research
what is the structure of the introduction
a long section, around a couple thousand words
it starts with a broad idea and narrows down to more specific ideas about research
what is the purpose of methodology
it ensures replicability in research, reporting every single detail in the research
what is the structure of the methodology
its divided into sections
design
participants
materials and apparatus
procedure
ethics
what is the purpose of results
it shows a detailed breakdown of findings (no conclusion tho)
what is the structure of results
two parts:
descriptive statistics
-measure of centeral tendency and dispersion to show what the differences are
inferential statistics
-appropriate significance tests to show if the findings are significant
what is the purpose of the discussion
it is to interpret the findings in terms of what they mean and how the research could be used in the real world
what is the structure of the discussion
normally
-summary of your results
-relationship of findings
-criticisms of own methodology and implications
implication of research in the wider field
suggestions for future research
what is the purpose of references
allows researchers to check accuracy of previous research and if done wrong it is plagiarism
what is the structure of references
book: Authors first letter of their name then surname. date, title of book (italics). place of publication: publisher.
journal: surnames. initial of first names (date of publication). Titles. Journal title (italics), volume number (italics), page numbers.
