Research Methods in Psychology
PSY 3213
APA style Research Report Assignment
Content: One of the main objectives of this course is to learn how to write an empirical report on the results of the personality and anxiety study conducted in class, and the number of factors in life affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
Students will be provided with three to four hypotheses (to be announced on the Lab) and the corresponding results to report on their paper. All hypotheses must be included.
Length: 1. Title page- 1 page
2. Abstract- 1 page
3. Introduction- 1 ½ – 2 pages.
4. Method- 1 page
5. Results- 1 page
6. Discussion- 1 ½ – 2 pages.
7. References- 1 page
8. One tables and one Figure appropriate for presenting your results- 1 page each, total of 2 pages. You may include more than one of each, but they will not count towards the minimum page requirement.
Total length: 10-12 pages- Length of subsections might vary.
Format Details: Meticulous APA style.
1. Title page
2. Abstract
Extract information from each section of your paper and present the information in the same order that your paper presents the information.
Introduction: Problem under investigation, purpose of study, hypotheses
Method: Participants, experimental design (predictor, outcome), basic information, BFI and anxiety questionnaire.
Results: State results, describe direction of effect.
Discussion: Theoretical implications of your results (what does it mean). Relate findings to the studies reviewed in the introduction section. Conclusions.
3. Introduction
Introduce the topic and define your terms (what is state anxiety, trait anxiety, the big five factors model, etc.), all with proper references.
Provide a coherent summary of the literature and critical conclusions at the end of each section.
There are 3 hypotheses. For each hypothesis, present background information. Relevant peer reviewed articles with citations.
In the last paragraph of your Introduction, describe the purpose, the outline of your study (including anxiety questionnaire and BFI with citation provided in Lab), the variables, and state the hypotheses.
4. Method
Participants:
Report the number of participants, age (range and mean), gender distribution of the sample, etc., as instructed in the corresponding lab. Include APA ethical guidelines citation also as instructed in the Lab.
Materials:
Describe questionnaires (including citation)
Basic information Questionnaire (no citation needed)
Anxiety Inventory (STAI; include reliability and validity information from electronic source in Canvas)
Describe the Big Five Inventory (BFI) and its scoring procedure
Give a brief description of the tasks and items
Number of items (see references in Canvas and reference accordingly)
Type of score, how was it calculated, etc.
4-point scale, etc.
Define scoring of the tests and the meaning of the scores, specify state anxiety and BFI and define what the scores mean.
Report the design of the study spelling out the predictors (IVs) and outcome (DVs) variables (along with operational definitions).
Procedure:
Describe each step in chronological order.
Describe the instructions given to participants.
Describe the task from the point of view of the participants.
Participants were presented with…
Participants rated….
Participants completed….
Participants reported…
Participants estimated…
Time participants took to answer the survey.
5. Results:
Report descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations for all predictor and outcome variables).
Report inferential statistics for each hypothesis.
Refer to Table AND Figure (if you decide to use more than one, which is optional, you must refer to each in the corresponding section). Only ONE table and ONE figure count towards the total page count and are part of the minimum requirements.
6. Discussion:
Start your Discussion with an assessment of the results in relation to your hypotheses.
Rephrase your hypotheses and state whether your results support or fail to support the hypotheses.
Relate your findings to previous literature and hypotheses (cite previous studies)
Did we find the same results as previous studies?
Limitations
Future Studies
Conclusions (Critical thinking!)
7. References: Everything cited throughout the paper must be listed in the References section. Everything in the References section must be cited in the paper.
You must cite at least EIGHT sources. THREE provided in Canvas plus (minimum) an additional TWO you must provide after approval. In addition, you must cite the author of the State and Trait Anxiety Questionnaire, and properly cite the online source provided in Canvas (see Questionnaire Information in the Research Paper Resources Module). In addition, you must cite the ethical guidelines of the APA as instructed in the Lab.
8. Tables and Figures as appropriate for presenting your results.
IMPORTANT: The tables and figures provided in the results lab PowerPoints are not in APA format.
Copying and pasting them into your paper will result in losing points.
Other issues: You cannot make use of quotations in this assignment, only properly referenced paraphrasing.
Plagiarism: Any instance of plagiarism will be reported and will result in a failing grade.
Submission: Turnitin through Canvas. No emailed submissions will be accepted!
Due date: August 1, 2020 no later than 11:59 PM.
If you decide to start your submission at 11:58 PM and you are unable to submit, it is your responsibility for failing to submit on time. No late submissions will be accepted.
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