Psychological Reports 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? PsychologyA2/A-levelAQA Created by: ChloeCreated on: 17-01-13 17:41 Abstract Concise summary of the report Tells the reader about the aims, method and findings without them having to read the whole report Brief descriptions Interpretations of findings Significant flaws 1 of 7 Introduction General overview of the area being studied Discussion of existing theories Discussion of studies closely related to the research 2 of 7 Aims and hypothesis A sentence stating the purpose of the study What's going to be tested Independent and dependent variables 3 of 7 Method Should be enough detail to replicate The design Research method Research design How variables were controlled (e.g. standardisation) How questions etc were chosen How ethical issues were dealth with 4 of 7 Procedure Standardised instructions to pps How the study was carried out How pps were debriefed How data was recorded Use of pps: number, demographics, sampling method, allocation Resources: materials (e.g. questionnaires, word lists etc) 5 of 7 Results Statistics Explanations of why certain tests were chosen Results of the test (observed value, critical value, level of sig.) 6 of 7 Discussion Explanation of the findings Relating findings to hypothesisand aim Rejecting or accepting null Implications of the study Limitations or necessary modifications Relationship to background research Suggestions for further research 7 of 7
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