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DESIGNING AN
EXPERIMENT
You will have to design carry out and write up a report on one of the
selected studies
Social Psychology ndash Relationships
theories of formation
bull One explanation as to how relationships form is physical attraction The matching hypothesis suggests we actually seek a partner whose physical attractiveness matches our own physical attractiveness This is likely because even though we find physically attractive people most attractive we go for a compromise When selecting a potential partner in order to avoid rejection
bull Murstein (1972) tested the lsquoMatching Hypothesisrsquo asked couples who were engaged or going steady to rate their own and their partners attractiveness on a 5 point scale Independent judges also rated the PP attractiveness The similarity ratings for couples were compared with ratings made of randomly paired couples Murstein found real couples significantly more similar than the randomly paired couples
Social Psychology- Social
cognition Attribution
bull The self-serving bias suggests that no one wants to admit to being incompetent and are likely to blame failures on something external to ourselves This protects our self-esteem However we are happy to take credit for our success
bull Positively valued outcomes are more attributed to the person and known as lsquoInternal attributionsrsquo ie I did well in my exam because I worked really hard
bull Negatively valued outcomes are attributed to situational factors known as lsquoexternal attributionsrsquo ie I did not do well in my exams because I didnrsquot have a very good teacher
bull Lau and Russell (1980) carried out a Quasi-experiment (no direct participation of individuals and based on naturally occurring events so no control over the IV)
bull They studied sports pages to examine whether or not managers or players explained their success (winning the game) to internal attributions and their failures (losing the game) to external attributions
bull They predicted that there would be greater tendency to attribute success internally and failure externally The results supported that there were more internal attribution made to winning games
EATING BEHAVIOUR- the effects of mood and eating preferences
bull Food is a trigger of mood We are conditioned to eat foods that make us feel good when we are low Many people do eat in response to negative moods and stress
bull Macht and Mueller (2007) wanted to know if eating chocolate would immediately improve mood
bull They recruited 48 volunteers all whom said they like chocolate
bull Volunteers had to report their mood They watched one of three film clips ndash sad happy neutral
bull After viewing the clips volunteers reported their moods had changed
bull Each was split into the water or chocolate group They had to report their moods
bull It was found that if the film clip was sad then eating chocolate improved mood For the happy film there was no improvement and for the neutral movie there was no significant effect
bull Overall emotional eaters get a big boost from eating chocolate
Designing your investigation
bull Groups no bigger than 3
bull 1 What are the aims of your experiment ndash what do you intend to do
bull 2 What is the alternative hypothesis ( what are you predicting Is it directional or non-directional )
bull 3 what is the accompanying null hypothesis ( this is a statement of no differences)
bull 4 Does your investigation have variables ie IV and DV ndash state what they are
bull 5 Which method are you using (ie Lab field correlation etc)
bull 6 Which design have you opted for (independent repeated or matched pairs)
bull 7 Who are your participants How old how many which year group how have you sampled them ie Opportunity volunteer and how allocated ie Random etc
bull 8 which materials apparatus will you need to carry out the study
bull 9 What are you controlling How do you make sure your study is valid
bull 10 you must write down any ethical issues and how they are being met
bull 11 what are the procedures involved Step by step guide as to what you will be doing and what your pp will be doing Are there any special instructions
WRITING UP YOUR INVESTIGATION
bull ALL PSYCHOLOGY REPORTS ARE SET OUT IN THE FOLLOWING WAY THEY SHOULD ALL HAVE HEADINGS
bull 1 TITLE PAGE ndash You must have a cover page with the title of your project ie An investigation in to
bull 2 ABSTRACT ndash this is a synopsis of the key study what was done and what was found
bull 3 INTRODUCTION- this covers general theory behind your chosen topic and should include relevant studies as well as your key study
bull 4 AIMSHYPOTHESES STATEMENT ndash state the basic aims and state the directional or non-directional hypothesis and the null
bull 5 METHOD ndash this should be split into the following sub-headings ndash Design method group design participants materials procedure
bull 6 RESULTS ndash should be graphs and a statistical test (teacher guidance)bull 7 Discussion ndash should include a summary of findings the strengths and
limitations of the investigation how would it be done differently next time
bull 8 REFERENCES ndash any studies named should be referenced in the back of your project
TITLE PAGE
bull An investigation in to
bull Name date
ABSTRACTbull AREA INVESTIGATED
bull KEY STUDY
bull AIMSHYPOTHESIS
bull METHOD
bull DESIGN
bull SAMPLE
bull PROCEDURE
bull FINDINGS
bull CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
bull NO MORE THAN TWO SIDES OF A4
bull WORD PROCESSEDbull THE AIM OF THIS SECTION IS TO PROVIDE RATIONALE FOR RESEARCH BEING UNDERTAKEN
bull SHOULD CONTAIN RELEVANT RESEARCH AND BACKGROUND
bull OUTLINE AREA BEING INVESTIGATED IE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
bull INCLUDE PREVIOUS RESEARCH TAKEN PLACE ON THE TOPIC IN QUESTION
bull WRITE IN THIRD PERSON
bull REFERENCE STUDIES AND BOOKS USED
bull MOVE CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE PART OF YOUR SPECIFIC AREA OF STUDY
bull USE YOUR OWN WORDING
bull EXPLAIN HOW IDEAS DEVELOPED FROM PREVIOUS STUDY
bull WHAT AIMS ARE AND HYPOTHESES
bull SHOULD HAVE A LOGICAL FLOW
AIMS AND HYPOTHESES
bull AIM
bull DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
bull NULL HYPOTHESIS
bull IV
bull DV
METHODbull DESIGNState method used and why Outline and justify design used Key variables report IV and
DV Confounding variables and how they were controlled Ethical issues ndash what they are how they affect your study and how overcome
bull PARTICIPANTSNumber used age range gender state sampling method how allocated to groups or
conditions
bull MATERIALSReport if materials in written form include any evidence in appendix
bull PROCDEUREReport exactly how the investigation was carried out Key issue is REPLICABILITY Say exactly
what the pp had to do Present standardised instructions in the appendix
WRITTEN IN PAST TENSE
ENSURE COMPLETE REPLICATION
RESULTSbull Descriptive statistics
bull
bull
bull
bull
bull Inferential statisticsbull Test used to analyse data
bull Reasons for the test 1 test of difference or correlation 2 Type of data collected
3 independent or repeated group design
bull Statistical calculations
bull Accept or reject the null hypothesis
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
Social Psychology ndash Relationships
theories of formation
bull One explanation as to how relationships form is physical attraction The matching hypothesis suggests we actually seek a partner whose physical attractiveness matches our own physical attractiveness This is likely because even though we find physically attractive people most attractive we go for a compromise When selecting a potential partner in order to avoid rejection
bull Murstein (1972) tested the lsquoMatching Hypothesisrsquo asked couples who were engaged or going steady to rate their own and their partners attractiveness on a 5 point scale Independent judges also rated the PP attractiveness The similarity ratings for couples were compared with ratings made of randomly paired couples Murstein found real couples significantly more similar than the randomly paired couples
Social Psychology- Social
cognition Attribution
bull The self-serving bias suggests that no one wants to admit to being incompetent and are likely to blame failures on something external to ourselves This protects our self-esteem However we are happy to take credit for our success
bull Positively valued outcomes are more attributed to the person and known as lsquoInternal attributionsrsquo ie I did well in my exam because I worked really hard
bull Negatively valued outcomes are attributed to situational factors known as lsquoexternal attributionsrsquo ie I did not do well in my exams because I didnrsquot have a very good teacher
bull Lau and Russell (1980) carried out a Quasi-experiment (no direct participation of individuals and based on naturally occurring events so no control over the IV)
bull They studied sports pages to examine whether or not managers or players explained their success (winning the game) to internal attributions and their failures (losing the game) to external attributions
bull They predicted that there would be greater tendency to attribute success internally and failure externally The results supported that there were more internal attribution made to winning games
EATING BEHAVIOUR- the effects of mood and eating preferences
bull Food is a trigger of mood We are conditioned to eat foods that make us feel good when we are low Many people do eat in response to negative moods and stress
bull Macht and Mueller (2007) wanted to know if eating chocolate would immediately improve mood
bull They recruited 48 volunteers all whom said they like chocolate
bull Volunteers had to report their mood They watched one of three film clips ndash sad happy neutral
bull After viewing the clips volunteers reported their moods had changed
bull Each was split into the water or chocolate group They had to report their moods
bull It was found that if the film clip was sad then eating chocolate improved mood For the happy film there was no improvement and for the neutral movie there was no significant effect
bull Overall emotional eaters get a big boost from eating chocolate
Designing your investigation
bull Groups no bigger than 3
bull 1 What are the aims of your experiment ndash what do you intend to do
bull 2 What is the alternative hypothesis ( what are you predicting Is it directional or non-directional )
bull 3 what is the accompanying null hypothesis ( this is a statement of no differences)
bull 4 Does your investigation have variables ie IV and DV ndash state what they are
bull 5 Which method are you using (ie Lab field correlation etc)
bull 6 Which design have you opted for (independent repeated or matched pairs)
bull 7 Who are your participants How old how many which year group how have you sampled them ie Opportunity volunteer and how allocated ie Random etc
bull 8 which materials apparatus will you need to carry out the study
bull 9 What are you controlling How do you make sure your study is valid
bull 10 you must write down any ethical issues and how they are being met
bull 11 what are the procedures involved Step by step guide as to what you will be doing and what your pp will be doing Are there any special instructions
WRITING UP YOUR INVESTIGATION
bull ALL PSYCHOLOGY REPORTS ARE SET OUT IN THE FOLLOWING WAY THEY SHOULD ALL HAVE HEADINGS
bull 1 TITLE PAGE ndash You must have a cover page with the title of your project ie An investigation in to
bull 2 ABSTRACT ndash this is a synopsis of the key study what was done and what was found
bull 3 INTRODUCTION- this covers general theory behind your chosen topic and should include relevant studies as well as your key study
bull 4 AIMSHYPOTHESES STATEMENT ndash state the basic aims and state the directional or non-directional hypothesis and the null
bull 5 METHOD ndash this should be split into the following sub-headings ndash Design method group design participants materials procedure
bull 6 RESULTS ndash should be graphs and a statistical test (teacher guidance)bull 7 Discussion ndash should include a summary of findings the strengths and
limitations of the investigation how would it be done differently next time
bull 8 REFERENCES ndash any studies named should be referenced in the back of your project
TITLE PAGE
bull An investigation in to
bull Name date
ABSTRACTbull AREA INVESTIGATED
bull KEY STUDY
bull AIMSHYPOTHESIS
bull METHOD
bull DESIGN
bull SAMPLE
bull PROCEDURE
bull FINDINGS
bull CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
bull NO MORE THAN TWO SIDES OF A4
bull WORD PROCESSEDbull THE AIM OF THIS SECTION IS TO PROVIDE RATIONALE FOR RESEARCH BEING UNDERTAKEN
bull SHOULD CONTAIN RELEVANT RESEARCH AND BACKGROUND
bull OUTLINE AREA BEING INVESTIGATED IE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
bull INCLUDE PREVIOUS RESEARCH TAKEN PLACE ON THE TOPIC IN QUESTION
bull WRITE IN THIRD PERSON
bull REFERENCE STUDIES AND BOOKS USED
bull MOVE CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE PART OF YOUR SPECIFIC AREA OF STUDY
bull USE YOUR OWN WORDING
bull EXPLAIN HOW IDEAS DEVELOPED FROM PREVIOUS STUDY
bull WHAT AIMS ARE AND HYPOTHESES
bull SHOULD HAVE A LOGICAL FLOW
AIMS AND HYPOTHESES
bull AIM
bull DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
bull NULL HYPOTHESIS
bull IV
bull DV
METHODbull DESIGNState method used and why Outline and justify design used Key variables report IV and
DV Confounding variables and how they were controlled Ethical issues ndash what they are how they affect your study and how overcome
bull PARTICIPANTSNumber used age range gender state sampling method how allocated to groups or
conditions
bull MATERIALSReport if materials in written form include any evidence in appendix
bull PROCDEUREReport exactly how the investigation was carried out Key issue is REPLICABILITY Say exactly
what the pp had to do Present standardised instructions in the appendix
WRITTEN IN PAST TENSE
ENSURE COMPLETE REPLICATION
RESULTSbull Descriptive statistics
bull
bull
bull
bull
bull Inferential statisticsbull Test used to analyse data
bull Reasons for the test 1 test of difference or correlation 2 Type of data collected
3 independent or repeated group design
bull Statistical calculations
bull Accept or reject the null hypothesis
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
Social Psychology- Social
cognition Attribution
bull The self-serving bias suggests that no one wants to admit to being incompetent and are likely to blame failures on something external to ourselves This protects our self-esteem However we are happy to take credit for our success
bull Positively valued outcomes are more attributed to the person and known as lsquoInternal attributionsrsquo ie I did well in my exam because I worked really hard
bull Negatively valued outcomes are attributed to situational factors known as lsquoexternal attributionsrsquo ie I did not do well in my exams because I didnrsquot have a very good teacher
bull Lau and Russell (1980) carried out a Quasi-experiment (no direct participation of individuals and based on naturally occurring events so no control over the IV)
bull They studied sports pages to examine whether or not managers or players explained their success (winning the game) to internal attributions and their failures (losing the game) to external attributions
bull They predicted that there would be greater tendency to attribute success internally and failure externally The results supported that there were more internal attribution made to winning games
EATING BEHAVIOUR- the effects of mood and eating preferences
bull Food is a trigger of mood We are conditioned to eat foods that make us feel good when we are low Many people do eat in response to negative moods and stress
bull Macht and Mueller (2007) wanted to know if eating chocolate would immediately improve mood
bull They recruited 48 volunteers all whom said they like chocolate
bull Volunteers had to report their mood They watched one of three film clips ndash sad happy neutral
bull After viewing the clips volunteers reported their moods had changed
bull Each was split into the water or chocolate group They had to report their moods
bull It was found that if the film clip was sad then eating chocolate improved mood For the happy film there was no improvement and for the neutral movie there was no significant effect
bull Overall emotional eaters get a big boost from eating chocolate
Designing your investigation
bull Groups no bigger than 3
bull 1 What are the aims of your experiment ndash what do you intend to do
bull 2 What is the alternative hypothesis ( what are you predicting Is it directional or non-directional )
bull 3 what is the accompanying null hypothesis ( this is a statement of no differences)
bull 4 Does your investigation have variables ie IV and DV ndash state what they are
bull 5 Which method are you using (ie Lab field correlation etc)
bull 6 Which design have you opted for (independent repeated or matched pairs)
bull 7 Who are your participants How old how many which year group how have you sampled them ie Opportunity volunteer and how allocated ie Random etc
bull 8 which materials apparatus will you need to carry out the study
bull 9 What are you controlling How do you make sure your study is valid
bull 10 you must write down any ethical issues and how they are being met
bull 11 what are the procedures involved Step by step guide as to what you will be doing and what your pp will be doing Are there any special instructions
WRITING UP YOUR INVESTIGATION
bull ALL PSYCHOLOGY REPORTS ARE SET OUT IN THE FOLLOWING WAY THEY SHOULD ALL HAVE HEADINGS
bull 1 TITLE PAGE ndash You must have a cover page with the title of your project ie An investigation in to
bull 2 ABSTRACT ndash this is a synopsis of the key study what was done and what was found
bull 3 INTRODUCTION- this covers general theory behind your chosen topic and should include relevant studies as well as your key study
bull 4 AIMSHYPOTHESES STATEMENT ndash state the basic aims and state the directional or non-directional hypothesis and the null
bull 5 METHOD ndash this should be split into the following sub-headings ndash Design method group design participants materials procedure
bull 6 RESULTS ndash should be graphs and a statistical test (teacher guidance)bull 7 Discussion ndash should include a summary of findings the strengths and
limitations of the investigation how would it be done differently next time
bull 8 REFERENCES ndash any studies named should be referenced in the back of your project
TITLE PAGE
bull An investigation in to
bull Name date
ABSTRACTbull AREA INVESTIGATED
bull KEY STUDY
bull AIMSHYPOTHESIS
bull METHOD
bull DESIGN
bull SAMPLE
bull PROCEDURE
bull FINDINGS
bull CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
bull NO MORE THAN TWO SIDES OF A4
bull WORD PROCESSEDbull THE AIM OF THIS SECTION IS TO PROVIDE RATIONALE FOR RESEARCH BEING UNDERTAKEN
bull SHOULD CONTAIN RELEVANT RESEARCH AND BACKGROUND
bull OUTLINE AREA BEING INVESTIGATED IE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
bull INCLUDE PREVIOUS RESEARCH TAKEN PLACE ON THE TOPIC IN QUESTION
bull WRITE IN THIRD PERSON
bull REFERENCE STUDIES AND BOOKS USED
bull MOVE CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE PART OF YOUR SPECIFIC AREA OF STUDY
bull USE YOUR OWN WORDING
bull EXPLAIN HOW IDEAS DEVELOPED FROM PREVIOUS STUDY
bull WHAT AIMS ARE AND HYPOTHESES
bull SHOULD HAVE A LOGICAL FLOW
AIMS AND HYPOTHESES
bull AIM
bull DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
bull NULL HYPOTHESIS
bull IV
bull DV
METHODbull DESIGNState method used and why Outline and justify design used Key variables report IV and
DV Confounding variables and how they were controlled Ethical issues ndash what they are how they affect your study and how overcome
bull PARTICIPANTSNumber used age range gender state sampling method how allocated to groups or
conditions
bull MATERIALSReport if materials in written form include any evidence in appendix
bull PROCDEUREReport exactly how the investigation was carried out Key issue is REPLICABILITY Say exactly
what the pp had to do Present standardised instructions in the appendix
WRITTEN IN PAST TENSE
ENSURE COMPLETE REPLICATION
RESULTSbull Descriptive statistics
bull
bull
bull
bull
bull Inferential statisticsbull Test used to analyse data
bull Reasons for the test 1 test of difference or correlation 2 Type of data collected
3 independent or repeated group design
bull Statistical calculations
bull Accept or reject the null hypothesis
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
EATING BEHAVIOUR- the effects of mood and eating preferences
bull Food is a trigger of mood We are conditioned to eat foods that make us feel good when we are low Many people do eat in response to negative moods and stress
bull Macht and Mueller (2007) wanted to know if eating chocolate would immediately improve mood
bull They recruited 48 volunteers all whom said they like chocolate
bull Volunteers had to report their mood They watched one of three film clips ndash sad happy neutral
bull After viewing the clips volunteers reported their moods had changed
bull Each was split into the water or chocolate group They had to report their moods
bull It was found that if the film clip was sad then eating chocolate improved mood For the happy film there was no improvement and for the neutral movie there was no significant effect
bull Overall emotional eaters get a big boost from eating chocolate
Designing your investigation
bull Groups no bigger than 3
bull 1 What are the aims of your experiment ndash what do you intend to do
bull 2 What is the alternative hypothesis ( what are you predicting Is it directional or non-directional )
bull 3 what is the accompanying null hypothesis ( this is a statement of no differences)
bull 4 Does your investigation have variables ie IV and DV ndash state what they are
bull 5 Which method are you using (ie Lab field correlation etc)
bull 6 Which design have you opted for (independent repeated or matched pairs)
bull 7 Who are your participants How old how many which year group how have you sampled them ie Opportunity volunteer and how allocated ie Random etc
bull 8 which materials apparatus will you need to carry out the study
bull 9 What are you controlling How do you make sure your study is valid
bull 10 you must write down any ethical issues and how they are being met
bull 11 what are the procedures involved Step by step guide as to what you will be doing and what your pp will be doing Are there any special instructions
WRITING UP YOUR INVESTIGATION
bull ALL PSYCHOLOGY REPORTS ARE SET OUT IN THE FOLLOWING WAY THEY SHOULD ALL HAVE HEADINGS
bull 1 TITLE PAGE ndash You must have a cover page with the title of your project ie An investigation in to
bull 2 ABSTRACT ndash this is a synopsis of the key study what was done and what was found
bull 3 INTRODUCTION- this covers general theory behind your chosen topic and should include relevant studies as well as your key study
bull 4 AIMSHYPOTHESES STATEMENT ndash state the basic aims and state the directional or non-directional hypothesis and the null
bull 5 METHOD ndash this should be split into the following sub-headings ndash Design method group design participants materials procedure
bull 6 RESULTS ndash should be graphs and a statistical test (teacher guidance)bull 7 Discussion ndash should include a summary of findings the strengths and
limitations of the investigation how would it be done differently next time
bull 8 REFERENCES ndash any studies named should be referenced in the back of your project
TITLE PAGE
bull An investigation in to
bull Name date
ABSTRACTbull AREA INVESTIGATED
bull KEY STUDY
bull AIMSHYPOTHESIS
bull METHOD
bull DESIGN
bull SAMPLE
bull PROCEDURE
bull FINDINGS
bull CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
bull NO MORE THAN TWO SIDES OF A4
bull WORD PROCESSEDbull THE AIM OF THIS SECTION IS TO PROVIDE RATIONALE FOR RESEARCH BEING UNDERTAKEN
bull SHOULD CONTAIN RELEVANT RESEARCH AND BACKGROUND
bull OUTLINE AREA BEING INVESTIGATED IE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
bull INCLUDE PREVIOUS RESEARCH TAKEN PLACE ON THE TOPIC IN QUESTION
bull WRITE IN THIRD PERSON
bull REFERENCE STUDIES AND BOOKS USED
bull MOVE CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE PART OF YOUR SPECIFIC AREA OF STUDY
bull USE YOUR OWN WORDING
bull EXPLAIN HOW IDEAS DEVELOPED FROM PREVIOUS STUDY
bull WHAT AIMS ARE AND HYPOTHESES
bull SHOULD HAVE A LOGICAL FLOW
AIMS AND HYPOTHESES
bull AIM
bull DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
bull NULL HYPOTHESIS
bull IV
bull DV
METHODbull DESIGNState method used and why Outline and justify design used Key variables report IV and
DV Confounding variables and how they were controlled Ethical issues ndash what they are how they affect your study and how overcome
bull PARTICIPANTSNumber used age range gender state sampling method how allocated to groups or
conditions
bull MATERIALSReport if materials in written form include any evidence in appendix
bull PROCDEUREReport exactly how the investigation was carried out Key issue is REPLICABILITY Say exactly
what the pp had to do Present standardised instructions in the appendix
WRITTEN IN PAST TENSE
ENSURE COMPLETE REPLICATION
RESULTSbull Descriptive statistics
bull
bull
bull
bull
bull Inferential statisticsbull Test used to analyse data
bull Reasons for the test 1 test of difference or correlation 2 Type of data collected
3 independent or repeated group design
bull Statistical calculations
bull Accept or reject the null hypothesis
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
Designing your investigation
bull Groups no bigger than 3
bull 1 What are the aims of your experiment ndash what do you intend to do
bull 2 What is the alternative hypothesis ( what are you predicting Is it directional or non-directional )
bull 3 what is the accompanying null hypothesis ( this is a statement of no differences)
bull 4 Does your investigation have variables ie IV and DV ndash state what they are
bull 5 Which method are you using (ie Lab field correlation etc)
bull 6 Which design have you opted for (independent repeated or matched pairs)
bull 7 Who are your participants How old how many which year group how have you sampled them ie Opportunity volunteer and how allocated ie Random etc
bull 8 which materials apparatus will you need to carry out the study
bull 9 What are you controlling How do you make sure your study is valid
bull 10 you must write down any ethical issues and how they are being met
bull 11 what are the procedures involved Step by step guide as to what you will be doing and what your pp will be doing Are there any special instructions
WRITING UP YOUR INVESTIGATION
bull ALL PSYCHOLOGY REPORTS ARE SET OUT IN THE FOLLOWING WAY THEY SHOULD ALL HAVE HEADINGS
bull 1 TITLE PAGE ndash You must have a cover page with the title of your project ie An investigation in to
bull 2 ABSTRACT ndash this is a synopsis of the key study what was done and what was found
bull 3 INTRODUCTION- this covers general theory behind your chosen topic and should include relevant studies as well as your key study
bull 4 AIMSHYPOTHESES STATEMENT ndash state the basic aims and state the directional or non-directional hypothesis and the null
bull 5 METHOD ndash this should be split into the following sub-headings ndash Design method group design participants materials procedure
bull 6 RESULTS ndash should be graphs and a statistical test (teacher guidance)bull 7 Discussion ndash should include a summary of findings the strengths and
limitations of the investigation how would it be done differently next time
bull 8 REFERENCES ndash any studies named should be referenced in the back of your project
TITLE PAGE
bull An investigation in to
bull Name date
ABSTRACTbull AREA INVESTIGATED
bull KEY STUDY
bull AIMSHYPOTHESIS
bull METHOD
bull DESIGN
bull SAMPLE
bull PROCEDURE
bull FINDINGS
bull CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
bull NO MORE THAN TWO SIDES OF A4
bull WORD PROCESSEDbull THE AIM OF THIS SECTION IS TO PROVIDE RATIONALE FOR RESEARCH BEING UNDERTAKEN
bull SHOULD CONTAIN RELEVANT RESEARCH AND BACKGROUND
bull OUTLINE AREA BEING INVESTIGATED IE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
bull INCLUDE PREVIOUS RESEARCH TAKEN PLACE ON THE TOPIC IN QUESTION
bull WRITE IN THIRD PERSON
bull REFERENCE STUDIES AND BOOKS USED
bull MOVE CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE PART OF YOUR SPECIFIC AREA OF STUDY
bull USE YOUR OWN WORDING
bull EXPLAIN HOW IDEAS DEVELOPED FROM PREVIOUS STUDY
bull WHAT AIMS ARE AND HYPOTHESES
bull SHOULD HAVE A LOGICAL FLOW
AIMS AND HYPOTHESES
bull AIM
bull DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
bull NULL HYPOTHESIS
bull IV
bull DV
METHODbull DESIGNState method used and why Outline and justify design used Key variables report IV and
DV Confounding variables and how they were controlled Ethical issues ndash what they are how they affect your study and how overcome
bull PARTICIPANTSNumber used age range gender state sampling method how allocated to groups or
conditions
bull MATERIALSReport if materials in written form include any evidence in appendix
bull PROCDEUREReport exactly how the investigation was carried out Key issue is REPLICABILITY Say exactly
what the pp had to do Present standardised instructions in the appendix
WRITTEN IN PAST TENSE
ENSURE COMPLETE REPLICATION
RESULTSbull Descriptive statistics
bull
bull
bull
bull
bull Inferential statisticsbull Test used to analyse data
bull Reasons for the test 1 test of difference or correlation 2 Type of data collected
3 independent or repeated group design
bull Statistical calculations
bull Accept or reject the null hypothesis
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
WRITING UP YOUR INVESTIGATION
bull ALL PSYCHOLOGY REPORTS ARE SET OUT IN THE FOLLOWING WAY THEY SHOULD ALL HAVE HEADINGS
bull 1 TITLE PAGE ndash You must have a cover page with the title of your project ie An investigation in to
bull 2 ABSTRACT ndash this is a synopsis of the key study what was done and what was found
bull 3 INTRODUCTION- this covers general theory behind your chosen topic and should include relevant studies as well as your key study
bull 4 AIMSHYPOTHESES STATEMENT ndash state the basic aims and state the directional or non-directional hypothesis and the null
bull 5 METHOD ndash this should be split into the following sub-headings ndash Design method group design participants materials procedure
bull 6 RESULTS ndash should be graphs and a statistical test (teacher guidance)bull 7 Discussion ndash should include a summary of findings the strengths and
limitations of the investigation how would it be done differently next time
bull 8 REFERENCES ndash any studies named should be referenced in the back of your project
TITLE PAGE
bull An investigation in to
bull Name date
ABSTRACTbull AREA INVESTIGATED
bull KEY STUDY
bull AIMSHYPOTHESIS
bull METHOD
bull DESIGN
bull SAMPLE
bull PROCEDURE
bull FINDINGS
bull CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
bull NO MORE THAN TWO SIDES OF A4
bull WORD PROCESSEDbull THE AIM OF THIS SECTION IS TO PROVIDE RATIONALE FOR RESEARCH BEING UNDERTAKEN
bull SHOULD CONTAIN RELEVANT RESEARCH AND BACKGROUND
bull OUTLINE AREA BEING INVESTIGATED IE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
bull INCLUDE PREVIOUS RESEARCH TAKEN PLACE ON THE TOPIC IN QUESTION
bull WRITE IN THIRD PERSON
bull REFERENCE STUDIES AND BOOKS USED
bull MOVE CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE PART OF YOUR SPECIFIC AREA OF STUDY
bull USE YOUR OWN WORDING
bull EXPLAIN HOW IDEAS DEVELOPED FROM PREVIOUS STUDY
bull WHAT AIMS ARE AND HYPOTHESES
bull SHOULD HAVE A LOGICAL FLOW
AIMS AND HYPOTHESES
bull AIM
bull DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
bull NULL HYPOTHESIS
bull IV
bull DV
METHODbull DESIGNState method used and why Outline and justify design used Key variables report IV and
DV Confounding variables and how they were controlled Ethical issues ndash what they are how they affect your study and how overcome
bull PARTICIPANTSNumber used age range gender state sampling method how allocated to groups or
conditions
bull MATERIALSReport if materials in written form include any evidence in appendix
bull PROCDEUREReport exactly how the investigation was carried out Key issue is REPLICABILITY Say exactly
what the pp had to do Present standardised instructions in the appendix
WRITTEN IN PAST TENSE
ENSURE COMPLETE REPLICATION
RESULTSbull Descriptive statistics
bull
bull
bull
bull
bull Inferential statisticsbull Test used to analyse data
bull Reasons for the test 1 test of difference or correlation 2 Type of data collected
3 independent or repeated group design
bull Statistical calculations
bull Accept or reject the null hypothesis
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
TITLE PAGE
bull An investigation in to
bull Name date
ABSTRACTbull AREA INVESTIGATED
bull KEY STUDY
bull AIMSHYPOTHESIS
bull METHOD
bull DESIGN
bull SAMPLE
bull PROCEDURE
bull FINDINGS
bull CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
bull NO MORE THAN TWO SIDES OF A4
bull WORD PROCESSEDbull THE AIM OF THIS SECTION IS TO PROVIDE RATIONALE FOR RESEARCH BEING UNDERTAKEN
bull SHOULD CONTAIN RELEVANT RESEARCH AND BACKGROUND
bull OUTLINE AREA BEING INVESTIGATED IE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
bull INCLUDE PREVIOUS RESEARCH TAKEN PLACE ON THE TOPIC IN QUESTION
bull WRITE IN THIRD PERSON
bull REFERENCE STUDIES AND BOOKS USED
bull MOVE CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE PART OF YOUR SPECIFIC AREA OF STUDY
bull USE YOUR OWN WORDING
bull EXPLAIN HOW IDEAS DEVELOPED FROM PREVIOUS STUDY
bull WHAT AIMS ARE AND HYPOTHESES
bull SHOULD HAVE A LOGICAL FLOW
AIMS AND HYPOTHESES
bull AIM
bull DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
bull NULL HYPOTHESIS
bull IV
bull DV
METHODbull DESIGNState method used and why Outline and justify design used Key variables report IV and
DV Confounding variables and how they were controlled Ethical issues ndash what they are how they affect your study and how overcome
bull PARTICIPANTSNumber used age range gender state sampling method how allocated to groups or
conditions
bull MATERIALSReport if materials in written form include any evidence in appendix
bull PROCDEUREReport exactly how the investigation was carried out Key issue is REPLICABILITY Say exactly
what the pp had to do Present standardised instructions in the appendix
WRITTEN IN PAST TENSE
ENSURE COMPLETE REPLICATION
RESULTSbull Descriptive statistics
bull
bull
bull
bull
bull Inferential statisticsbull Test used to analyse data
bull Reasons for the test 1 test of difference or correlation 2 Type of data collected
3 independent or repeated group design
bull Statistical calculations
bull Accept or reject the null hypothesis
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
ABSTRACTbull AREA INVESTIGATED
bull KEY STUDY
bull AIMSHYPOTHESIS
bull METHOD
bull DESIGN
bull SAMPLE
bull PROCEDURE
bull FINDINGS
bull CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
bull NO MORE THAN TWO SIDES OF A4
bull WORD PROCESSEDbull THE AIM OF THIS SECTION IS TO PROVIDE RATIONALE FOR RESEARCH BEING UNDERTAKEN
bull SHOULD CONTAIN RELEVANT RESEARCH AND BACKGROUND
bull OUTLINE AREA BEING INVESTIGATED IE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
bull INCLUDE PREVIOUS RESEARCH TAKEN PLACE ON THE TOPIC IN QUESTION
bull WRITE IN THIRD PERSON
bull REFERENCE STUDIES AND BOOKS USED
bull MOVE CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE PART OF YOUR SPECIFIC AREA OF STUDY
bull USE YOUR OWN WORDING
bull EXPLAIN HOW IDEAS DEVELOPED FROM PREVIOUS STUDY
bull WHAT AIMS ARE AND HYPOTHESES
bull SHOULD HAVE A LOGICAL FLOW
AIMS AND HYPOTHESES
bull AIM
bull DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
bull NULL HYPOTHESIS
bull IV
bull DV
METHODbull DESIGNState method used and why Outline and justify design used Key variables report IV and
DV Confounding variables and how they were controlled Ethical issues ndash what they are how they affect your study and how overcome
bull PARTICIPANTSNumber used age range gender state sampling method how allocated to groups or
conditions
bull MATERIALSReport if materials in written form include any evidence in appendix
bull PROCDEUREReport exactly how the investigation was carried out Key issue is REPLICABILITY Say exactly
what the pp had to do Present standardised instructions in the appendix
WRITTEN IN PAST TENSE
ENSURE COMPLETE REPLICATION
RESULTSbull Descriptive statistics
bull
bull
bull
bull
bull Inferential statisticsbull Test used to analyse data
bull Reasons for the test 1 test of difference or correlation 2 Type of data collected
3 independent or repeated group design
bull Statistical calculations
bull Accept or reject the null hypothesis
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
INTRODUCTION
bull NO MORE THAN TWO SIDES OF A4
bull WORD PROCESSEDbull THE AIM OF THIS SECTION IS TO PROVIDE RATIONALE FOR RESEARCH BEING UNDERTAKEN
bull SHOULD CONTAIN RELEVANT RESEARCH AND BACKGROUND
bull OUTLINE AREA BEING INVESTIGATED IE SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
bull INCLUDE PREVIOUS RESEARCH TAKEN PLACE ON THE TOPIC IN QUESTION
bull WRITE IN THIRD PERSON
bull REFERENCE STUDIES AND BOOKS USED
bull MOVE CLOSER AND CLOSER TO THE PART OF YOUR SPECIFIC AREA OF STUDY
bull USE YOUR OWN WORDING
bull EXPLAIN HOW IDEAS DEVELOPED FROM PREVIOUS STUDY
bull WHAT AIMS ARE AND HYPOTHESES
bull SHOULD HAVE A LOGICAL FLOW
AIMS AND HYPOTHESES
bull AIM
bull DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
bull NULL HYPOTHESIS
bull IV
bull DV
METHODbull DESIGNState method used and why Outline and justify design used Key variables report IV and
DV Confounding variables and how they were controlled Ethical issues ndash what they are how they affect your study and how overcome
bull PARTICIPANTSNumber used age range gender state sampling method how allocated to groups or
conditions
bull MATERIALSReport if materials in written form include any evidence in appendix
bull PROCDEUREReport exactly how the investigation was carried out Key issue is REPLICABILITY Say exactly
what the pp had to do Present standardised instructions in the appendix
WRITTEN IN PAST TENSE
ENSURE COMPLETE REPLICATION
RESULTSbull Descriptive statistics
bull
bull
bull
bull
bull Inferential statisticsbull Test used to analyse data
bull Reasons for the test 1 test of difference or correlation 2 Type of data collected
3 independent or repeated group design
bull Statistical calculations
bull Accept or reject the null hypothesis
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
AIMS AND HYPOTHESES
bull AIM
bull DIRECTIONAL HYPOTHESIS
bull NULL HYPOTHESIS
bull IV
bull DV
METHODbull DESIGNState method used and why Outline and justify design used Key variables report IV and
DV Confounding variables and how they were controlled Ethical issues ndash what they are how they affect your study and how overcome
bull PARTICIPANTSNumber used age range gender state sampling method how allocated to groups or
conditions
bull MATERIALSReport if materials in written form include any evidence in appendix
bull PROCDEUREReport exactly how the investigation was carried out Key issue is REPLICABILITY Say exactly
what the pp had to do Present standardised instructions in the appendix
WRITTEN IN PAST TENSE
ENSURE COMPLETE REPLICATION
RESULTSbull Descriptive statistics
bull
bull
bull
bull
bull Inferential statisticsbull Test used to analyse data
bull Reasons for the test 1 test of difference or correlation 2 Type of data collected
3 independent or repeated group design
bull Statistical calculations
bull Accept or reject the null hypothesis
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
METHODbull DESIGNState method used and why Outline and justify design used Key variables report IV and
DV Confounding variables and how they were controlled Ethical issues ndash what they are how they affect your study and how overcome
bull PARTICIPANTSNumber used age range gender state sampling method how allocated to groups or
conditions
bull MATERIALSReport if materials in written form include any evidence in appendix
bull PROCDEUREReport exactly how the investigation was carried out Key issue is REPLICABILITY Say exactly
what the pp had to do Present standardised instructions in the appendix
WRITTEN IN PAST TENSE
ENSURE COMPLETE REPLICATION
RESULTSbull Descriptive statistics
bull
bull
bull
bull
bull Inferential statisticsbull Test used to analyse data
bull Reasons for the test 1 test of difference or correlation 2 Type of data collected
3 independent or repeated group design
bull Statistical calculations
bull Accept or reject the null hypothesis
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
RESULTSbull Descriptive statistics
bull
bull
bull
bull
bull Inferential statisticsbull Test used to analyse data
bull Reasons for the test 1 test of difference or correlation 2 Type of data collected
3 independent or repeated group design
bull Statistical calculations
bull Accept or reject the null hypothesis
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
DISCUSSION
bull WHAT DO YOUR FINDINGS SHOW
bull DID YOU ACCEPT OR REJECT THE NULL
bull WHAT WENT WELL
bull WHAT WERE THE LIMITATIONS OF THE INVESTIGATION
bull WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO IMPROVE
bull WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM YOUR RESEARCH
bull CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
bull REFERENCES TAKEN FROM TEXTBOOKS FOR EVERY STUDY USED AND SET OUT IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER UNDERLINE TITLE OF JOURNALSBOOKS
bull BIBLIOGRAPHY name of author title of book date published publisher place of publisher
bull Alphabetical order and all book titles underlined
bull Eg Cardwell M Flanagan C (2008) Psychology for A level London
Collins
Writing Reference Sections for PsychologyDr Simon Dymond
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations
APPENDIX
bull Any rough data letters instructions calculations