AQA Psychology - Research Methods - Reporting Psychological Investigations
An abstract contains the key details of a research report, including the purpose, methods, main findings, and conclusions—summarized briefly to give readers a quick overview of the study.
What does an abstract contain?
The key details of the research report
Key Terms
What does an abstract contain?
The key details of the research report
What does an introduction contain?
A look at past research (theory/studies) on a similar topic includes aims and hypothesis
What does a method contain?
Description of what the researcher(s) did, including design, sample, apparatus, materials, procedure and ethics
What does the result section contain?
Description of what the researcher(s) found, including descriptive and inferential statistics
What does a discussion contain?
Consideration of what the results of a research study tell us in terms of psychological theory
What does a reference contain?
List of sources that are referred to or quoted in the article
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What does an abstract contain? | The key details of the research report |
What does an introduction contain? | A look at past research (theory/studies) on a similar topic includes aims and hypothesis |
What does a method contain? | Description of what the researcher(s) did, including design, sample, apparatus, materials, procedure and ethics |
What does the result section contain? | Description of what the researcher(s) found, including descriptive and inferential statistics |
What does a discussion contain? | Consideration of what the results of a research study tell us in terms of psychological theory |
What does a reference contain? | List of sources that are referred to or quoted in the article |
Where should the raw data be contained? | The appendix |
How do format a book references? | Author(s), date, title of book in italics, place of publication, publisher |
How do you format a journal article? | Author(s), date, what they are testing, title of journal in italics, volume and issue number in italics and final initial and final page numbers |