Psychological reports

• What is included in a report?

  Abstract, introduction, procedure, results, discussion
• What is an abstract?

  The first paragraph on a journal article. It is an overview of the project, including aim, procedures, results, and conclusions. It is 150-200 words and is used to decide whether to examine research further
• What is an introduction?

  Will include a literature review and summarise the aims and findings of previous studies related to the topic. The researcher will write their aims and any gaps they identified
• What are procedures in a report?

  The method of how research was carried out to enable replication. This will include: the design, sample, material used, procedures (including standardised procedures), ethical considerations
• What are results in a report?

  Summarise findings, descriptive statistics (mean, median, mode), inferential statistics, raw data, qualitative data
• What is the discussion in a report?

  Describe findings, includes: verbal summary (no numerical values), whether results supported hypothesis, limitations and how a future researcher could address them, consequences/ real-life application
• What is referencing?

  When you use information from another source you must cite where you got the information from to avoid plagiarism, track down sources, and acknowledge others. It is in an APA format in psychology
• What will be at the very end of a reference?

  An appendix with all the references in alphabetical order
• How do you reference an article?

  Author (surname. initials), date, article title, journal title, volume, page numbers
• How do you reference a book?

  Author (s), date, name of book, where it was published, publisher