3. • Why its relevant to
society. Justify why the
study should be run.
Broad picture
• What past research suggests
What research says
• Brief description of what you did
Summary of
study
• What do you expect to happen and why>
Hypotheses
Introduction
4. • How many overall. How many male/female. Age. How many in each
condition.
Participants
• Explain any materials you used. E.g. newspaper pages, audio clips,
questionnaires
Materials
• Exactly what happened in the experiment? Explain any different
conditions and make sure you are specific about timings. Be as specific
as you can.
Procedure
Method
5. • Explain how you scored each participant’s data outlined on
the instruction sheet)
Scoring
• What does your data show? Report means and explain
which are higher. What does that show?
Describe data
Graph?
Results
6. • Were hypotheses supported?
Summary
of the
results
• Don’t be too harsh! Make your
criticisms constructiveLimitations
• Does it agree/disagree with past
research? What other research
would be a good idea?
How does it affect
other research?
• Where can your results
be applied in the “real
world”?
Implications (bigger picture)
Discussion
