Research Report
Write a research report that encompasses the research methods used and statistical analysis of data that was collected, and interprets the results of the research study.
Introduction
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Explain types of psychological research methods.
Describe conditions that research findings that can be appropriately generalized.
Competency 2: Apply research methods and psychological research findings.
Use quantitative analysis to argue in favor of or against a hypothesis.
Explain the reliability and validity of conclusions.
Competency 3: Design an ethically appropriate psychological research study utilizing psychological theory and concepts.
Use a theory or psychological concept to predict behavior.
Competency 4: Conduct an ethically appropriate psychological research study.
Conduct a study to confirm a hypothesis based on operational definitions.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
Write an organized paper with clear purpose, evidence, sentence structure, and scholarly tone.
Use APA-style formatting, citations, and references.
Incorporate feedback from prior assessments.
Instructions
For this assessment, put together all of the pieces you have been working on throughout the course to form your research project. The Research Report Template [DOCX] will help you include the following in your project.
Insert the following from previous assessments into the template.
Introduction
Insert your literature review after your title. If you have not done so previously, revise your literature review based on any faculty feedback.
Methods
Participants
Describe the number of participants in the study, meaning, and the number of participants who responded to both variables selected.
Be sure to revise based on any instructor feedback you received.
Measures
Insert the measurement you chose from your research proposal.
Be sure to revise based on any instructor feedback you received.
Be sure to turn the future tense from the proposal to past tense for this assessment.
Procedure
Insert your explanation of your procedure from your research proposal.
Be sure to revise based on any instructor feedback you received.
Be sure to turn the future tense from the proposal to past tense for this assessment.
Results
Insert your statistical analysis from your data analysis assessment.
Be sure to revise based on any instructor feedback you received.
For this assessment, you will write the Discussion section and Summary and Conclusion section of the template. In the Discussion section, answer the following questions:
What do your results mean?
How do your results compare to what you expected?
How do your results compare to other research studies?
How can your results be generalized?
What were the limitations of the study?
Think about research validity and reliability.
How do your results support or not support a psychological theory or concept?
Submission Requirements
Submit the completed template as your deliverable for assessment. Be sure that you have cited all sources in APA style.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:
Competency 1: Explain types of psychological research methods.
Describe conditions that research findings that can be appropriately generalized.
Competency 2: Apply research methods and psychological research findings.
Use quantitative analysis to argue in favor of or against a hypothesis.
Explain the reliability and validity of conclusions.
Competency 3: Design an ethically appropriate psychological research study utilizing psychological theory and concepts.
Use a theory or psychological concept to predict behavior.
Competency 4: Conduct an ethically appropriate psychological research study.
Conduct a study to confirm a hypothesis based on operational definitions.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
Write an organized paper with clear purpose, evidence, sentence structure, and scholarly tone.
Use APA-style formatting, citations, and references.
Incorporate feedback from prior assessments.
