Write a report on the second year subject Applied Psychology and Research Methods and Ethics.

Assignment Question

Write a report on the second year subject Applied Psychology and Research Methods and Ethics. It is important to follow the instructions and structure of the report. everything should be in APA7 format, reference list, tables and interpretation of results should be also in APA7. do not overload the report, keep in mind that it should be a report from a second-year student. Abstract- 150-250 words Introduction- 600 words Things that will increase your marks: · Providing a thorough review of the literature about the concepts (psychology-based treatments for drug addiction) under investigation · Writing from the general to the specific · Demonstrating breadth of reading · Informally introducing the hypothesis · Noting previous research on the DV (Drug Use) that is linked to both IVs (Therapy & Type of Session) Things that will decrease your marks: · Not linking the literature search to the current study · Providing a very general overview of the research area · Overly focusing on one concept (e.g. drug addiction) Failing to highlight relevant and recent research Method- 300-500 words Design Participants · Total sample (n=x) · Gender distribution for all genders (e.g. 60% male (n = 46)) · Age range and descriptives ( e.g. age ranged from 18-45 with a mean age of 33.76 (SD = 2.38) · Other demographic information as available Materials · Describe each measure separately including : o Reference citation where applicable o General description of measure o For surveys § Total number of items § Scoring / scale § Example items § Cronbach alpha Procedure Things that will increase your marks: · Being accurate about each of the sections · I will read this and at the end I will say to myself, “could I replicate this study by reading this section?” If the answer is yes you will get a good mark? Things that will decrease your marks: · Missing sections · Missing features that fail to enable me to replicate the study? The most common of which are: details about the IVs & DV; a misunderstanding of what the term materials refers to (e.g. noting pens and paper instead of types of treatment) Results- 300-500 words Things that will increase your marks: · Being accurate about reporting the ANOVAs · Producing bespoke APA Tables (horizontal lines only: In Word Table-Autoformat-Simple) & Figures (two-sided) that are properly formatted from Word or Excel · Reporting the results in the correct order. Descriptives – Main ANOVA – Simple Main Effects – Pair-wise Comparisons Things that will decrease your marks: · Cut-and-pastes from SPSS – especially ANOVA Tables · Misreporting the data and putting it in the wrong order · Failing to fit the text around the Tables and Figures · Not numbering the Tables (e.g. Table 1.) and Figures and/or giving them proper headings Discussions- 600-900 words. Things that will increase your marks: · Accurately reporting the findings in the opening paragraph of the discussion. Moving from the specific to the general. · Linking the current study (evaluation or comparison) to previous research · Observing the limitations of the study · Noting future research (an excellent report will combine this with the previous point) Things that will decrease your marks: · Reporting the ANOVAs( 3×2 Independent Groups) in this section · Any reference to confounding variables that is not justified in the findings because the results were significant · Failing to reach the minimum word count. This section should mirror the introduction.

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