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Assignment
Prompt
You will create a research manuscript, guided by your research proposal from Research Methods in Psychology I and the study you conducted earlier in the course. Speak with your instructor if you did not take Research Methods.
Specifically, be sure to address the following critical elements:
A. Methods
Question 1. Outline the study participants. How many participants were there, and how did you recruit them?
Question 2. Describe the materials (surveys, etc.) you created for the study and how they address the research question. Also, consider how the materials consider the participants.
Question 3. Describe the methodological procedures used to collect the data. How did the study use the materials to collect the data?
B. Results
Question 1. Describe how the study reduced your raw data for statistical analysis, and clearly detail each step.
Question 2. Create a table outlining the descriptive statistics for your key variables.
Question 3. Describe the statistical test you selected, and explain why this test is the most suitable for analyzing your data compared to other tests (including why other tests were inappropriate for analyzing the data).
Question 4. Communicate your research findings in a professional way, as outlined by the American Psychological Association's study standards.
C. Discussion
Question 1. What were the results of the data analysis, and how do these results relate to the research hypothesis?
Question 2. How do your obtained results complement or contradict the previous literature on the topic? Justify your assertions with data.
Question 3. Outline the strengths and limitations of your research, supporting these assertions with your data analysis.
Question 4. Identify other tests you could have used, and explain why these tests were less appropriate for analyzing the data.
Question 5. Identify areas related to your topic that still need future research using results from your data analysis.
Question 6. Discuss the extent to which your study follows the American Psychological Association's standards.