PSY 240 Midterm: Reading Research Reports Notes

• School: Stony Brook University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 240
• Professor: Sirena Ibrahim

Document Summary

5 main sections - abstract, introduction, method, results, and discussion. Quick overview of research problem, methods used, and conclusions drawn. Describes the central issue of interest, briefly reviews previous research on the topic. Specifies goals of the research and research strategy to be used. Description of subjects and materials used in the study (questionnaires, tasks) Step-by-step description of the specific procedures used in the research. Describes the data collected and the ways in which the data were analyzed. Tables and figures are used to summarize information. Compare its findings to results from previous research. Limitations or special features that may have affected the results. Things to look for when reading research reports: How social psychologists learn about human behavior. Location varies, i. e. , laboratory or in the field. Think about types of research design and methods of data collection. Guidelines to protect welfare of research subjects. Subjects should be given clear information in advance so they can give informed consent .