PSY 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Standardized Test, Standard Deviation
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One of the basic tenets of science and scientific knowledge is communicability. Apa format facilitates communication of scientific, psychological knowledge by the reporting of results in a consistent and predictable format. Facilitates the communication of ideas in the scientific community. Notecard method - technique of conducting library-type research in such a way that facilitates later writing of the introduction and discussion sections of a manuscript by increasing the synthesis of a paper. By integrating multiple sources from your library research into the paper, it reads better, it flows better, and is one sign of scholarly writing. An organized procedure for collecting research notes when preparing a major term paper. Students can organize their thoughts and ideas beforehand, rather than at the moment of paper creation/typing/completion. Body of the paper opens with an introduc- tion that presents the specific problem under study and describes the research strategy. Discuss the literature, but do not include an exhaustive historical review.
