Good evening, I am currently doing a research paper for my Experimental Psychology class and I need help writing my introduction and my discussion section. This paper has to be in APA format and it ha

Psych 3450W: Experimental Psychology

Paper 1 Grading Rubric

Name: __________________________

Points

Congratulations on submitting your first paper! (10 pts)

10

Title Page (4 pts)

a.

An informative title relating to the experiment conducted

b.

Full name

c.

Affiliation

d.

Page numbers on all pages

Abstract (6 pts)

a.

Clearly states the motivating problem or “big idea”

b.

Gives relevant background in this research area

c.

Clearly states a directional hypothesis

c.

Brief description of method

d.

Describes most important results

e.

Makes a concluding statement about the results

Introduction (24 pts)

a.

Introduces and clearly lays out the broad topic/question

b.

Introduces and clearly describes the specific topic/question

c.

Describes relevant past research using at least 3 cited sources

d.

Introduces the current study by presenting an argument about why it was conducted

e.

Provides a brief overview of your experiment/study

f.

Includes directional hypotheses and alternatives

Includes logic statement relating hypotheses and interpretation

Methods (21 pts)

a.

Three separate sub-sections/subheadings: Participants, Materials, and Procedure

b.

Participants described with relevant characteristics

c.

Materials described with sufficient detail

d.

Procedure: How groups were selected (was it between-subjects, within-subjects, or mixed?)

e.

Procedure: What was the independent variable and how was it implemented?

f.

Procedure: What was the dependent variable and how was it measured?

g.

Procedure: What was the experimental task(s)?

h.

Procedure: All steps taken by participants

Results (13 pts)

a.

Statistical reports using appropriate text descriptions

b.

Reference to the graph

c.

Graph is properly formatted and captioned.

Discussion (16 pts)

a.

Summary of results

b.

Interpretation of results that contextualizes findings in relation to hypotheses and past studies

c.

Discussion of how limitations of this study may have impacted results

d.

Directions for future research are suggested based on what is unknown after the experiment and aim to expand knowledge relating to this topic

References (6 pts)

a.

Reference 1 citation in APA format

b.

Reference 2 citation in APA format

c.

Reference 3 citation in APA format

Total Points

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