Writing a practical psychology report

Introduction, Aims and Hypotheses- 

• The introduction should start with a general theory, talking about other research in the area in which you are studying. Only include relevant material, and be concise. If replicating a study, give sufficient information about this.
• This should then lead logically into aims and hypotheses. 
• They should be written in the present or future tense.
• They should be properly operationalised and be specific about the experiment.
• State the minimum level of significance that will be acceptable (5% usually) and why this level has been chosen.

Method-

• Should be split into 4 sections...

• Design-

• Choice of method eg- field experiment, observation etc
• Choice of experimental design eg- Independent or repeated measures
• Identification of variables/co-variables
• Identify any confounding variables eg- participant characteristics, explain how you are overcome these variables
• Any ethical implications and how these would be over come. 

Participants- 

• How many participants were in the samples
• How they were sampled eg- Volunteer, random, stratified.
• Include any factors that are relevant to experiment eg- Age, gender, education.

Materials-

• Materials used such as stopwatches or questionnaires, should be in enough detail for it to be repeated.

Procedure-

• Needs to be in DETAIL. Include any pilot studies or preliminary work. It needs to be in enough detail for…