Remember to include…….
• Background – cite previous literature in the area you are exploring (understanding memory/what is it?/what does it do?)
• Rationale – reason/justification for doing the study (Testing Craik and Lockhart’s (1972)theory of ‘level of processing’)
• Are there any ‘Gaps’ in previous literature?
• Research question – general
• Hypothesis – prediction
Abstract
GENERAL OVERVIEW – what is memory?
BACKGROUND (1 PARA) – multistore model
BACKGROUND (1 PARA) – Levels of processing model
BACKGROUND (1 PARA) – any other research in the area
RATIONALE
THE PROBLEM
RQ
GENERAL OVERVIEW – what is memory?
BACKGROUND (1 PARA) – multistore model
BACKGROUND (1 PARA) – Levels of processing model
BACKGROUND (1 PARA) – any other research in the area
RATIONALE
THE PROBLEM
RQ
The three primary objectives of the introduction are:
• To introduce the problem being studied and to indicate why the problem is important;
• To describe the theoretical implications of the study and to summarize briefly the relevant background literature related to the study (including appropriate citations);
• To describe the purpose, rationale, and design of the present study with a logical development of the predictions or hypotheses guiding the study.
Method
Design
• between or within-participants design. What were the variables (IV & DV)
Participants
• the procedures for recruiting them, (an opportunity sample)
• major demographic characteristics (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity),
• total number of participants, (N=??)
• the number assigned to each condition of the experiment
Materials
• Materials: Describe any materials that are critical to the design and implementation of the study variables; be sure to cite the source of e.g the questionnaire.
Procedure
• Procedure: Describe exactly what each participant did – this should be in sufficient detail to allow someone else to replicate your study.
Results
Discussion
References
