Question 1

In which order should you discuss findings?

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Predicted significant findings should be discussed first, followed by unpredicted significant findings, and finally non-significant findings.

Question 2

The _____________ is a chronological account of every important event that participants experienced during the study.

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Question 3

The hypothesis should:

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A hypothesis should always follow logically from a theory or argument, which means it should be based on prior knowledge or evidence. This ensures that the hypothesis is both credible and testable. Conversely, hiding the hypothesis or expressing it mathematically without proper justification can lead to invalid or inconclusive results. Supporting the hypothesis is important, but it is not a necessary criterion for its formulation.

Question 4

When writing the Methods, if the design of the study is complex, requiring more than a paragraph to describe, you should:

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A separate subsection called "Design" allows for a detailed explanation of the study's design, ensuring clarity and comprehensiveness without cluttering the main Methods section.

Question 5

The Discussion usually contains:

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The Discussion section typically constitutes about 35% of the total word count of a research report. It is where the author(s) interpret and explain the significance of their findings, compare their results with previous research, discuss limitations, and suggest potential implications and directions for future research. The means and standard deviations of participant ages may be reported in the Methods section, and details of unpublished test materials should not be disclosed.

Question 6

What type of study is undertaken to show whether an independent variable causes changes in another variable, which in turn causes changes in the dependent variable?

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Question 7

The Discussion usually contains about __% of the words of the report.

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Question 8

Which of these is not true regarding the References?

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The References section typically follows the main body of a document or the conclusion, not necessarily the Appendices. Appendices often come after the References in academic and professional writing formats.

Question 9

When should a bar graph be used?

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Question 10

When referring to the outcome of a statistical hypothesis test, what is the opposite of significant?

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Question 11

An experimental design in which at least one independent variable is between-subject and at least one independent variable is within-subject is known as what?

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Question 12

There are eight sections of a report, what are they?

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Question 13

When writing the Results section, you first need to outline the procedures you used to treat the data, you then need to summarise your data by including a set of descriptive statistics.What are the most common examples of this kind of statistics?

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The most common examples of descriptive statistics that should be included in the Results section are the mean and standard deviation. While t-tests, ANOVAs, probability values, and graphs may also be used to analyse and present the data, they are not actually descriptive statistics. Descriptive statistics are used to summarise and describe the data, while inferential statistics (such as t-tests and ANOVAs) are used to test hypotheses and make inferences about the population. Graphs are a useful way to visualise the data but they do not necessarily provide a summary statistic. Therefore, the best choice is C, the mean and standard deviation, as these are the most commonly used and important descriptive statistics.

Question 14

Regarding Appendices:

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Appendices should be referenced in the body of the report to guide the reader to additional information.

Question 15

You should present the ___________ as clear and unambiguous statements that predict the results of your study.

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Question 16

In the Discussion, you review your findings and consider their___________.

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Question 17

The __________ is the section of the report that appears at the beginning of the report, immediately after the title page.

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Question 18

Which of these is not true of a table?

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Question 19

The purpose of the Method section is:

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The Method section is designed to provide sufficient detail so that an experienced researcher can replicate the study, ensuring the research's reproducibility and validity.

Question 20

When using a graph, the horizontal axis should:

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The horizontal axis should always represent the independent variable. This is because changes on this axis are what drive changes in the dependent variable on the vertical axis.

Quiz 2: Writing Reports