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AP Psychology Participants: “Appropriate identification of research participants and
clientele is critical to the science and practice of psychology…When humans
are the participants, report the procedures for selecting and assigning them and
the agreements and payments made. Report
major demographic characteristics such as sex and age (APA, 1994, p. 13). Apparatus
(Materials):
“The subsection on apparatus describes the apparatus or materials used
and their function in the experiment. Standard
laboratory equipment, such as furniture, stopwatches, or screens, can usually be
mentioned without detail. Identify
specialized equipment obtained and the supplier’s name and location.
Complex or custom-made equipment may be illustrated by a drawing or
photograph. A detailed description
of complex equipment may be included in an appendix” (APA, 1995, p. 14). Since
most, if not all, of you are using questionnaires, you need to briefly describe
the questionnaire. For example,
“the Body Consciousness Questionnaire consists of 30 questions that assess
perceptions of body competence, internal body consciousness, and external body
consciousness. Subjects respond to
questions on a scale of 1 – 5 with 1 being “never true” and 5 being
“always true”. If you have
information on the reliability and validity of the questionnaire, you need to
report it. If
you have created your own questionnaire, be sure to describe it and provide any
rationale that seems appropriate Procedure: “The subsection on procedure summarizes each step in the
execution of research. Include the
instructions to the participants, the formation of the groups, and the specific
experimental manipulations. Describe
randomization, counterbalancing, and other control features in the
design…Remember, the Method section should tell readers what you did
and how you did it in sufficient detail so that a reader could reasonably
replicate your study” (APA, 1994, p. 14). Participants: /5Materials:
/15 Procedure:
/20 Appendixes:
/10
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