Experimental Ch. 16

Structure of an APA-formatted research report

Abstract, Intro, Methods, Results, Discussion

Language: Specificity

•Choose words that are accurate and free of bias when referring to participants

Language: Labels

•Respect preferences of participants

-Avoid labels and categorizing participants as objects (e.g., "the elderly")

-Avoid equating participants with their conditions (e.g., "depressives or stroke victims")

-Sensitivity should be given to any suggestion that one group is better than another

•Oral presentation

-Typically you have 15 minutes for your presentation including 12 minutes for talk and 3 minutes for questions

•Oral presentation recommendations

-Concentrate on only one or two points or a central theme

-Omit most of the specifics of the research design

- Do not read your presentation

-If you include audio visual presentations, make sure they are readable and comprehensible from a distance

-Practice giving the presentation to others to ensure that you stay within your time limit and that everything flows smoothly

Elevator Pitch

§5-minute summary of the research question and findings

-Practice giving a run-through of the poster so that you can identify the key points

Save details for questions

Scientists have an obligation to conduct well designed studies and to:

communicate the results

An Introduction should be funnel-shaped in that you start:

with a broad description of the problem and end with the specific statement of the problem

Which of the following would NOT be included in a Method section of a publication?

implications

The Discussion section should include all of the following EXCEPT:

additional experimental data not mentioned in the Results section

Which of the following comes at the end of a research report?

References and Tables