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The Goals of a method section should be to chronologically document all the steps of the experiment/procedure for future reference. So that it can be a baseline source of reference and modification if needed.

Secondly, the lucidity and a systematic comprehensibility is important so that the experiment can easily be replicated and reproduced elsewhere by another interested reader/scientist

.Thirdly, to persuade the reader of the precision of the methodology and hence of the reliability of the results . This is important as it is reflective of the competence and clarity of the researcher and aptness of the research.

An ideal method section should have three main sections/pillars (i.e. a systematic scheme of arrangement).

1. Method Section

   a. Participant Section

   b. Materials/Instruments

   c. Procedure

   d. Design

   e. Other

The common shortcomings usually encountered are Over exaggeration and over explanation of basic concepts generally distracts the reader from integral information and should be avoided to improve productivity. In a similar fashion excessive elaboration of very basic concepts should be avoided

A well written method section always includes a comprehensive account of obstacles encountered and ways used to overcome them. This facilitates better reproductivity and is reflective of a cogent rationale. Hence, problem blindness should always be avoided. Thirdly, the study should be based on and/or conducted after an intensive literature review. Sources should be mentioned completely. Other components are an intensive literature review and a detailed step by step account of methods used

a. PARTICIPANT/SUBJECTS SECTION

Make a list of things that you want to say about your participants

typically 2-4 sentences, may be longer— participoant sections are becoming more expository

Does sex need to be specified if your study does not aim to determine whether or not it has an effect on the disorder

Use Cronbach’s Alpha scale to test reliability

Test-retest

b. RESULTS SECTION

5 must haves:

1. What did I/they find?

   • What was the hypothesis/what did they predict will happen?

   • Was their hypothesis supported in the end?

   • What statistic(s) was used?

2. If results are significant, what is the pattern/shape of different relationships found?

   • Sometimes you may want to insert a graph instead of describing shape

3. Is a manipulation check reported?

   • What is a manipulation check?

4. Did they include analyses to rule out alternative hypotheses or to control for confounding variables?

5. Power reported? What was it?

Preregistered study: submit method to journal. Journal approves it or not. Then what it says is that they approve it. So, no matter what they find, they will still publish it.