Psychology lab report writing guide: the method section

The example annotated quantitative psychology lab report that accompanies this video series can be found here:

https://www.drpaulpenn.com/post/guide...

Timestamps for the different elements of the method section:

0:00 - Start
01:32 - Participants sub-section
02:42 - Design sub-section
04:12 - Materials sub-section
06:11 - Procedure sub-section
07:38 - Ethics sub-section.

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Disclaimer and further information.This example quantitative lab report was originally provided by Dr. Rebecca Brewer. It was subsequently revised and additional commentary provided by Dr. Paul Penn. Please ensure that you can see the comments on the right-hand side of this document (you may need to select ‘show comments’ in the review menu of MS Word to reveal them).

Please remember that this example lab report and its associated video guides are for illustrative purposes and are NOT a substitute for your lectures/lab classes and their materials. As with any assessed work, always ensure you familiarise yourself with the applicable marking criteria and adhere to any specific assessment guidance you have been given in assessment support sessions.

This report is based on a very simple, fictitious observational study to help you focus on guidance concerning the principles of good practice when composing a quantitative lab report, rather than the specific subject matter or methodology per se.

This report uses the APA version 7 style of referencing but is not intended to serve as a comprehensive guide to wider APA 7 formatting guidelines. For a complete guide to formatting your work in the APA version 7 style, visit the following link:

https://apastyle.apa.org/instructiona...