Brief instructions for the report (2 points)

Initial Step:

Presentation of the research question (September/early October) (around 3-4 slides):

--Why is the research question important?

--Offer some brief background (and how these other researchers dealt with that question)

--How you are going to analyze the research question. Which are the predictions/hypotheses.

--Explain a bit how you are going to analyze the obtained data.

(A replication of a previous published study is perfectly ok—you may want to make some small changes, of course.)

Second Step:

Brief presentation of the research question (December) together with the some methodological elements, the obtained data (already analyzed) and some preliminary conclusions.

(Note: These data can be real—from other researchers or from your group, or simulated data.)

Third Step:

Each group should prepare a brief written report in APA format (January—the same say as the exam). Formal aspects in a report are important—not just the content.

There is no lower/upper limit in terms of number of words (2-3 pages for the Introduction, double-spaced, is perfectly fine).

There are numerous websites with info on APA format (see other links in my website)