Lab Report
NB: Data is provided
Content:
This report includes the following components:
1. Title page (see APA Manual)
The main heading of “Methods” should be centered, boldfaced, and capitalized. Subheadings within this section are left-aligned, boldfaced, and in title case.
Requirements:
2. Participants: detailed description
· Include information about the number of participants used in the study, where they come from and the selection criteria as well as any other important characteristics like age, sex, education level, or occupation. Be sure to mention if participants were given any type of reward or motivation to encourage them to participate in the study.
· Materials: detailed description
· Document any materials or equipment used in your study such as a stopwatch, slide projector, word lists or any other supplies.
· Procedure: detailed description
· Important aspects of the instructions given to participants and what the participants did, step-by-step
· Design: propose the type and provide an explanation, identify independent and dependent variable
· Data analysis strategy: propose the type of analysis and provide an explanation
3. Results section
a. Opening statement
b. Measures of central tendency
c. Measures of variability
d. Hypothesis test
e. Figure description
f. Summary statement
4. Figure and Caption
Style
All versions of the report must conform to the rules and regulations of the American Psychological Association (as described in the APA Manual 7th Ed.)
Page requirements
The report should include around 5 pages, excluding the title page.