Practical report hints and tips

1. What statistical test should you be using?

• Independent t-test

• Paired samples t-test

• Chi square

• One-way ANOVA

2.What section do students most often forget to include in their report?

• The abstract

• The data analysis section

• The references

• The appendices

3. Which of the following should you include at the end of your introduction?

• Rationale for carrying out your study

• Brief summary of your methods

• Alternative hypotheses

• Null hypotheses

• Brief summary of your findings

4. What is the correct way to format ANOVA results (note, these are not the results for the report!)

• F = 6.72, df = 2, 30, p = .012, Partial η2 = .06

• F(2, 30) = 6.72, p = .012, Partial η2 = .06

• F = 6.72, p = .012, Partial η2 = .06

• F value = 6.72, degrees of freedom = 2, 30, p value = .012, Partial η2 = .06

5. Which dependent variable(s) should you be reporting?

• Spending condition

• Baseline happiness

• Momentary happiness and average life satisfaction

• Momentary happiness, life satisfaction 1, life satisfaction 2, life satisfaction 3

6. What should be included in your appendices?

• Your JASP output

• Your materials

• Your dataset

• Your JASP output and your materials

• Your JASP output, your materials, and your dataset

7. Which of these references is correctly formatted?

• McGowan, V.A. (2022).  Writing references for practical reports. Journal of Psychology, 6, 25-30.

• V.A. McGowan (2022).  Writing references for practical reports. Journal of Psychology, 6, 25-30.

• McGowan, V.A. (2022).  ‘Writing references for practical reports’, Journal of Psychology, 6, pp. 25-30.

• Victoria McGowan, Writing references for practical reports (Journal of Psychology, 2022), 6, 25-30.

8. Your friend asks to see your work. Unbeknown to you, they then copy a small section. Who will get the warning for Poor Academic Practice (PAP)?

• You

• Your friend

• Both of you

• Neither of you, this isn’t poor academic practice

9. What penalty would you receive for handing in your report 5 minutes late?

• Nothing

• Deduction of 5%

• Deduction of 10%

• Deduction of 20%

10. Why should you avoid any group WhatsApp chats about the report?

• It might constitute Poor Academic Practice

• It might not be accurate

• It’s not helpful in the long run

• All of the above