For this assignment you will write a journal-style research paper on one of our CogLab experiments.
First, choose an experiment that you found interesting. I will post all of the CogLab results under Files.
Next, you will research the topic of that experiment. For example, if you were to choose the Risky Decisions experiment you would research “risky decisions”, “framing effects”, etc. You need to cite at least 3 scholarly sources (i.e. peer-reviewed journal articles) in your paper. These articles will most likely be cited in your Introduction section, in which you give a brief review of the existing literature on the topic.
Having chosen a CogLab experiment and done a brief lit review, you are ready to begin writing your paper.
Your paper should include the following:
Title Page
Abstract
Introduction
Method
–Participants
–Design
–Procedure
Results*
Discussion
References
* Don’t panic! You’re not conducting any analyses. You are merely reporting Means and Standard Deviations, just as they are in the CogLab data.
There are a couple of resources you should refer to when writing your paper.
First, I have provided a Sample Final Paper Download Sample Final Paper under Files. I am providing this to show you proper formatting, as well as to make clear what you should include in your Method and Results sections. To that end, there are two caveats regarding the sample paper:
1) I have revised the Method and Results section of this paper to better reflect what your paper should include. Therefore, those sections do not match the content of the rest of the sample paper.
2) This is not a perfect paper. I did not correct for grammar or flow or clarity.
Second, please review the APA 7 Student Sample Paper Download APA 7 Student Sample Paper (also under Files) and pay special attention to what should be included in your Introduction and Discussion sections. You may disregard the Results section of the APA sample paper as I am not asking you to conduct any statistical analyses. You will simply be reporting the Means and Standard Deviations.