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PS561 Unit 9 Assignment Template: Single Case Research Design Template for Poster Presentation

Use this template to plan the information needed to include in your Poster Presentation

1. Provide an Annotated Biography of 3 Articles that support the evidence base of your study. Review this resource on annotated bibliographies. Read the article and provide a 2-paragraph summary for each that includes:

a. A brief description of the research question(s) and hypothesis

b. The method, setting, and subjects, research design

c. A summary of the results

d. The conclusions as reported by the study author

Article 1:

Article 2:

Article 3:

2. Think of a Title for your Study. It should reflect the Dependent/Independent Variables and the subjects. Ex. Use of Non-Contingent Reinforcement on the Perpetual Squawking of a Parrot with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

3. Write an introduction that provides a rationale as to why your chose this study, based on the literature that you reviewed– what makes your study a unique contribution to the field? End this section with your research statement…see #4.

4. Write your research statement: What is your study looking to investigate or prove? Be sure to include both the independent and dependent variables in your research statement. The purpose of this study is to…. (determine the effectiveness of non-contingent reinforcement on the perpetual squawking of a parrot with obsessive compulsive disorder…)

5. Methods Section:

a. Participants/Setting(s)

b. Materials

c. Dependent Variable

d. Procedures used: be sure to identify the research design.

6. Results Section

a. Graphical Representation of Data that meets APA Conventions for the selected graph(s).

b. Brief Overview of results

7. Discussion Section

a. Summarize effectiveness

b. Discuss limitations of study (based upon pros/cons of design, # of participants, lack of generality, etc.)