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Paper IV: Study Two Methods, Results, and Discussion – Grading Rubric (30 points)

1). Title Page (1 point)

Items of relevance:

Proper Running head, page numbers

Student name and Institution

2). Methods Section (10 points total)

Items of relevance:

a). Psychological Purpose: Your methods section will meet the psychological

objectives for this section, including:

1). presenting all participant data

2). providing enough detail in your materials / procedure sections to help a

reader who is unfamiliar with your methods know exactly what you did

and how you did it. The reader should be able to replicate your study

3). Make sure to clearly describe BOTH independent variables and any new

dependent variables you may have added

b). APA Formatting Purpose: Your methods section will meet the APA formatting

objectives for this section, including:

1). proper APA formatting for headings and subheadings, header, and page

numbers. Statistics in the participant section are in APA format

3). Results Section (10 points total)

Items of relevance:

a). Psychological Purpose: Your results section will meet the psychological

objectives for this section, including:

1). presenting results in a clear manner by focusing on BOTH independent

variables as well as dependent variables. Discuss all variables used in

each analysis and which analysis is most appropriate for the data

b). APA Formatting Purpose: Your results section will meet the APA formatting

objectives for this section, including:

1). proper reporting of statistical tests (including t-Test and/or ANOVA

values as well as means and standard deviations where appropriate)

4). Discussion Section (2 points total)

5) Reference Section – Not needed for this assignment

6). Appendix (4 points)

Items of relevance:

Four appendices, one for demographics, one for the chi square (manipulation

check), one for the first DV analysis (2 X 2 ANOVA), one for the second DV

analysis (2 X 2 ANOVA).

7). Writing Quality (3 points)

Items of relevance:

a). Writing Purpose: Your methods section will meet the writing objectives for

this section, including:

1). proper grammar and spelling, clearly describing your methods / results

2). providing methods information that is not repetitive

Note: Use the Paper Checklist, too! It is much more detailed then this grading rubric!