In this class, you will practice writing a research paper, as is done in psychological science. As part of the class, you have participated in a study; during class, we asked you to complete a survey. This survey will be the foundation for your research paper. Typically, when you conduct a research study, you are in charge of choosing the variables and designing the study; in this case, we have done this for you. Below are some details regarding the writing of the research paper.  1.  You will be asked to choose one independent variable and three dependent variables. These variables will come from the survey that you will complete as part of class participation.  A separate sheet will be given out that tells you which variables can be used as IVs and DVs. 2.   The paper will consist of 4 primary sections: Introduction, Method, Results, and Discussion. Below is a rubric for the final paper. This rubric tells you all the sections that are required for the paper a.   The introduction should present a general purpose of the paper (presenting your topic), a more specific purpose statement, and provide an overview of the literature (you should cover the independent variable and it’s relation to the dependent variables). The literature review should provide previous research that builds up to and supports your hypotheses. After you have covered the previous literature, you should present your hypotheses. I recommend that you specifically outline and label your hypotheses (e.g., label them as H1, H2, H3).  b.   The methods section explains what was done. Typically there are three sections:  i.   Participants : This section provides information about the total sample size for the study, the number of women and men, the mean (and standard deviation) of age, and a breakdown of the races/ethnicities in the study  ii.   Procedure : The step-by-step guide to what the participants experienced. This should be discussed in great detail, so that other researchers know exactly what the participants went through, and so that they can set up the study in the exact same way.   iii.   Measures : Provide information of what the IV and the DVs are. For each of these, provide information on the number of items in the scale that was used to measure the variable, the response scale (number of scale points, and how it was anchored), and an example question from the scale. You can also provide information about how the scale was scored (e.g., for the IV, particularly). For each measure that you describe, you should provide the citation for it (see the Survey document in the Research Paper folder on Blackboard).  c.   The results section details the analyses that were done and what was found. Typically, this involves the presentation of numbers in the text, and/or a table of numbers. You will be asked to follow a very specific format for these analysis. You will also be asked to present the information in a table. The table should be presented at the end of the p ...

1. In this class, you will practice writing a research paper, as is
done in psychological science. As part of the class, you have
participated in a study; during class, we asked you to complete
a survey. This survey will be the foundation for your research
paper. Typically, when you conduct a research study, you are in
charge of choosing the variables and designing the study; in this
case, we have done this for you. Below are some details
regarding the writing of the research paper.
1. You will be asked to choose one independent variable and
three dependent variables. These variables will come from the
survey that you will complete as part of class participation. A
separate sheet will be given out that tells you which variables
can be used as IVs and DVs.
2. The paper will consist of 4 primary sections: Introduction,
Method, Results, and Discussion. Below is a rubric for the final
paper. This rubric tells you all the sections that are required for
the paper
a.
The introduction
should present a general purpose of the paper (presenting your
topic), a more specific purpose statement, and provide an
overview of the literature (you should cover the independent
variable and it’s relation to the dependent variables). The
literature review should provide previous research that builds
up to and supports your hypotheses. After you have covered the
previous literature, you should present your hypotheses. I
recommend that you specifically outline and label your
hypotheses (e.g., label them as H1, H2, H3).
b.
The methods section
explains what was done. Typically there are three sections:

2. i.
Participants
: This section provides information about the total sample size
for the study, the number of women and men, the mean (and
standard deviation) of age, and a breakdown of the
races/ethnicities in the study
ii.
Procedure
: The step-by-step guide to what the participants experienced.
This should be discussed in great detail, so that other
researchers know exactly what the participants went through,
and so that they can set up the study in the exact same way.
iii.
Measures
: Provide information of what the IV and the DVs are. For each
of these, provide information on the number of items in the
scale that was used to measure the variable, the response scal e
(number of scale points, and how it was anchored), and an
example question from the scale. You can also provide
information about how the scale was scored (e.g., for the IV,
particularly). For each measure that you describe, you should
provide the citation for it (see the Survey document in the
Research Paper folder on Blackboard).
c.
The results section
details the analyses that were done and what was found.
Typically, this involves the presentation of numbers in the text,
and/or a table of numbers. You will be asked to follow a very
specific format for these analysis. You will also be asked to
present the information in a table. The table should be presented
at the end of the paper (last page), and it should be referenced
in the results section (e.g., “see Table 1”).

3. d.
The discussion section
sets the results into a larger context. The following points
should be addressed:
i. There should be a
summary of the main findings
(without numbers), following by
conclusions for each analyses
. It is a good idea to compare the findings of the current study
to findings of previous studies; this can be done by comparing
what one found with what one has discussed in the
introduction.
ii. This is followed by a
discussion of the implications
of the findings; perhaps you can think of some clinical
implications, public policy implications, or theoretical
implication (or some other implication).
iii. There should be
a discussion of the limitations
of the current study.
iv. There should be a
discussion of future directions
(perhaps your analyses lead to new questions).
v. The discussion should end with a conclusion, in which you
present a
take-away message
.
3. For the current paper, you will be required to find at
minimum 3 previous research (empirical) articles that should be

4. cited in the introduction and discussion (these are beyond the
citations for the scales in the methods section).
These must be peer-reviewed and published in academic
journals
. You may use more than 3 articles, should you feel the need to
do so.
4. The paper MUST be in APA format. This includes a title
page, and a reference page.
In total: The paper should be 6-10 pages long and be double-
spaced (2-3 pages for Introduction, 1-2 pages for Method, 1
page for Results, & 2-4 pages for Discussion, include
References).
For the introduction: It is strongly recommended that you do not
use block quotes
; if you do, you will lose points. Quotes of any kind does not
demonstrates that you know the material; it demonstrates that
you can google, copy and paste. In psychology, quotes are
generally discouraged and rarely used.
Final Paper Rubric
POINTS POSSIBLE
Title Page
(5 pts)
Introduction
General Purpose Paragraph
(7 pts)

5. Specific Purpose Paragraph
(7 pts)
Lit Review Paragraph 1
(7 pts)
Lit Review Paragraph 2
(7 pts)
Lit Review Paragraph 3
(7 pts)
Citations
(5 pts)
Hypotheses
(8 pts)
Method
Participants
(6 pts)
Procedure
(6 pts)
Measures

6. (6 pts)
Results
Result 1
(6 pts)
Result 2
(6pts)
Result 3
(6 pts)
Discussion
Summary of Main Findings
(6 pts)
Conclusions for DV1
(6 pts)
Conclusions for DV2
(6 pts)
Conclusions for DV3
(6 pts)

7. Implications
(6 pts)
Limitations of Study
(6 pts)
Future Directions
(6 pts)
Take Away Message
(6 pts)
References
(5 pts)
Table
(5 pts)
APA style (headers, citations, structure)
(5 pts)
Grammar and Spelling
(5 pts)
Total

8. (150 pts)
Survey Overview
There are 3 options for the IV for your research paper; select
the IV that you wish to write about. Once you select your IV,
you must select 3 of the 4 DVs listed below the IV.
Remember, in our study, the IVs consist of 2 groups (see
below), while the DVs are continuous.
Option 1
IV: Sleep Quality
(poor sleep quality vs. good sleep quality)
DVs:
1) Depression symptoms,
2) Aggression,
3) Driving Anger,