Quantitative Research in Psychology

Assignment Brief

Task:

Undertake a partial replication of a simple experiment word recall with emotional and

neutral words. You should write your report based on the data collected during one of the

lessons. You will turn in a research report.

Research Report Format:

Adhere to the 7 th edition APA style guidelines.

Use double-spacing with either 11-point Arial or 12-point Times New Roman font.

Additional Considerations:

Consult a minimum of 5 academic journals and/or reference books to support your research.

A plagiarism check is required.

Report Structure: Your report should include:

Title Page

Include title, your name, course name, lecturers name and due date in APA format.

Abstract

Provide a concise overview of the research, including the aim of the research, method, results,

and conclusions. Limit the abstract to 150-200 words.

Introduction

Briefly introduce the topic and explain the significance of the research.

Conduct a literature review of the background and key theories.

State your hypothesis and provide a rationale for your predictions

Method

Participants: Describe the characteristics of your sample.

Materials: List the survey instrument or other materials used to collect the data.

Procedure: Provide a step-by-step description of what was done.

Results

Present the quantitative results, using appropriate statistical analyses.

Include tables or figures to illustrate key findings.

Highlight any trends or patterns observed in the data.

Discussion

Interpret the results in relation to your hypothesis.

Compare your findings with previous research.

Describe the limitations of your study and suggest areas for further research.

Conclude by summarizing the main findings and implications of your research.

References

Use APA format to cite all sources referenced in your report.

Appendix

Include the survey questionnaire and the raw data collected.

Details on Data Collection (to be done in class with the lecturer)

Studies have shown that emotionally charged words are better remembered than neutral ones

due to their association with stronger emotional responses, which enhances memory encoding

and retrieval (Kensinger, 2009).

In this study, we aim to replicate an experiment testing whether emotional words are recalled

more than neutral words.

This experiment will involve four rounds of word recall tasks. The lecturer will read each word

list aloud, presenting one word every 2 seconds. After the last word in each word list is read,

you will have 1 minute to write down as many words as you can recall from the list, in any order.

This process will be repeated for all four rounds, with each word list read only once per round.

After completing the recall task, you will record the number of words recalled from each list and

submit your results to your lecturer. Your lecturer will compile the data for the entire class and

provide you with an excel file containing the collective results.