Assignment Task
Introduction
To understand the many exciting and complex questions of human behaviour rigorously and systematically, psychologists use the scientific method to investigate different hypotheses and ideas of psychology. To communicate their findings, psychologists (and scientists more broadly) typically convey their findings to the scientific community and broader public by publishing their work as empirical research reports in scientific journals.
In your future careers as psychologists, it is essential that you embody the scientist-practitioner approach by using evidence-based practices. As such, it is vital that you are equipped with the skills to:
Navigate the scientific literature
Understand and evaluate relevant theories, frameworks, or models
Critically evaluate research study design and approaches
Formulate clear, strong research questions
Develop specific hypotheses
Apply the scientific method to test these hypotheses
Understand the results of empirical research
Communicate these results using clear, concise written communication skills that conform to psychological writing conventions
By completing an empirical research report as part of your studies in psychology, you will begin to build these vital skills and gain further insight into the scientific process.
Overview
The following assignment guide will briefly overview the requirements for your AT2 major assessment task for PSY401 – the Empirical Research Report. To complete this assignment, you will need to carefully read through several documents to help you understand how to create your report. These documents are:
PSY401 AT2 Assignment Guide
PSY401 AT2 Questionnaires
PSY401 AT2 How to write an empirical report
PSY401 AT2 Introduction Example
PSY401 AT2 Method Section Information
PSY401 AT2 Results Section Information
PSY401 AT2 FAQs
PSY401 AT2 Rubric
Research Question
This assignment is a word empirical research report. In this practical research report, you will need to write up a study investigating the following research question:
Which personality traits are associated with online trolling and cyberbullying?
