Writing a Method Section
Lab 1. Introduction to Research Design
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Dave Brocker
Farmingdale State College
There are three objectives accomplished in the Method Section:
Transparency
Organization
Credibility
You are conducting a study to explore how exposure to morbidly curious stimuli (e.g., unpleasant smells, sights, or sounds) influences people’s emotional reactions and decision-making. The research focuses on visual stimuli (e.g., unsettling images) and their impact on self-reported curiosity and arousal levels.
After viewing the images, participants rate their curiosity and emotional arousal using a validated 5-point Likert scale.
Participants
Some people were in the study. They were college students, I think. Not sure how many, but it was enough.
Materials
We used some pictures and stuff that were kind of gross and some others that weren’t. Also, we had a survey thing but it was just a basic questionnaire.
Procedure
First, participants came to the lab. Then they looked at the pictures. After that, they filled out the survey. It didn’t take too long. They got credit or something.
Design
It was kind of like an experiment but also not really. We compared the groups who saw the different pictures.
Participants
One hundred twenty undergraduate students (Mage = 20.4, 65% female) were recruited through the university participant pool.
Materials
Stimuli included 20 images from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS; Lang et al., 2008). Participants rated each image on a 5-point curiosity scale.
Procedure:
Design
PSY 348 - Statistics for Psychology