Psychology

Psychology
Introducing key terms
The role of the scientific community in validating new knowledge

EDUQAS

Can you order the peer review and psychological investigation processes correctly? Drag the steps to order them.

Peer review
  • Researcher submits article to journal.
  • Article assessed by editor of journal.
  • If accepted by editor, article is sent to anonymous reviewers (who are also experts in the field).
  • Reviewers submit their comments to the editor.
  • Editor may reject the article, or return it to the author to make revisions.
  • Revised article is re-submitted to editor for publication.
Format of reporting psychological investigations
  • Broad aim and purpose of the research is stated along with key definitions of terms (potentially including hypotheses) as part of an introduction.
  • A literature review is included to create a context for the research.
  • The methodology and sampling of the research is described.
  • The results are reported; use of frequency tables and or graphical representation is included.
  • A discussion of the results and consequent conclusions are drawn. Comments about areas of further research are usually included.