Psychology experiment report Lab #1

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Lab #1 (6  pages): MAKE SURE TO USE LAB GUIDE and APA RESOURCES. MAINTAIN FORMAL WRITING STYLE, RESEARCH FOCUSED, THIRD PERSON PERSPECTIVE, NO PERSONAL PRONOUNS. CITE EVERYTHING WITH CORRECT IN TEXT CITAITONS AND PROOF READ!!!

Cover Page and Abstract

Intro (aprox 1.5 pgs)

Heading is Title of Your Paper

1. General background - broad overview of research on this topic (Body image concerns) (KEEP IT RESEARCH FOCUSED) THEORY – gender differences in body image concerns. A majority of the research (historically) focused on body fat, the outcomes, what this lead to. More current research (McCreary, Saucier, & Courtenay, 2005) is challenging this.

2. Previous Research – specific examples – 2 sources used in the article (be careful of correctly citing), McCreary et al. (2005) article in detail - theory, what they were looking for and what they found (RESULTS: 4 important findings 1) men score higher on DMS regardless of GBV. 2) 3 Masculine Measures are related to DMS 3) Feminine traits are not related to lower DMS 4) No Differential Salience *Final discussion （showing you know the article and understanding it）

3. Introduce Current Study - Why we’re doing it etc. to address limitations of McCreary et al. (2005), different population and measures. Differences between current study and McCreary et al. (2005) – for body image measure – BSQ – Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS) and BSQS ***current study is using measures geared toward body fat and muscularity together. For gender - personality measure BSRI (different measure, exploring different aspect of gender role socialization).  

· Research Questions (not bullets, paragraph):

· Is there a difference between men and women in body image between concern with muscle mass and concern with body fat/body shape? If so what is it? Hyp – men are going to score higher on DMS women higher on BSQS (based upon McCrery’s theory and findings).

· What are the relationships between masculinity/femininity and drive for muscularity/body shape concerns?  Is masculinity correlated with drive for muscularity? Hyp –Yes positive correlation between masculinity and DFM (theory and prior research). For DFM and FEM McCreary theorized a relationship but didn’t find it so the current study wants to replicate and confirm or disprove original findings. Also investigating correlations for BSQS. 

Method section: (aprox 2 pgs)

Participants: A total of xxx participants completed surveys. There were xxx (%) men and xxx (%) women between the ages of xx and xx with the average age of xx years old. (Add other demographic information; percent of population below xx years old, report ALL sexual orientation, ALL class and ethnicity).

Procedure:

How you did it, with detail (Use guide for writing a lab report)…

Measures:

Sentences Explaining Our Measures: 1 survey – 2 measures BSQ consists of DMS and BSQS and Rate Your Traits = BSRI consists of MAS FEM and AND scales

Describe Scales:

Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS). Use your article as a guide to describe this scale (how many items, what its measuring, how its scored, WE DID NOT REVERSE CODE, sample questions, validity); and then our specific results for the alphas – overall alpha = XXX

Body Shape Questionnaire Scale (BSQS). Do same for BSQS as for DMS (describe it in the same dai 写Psychology experiment report Lab #1 way as article did for DMS; use BSQ article to help); overall alpha = XXX

Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI). Do same (Use BSRI article) – measure for masculinity; femininity; androgyny; alpha for MAS = XXX and for FEM = XXX. Androgynous scale wasn’t used for analysis.  

Results (aprox 1.5-2 pgs)

Intro paragraph: explain analysis

Table 1. Means and Standard Deviations for the DMS and BSRI

Scale		Men (n = xxx)		Women (n = xxx )
		M	SD	M	SD
DMS		xx	xx	xx	xx
BSQS		xx	xx	xx	xx
BSRI	Masculinity	xx	xx	xx	xx
	Femininity	xx	xx	xx	xx

Explain Chart: descriptive statistics