Chapter 2: Where to Start

reviews the research from various perspectives

• A statement that makes an assertion about what is true in a particular situation
• a statement asserting that two or more variable are related to one another

outlines the problem that has been investigated

• a summary of the research report and typically runs no more than 120 words in length
• hypothesis
• procedure
• broad pattern of results

Articles that summarize the research in a particular area

• divided into subsections
• number of subsections determined by the author and dependent on the complexity of the research design

A Statement that makes an assertion concerning what will occur in a particular research investigation

• starting being published in 1927
• called - PsychINFO
• on the web and updated weekly

• researcher presents the findings - usually in 3 ways
• 1 - narrative form
• 2 - statistical language
• 3 - material is often depicted in tables and graphs

consists of a systematic body of ideas about a particular topic or phenomenon