1. General Tips

a. DO NOT FORGET: Your first goal is *clarity*.  What you write needs to: a) make sense;
b) be clear; and c) not be factually incorrect.

b. In each section, discuss the SET OF IDEAS as presented on the
"Second Major Project -- The Experiment" page, which is accessible from
the "Class Notes" page.

In the intro and discussion, keep in mind that you are focusing on the concepts or ideas.  Most
of the time, you should not be focusing on specific results.

In the method and results, you focus almost exclusively on the specific
methods used, the experimental design, and questions you asked and
the responses you received.

c. Re-read Bem and the "how to write" sections of the content analysis and survey.  The same
ideas still apply.

d. Remember the hourglass shape of the paper!

NOTE: THE PARTICULAR EXAMPLES AND IDEAS FOR
ORGANIZING THIS PAPER ARE ... EXAMPLES AND IDEAS,
NOT REQUIREMENTS

2. INTRO

Briefly (1-3 sentences) describe the other studies you have read.  Be sure to describe
the study, its results, and eplicitly discuss its relevance to your project's hypotheses (in the intro
and discussion) and results (in the discussion).

Be sure to lead up to your hypotheses.  What is prejudice?  What is politically
correct responding?  Why might people sometimes try to hide their prejudices?
What social situations seem most likely to evoke politically correct responding?
Why?  Whatever your hypotheses are, and whatever the
reasons for them, state them explicitly!

Use section headers and subheaders to organize your intro.  For example (you are not required
to use these structures):

ORGANIZATION I

introductory paragraphs

Research Suggesting that People try to Hide Their Prejudices
   Review Devine, my grant proposal here, always keeping focused on
   leading up to your hypotheses.

Hypotheses
 

ORGANIZATION II

introductory paragraphs

Research on Prejudice
     Little or no prejudice on explicit measures.  Review the evidence showing
     that there is little or no prejudice exhibited on many explicit measures of
     prejudice (see Devine, my grant).

     Continuing prejudice on implicit and subtle measures.  Review Devine, Greenwald, and my grant
     proposal stuff here.

Hypotheses
 
 

3. METHOD

You should have sections on:

Sample
Describe how many respondents you obtained and their demographic characteristics.
Describe from where you obtained them (intro psych subject pool).  Indicate
how many refusals you had, or if there were any people whose data you had to eliminate
(if so, indicate how many and why).

Experimental Design
The experimental design provides an overview of how your independent variables
were manipulated, organized, and/or assessed. You have a oneway
design with three levels: Prejudice Obvious, Camouflage/Control,
and Pseudo-Bogus Pipeline.  This means you have one independent
variable (instructions) with three levels (POB, CAM, BOG).
 

Questionnaires
Describe each questionnaire.  Do not print each question here.  Refer the reader
to a table or the appendix.  Report the reliability of each questionnaire.

Manipulation check
Describe your manipulation check here.

Procedures
Describe how you collected your data.
 

4. RESULTS

You should have at least two sections:

Preliminary Analyses
Present descriptive statistics (Ns, mean, standard deviation, range (min/max in spss))
for all variables.

Present your deception and manipulation check analyses here.
 

Main Analyses
Correlation between pc and mr, ms.
ANOVAs for mr, ms, and pc; contrasts.
Tests of Other Hypotheses, if you choose to add something.

Be sure to not only report the result and the statistic, but to also
clearly indicate whether the result supported or failed to support
your hypotheses.
 
 

5. DISCUSSION

Start off by summarizing your results.  What were the main, broad pattern or patterns?

Discuss the limitations of your research.

Discuss some important implications of your research.

Suggest directions (note: this is plural) for future research.

Write a 1-2 paragraph conclusion, that emphasizes the one or two main take-home, key
messages of your research.