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I’m studying for my Psychology class and need an explanation.

The psychological purpose behind Paper V is to present your final paper. Essentially this

paper will be similar to any article you would find in an academic journal. It will include

a Title Page, Abstract, Literature Review (study one), Methods Section (study one),

Results Section (study one), Brief Discussion Section (study one), Literature Review

(study two), Methods Section (study two), Results Section (study two), Brief Discussion

Section (study two), General Discussion Section, References, and Appendices. The good

news is that for most of this paper you will simply combine Paper I, Paper II, Paper III,

and Paper IV (including any needed revisions) for Paper V. Two new components for

Paper V include the Abstract and a General Discussion section.

The

Abstract

is one of the first items readers see. You need to convey a lot of

information in this very short paragraph, as the potential reader will decide whether to

read your full paper based on the information in the Abstract. There are several elements

needed in the Abstract about both of your studies, including information about: a). your

research questions, b). your participants, c). your experimental methodology, d). your

findings, and e). your conclusions. Being able to write a precise yet succinct Abstract

takes some effort, so make sure you go through several drafts before settling on your final

version. Make sure to include keywords / key phrases as well (remember entering

keywords into PsycInfo when you searched for articles? The authors actually

recommended those keywords, so if you want to increase the number of times your paper

comes up for readers, use good keywords!)

Your

General Discussion

section will also be new in Paper V. Here, you will summarize

your results from BOTH studies and draw conclusions, but you will NOT use statistics

again. This section will evaluate both of your studies and see if (and how) they connect

and lead you to general conclusions. That is, your general discussion is the end of your

story, so make sure to tie it back to information that you presented throughout both of

your studies. You can also identify flaws in your study designs as well as propose new

directions for future research in this section.

2). APA Formatting Purpose

Paper V should follow all APA formatting guidelines. See our feedback on prior papers,

use Chapter 14 in your textbook, and look at the instructions on the next page for help

with formatting

3). Writing Purpose

Paper V is your final paper in the course, and it should reflect the skills and knowledge

you have developed throughout the semester. You should be able to convey information

to an educated reader, but one who is unfamiliar with your specific study and the content

PAPER V: FINAL PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

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area. More importantly, many students use Paper V as their writing sample for graduate

school applications, thus your paper should be grammatically correct and easy to read yet

informative for a reader who may have little to no knowledge of your specific topic. Thus

educate your reader, but keep in mind that your reader is probably intelligent.

Note that the plagiarism limit for Paper V is 50%. I expect less overlap in your lit reviews and

discussions than in the methods / results. As usual, references, citations, and predictions are not

included in the plagiarism limit.