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Method- How you conducted the experiment Include details for replication Subdivide into sections

Subjects (or Participants) Apparatus (or Materials) Procedure

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Method (Subjects or Participants)

State the characteristics of your sample Age, sex/gender, species, weight etc. How many subjects were included Description of sample selection Incentives for participation Details of subjects who drop out

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Method (Apparatus or Materials)

Provide a description of the equipment used

Standard items (stopwatches, pencils, tables, chairs etc.) do not have to be described in detail

Give the name, manufacturer, size and model of specialized equipment

Use the metric system for physical dimensions

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Method (Procedure)Provide a description of all the procedures

followed. Include information on: How subjects were assigned to groups Experimental manipulation Controls for extraneous variables Exact instructions given to subjects (if it

constitutes your manipulation) Factors in a complicated design Operational definitions of variables

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Help with Methods Journal articles

Textbook (p. 496-503) Handouts (Devan et al. 2002; Morris,

1981; Hamilton et al., 2002) (from class) Textbook description (p. 502-3) Textbook Appendix C (p. 553-6)

Hamilton’s web pagehttp://www.unm.edu/~dahamilt/

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Hamilton, Driscoll & Sutherland (2002)

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Neuroinvestigations websitehttp://www.neuroinvestigations.com/

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Enter software link and download the user’s manual

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For rat studies use the “room with a view” paper as a sample

Room with a view Methods

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Procedure with subheadings

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