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Research Methods and Data Analysis in Psychology
Running head: CHOOSING A SUSPECT 1
CHOOSING A SUSPECT 4
That’s Him! Choosing a Suspect From A Lineup Comment by Ryan Winter: Make sure your title age is in correct APA format (headers, page numbers, title (you can create your own or copy the title of the original paper), YOUR NAME, and YOUR university affiliation
A Student
Florida International University
Part One
(Student example answers are in red)
1. What are the hypotheses for study one?
There were several hypotheses, though they only analyzed two of them. First, they predicted that participants would choose a suspect more frequently in the target present condition than when told the suspect may or may not be present or when they were given no information about the suspect being present. Second, they predicted that participants would be more confident in their choice than all other conditions. Comment by Ryan Winter: They original paper also looked at an attention check variable (did they recall the instructions), and they found that participants paid attention to the lineup instructions. However, this manipulation check DV isn’t as relevant to the abstract as the two ANOVAs the author ran, so there is no need to write about it as a hypothesis
2. What is the independent variable(s) for study one? Make sure you tell me how many IVs there are and how many levels there are for each IV
There was one independent variable in study one with three levels: 1). Some participants were given lineup instructions which said the target was present in the lineup. 2). Some participants were given instructions in which the target “might” be present. 3). Some participants were not given any instructions.
3. What is the dependent variable(s) for study one? Note: there are several of these, so focus on the ones the author analyzed.
There were several of these, the three most important of which were 1). A manipulation check in which they were asked to recall the instruction they were given prior to the lineup. 2). Whether the participant actually chose a suspect from the lineup. 3). How confident they there were in their lineup choice.
4. What did they find in study one? Give the general outcome
As predicted, participants who were told the participant was in the lineup were more likely to choose a lineup suspect and were more confident in their choice than participants in the “might” be present or no instruction conditions
5. What are the hypothesis for study two?
Like study one, the authors predicted that participants would both choose and have more confidence in their choice than participants in the target “might” be present condition (This second study lacked the “no instruction” condition). They also predicted that participants would be more willing to choose a suspect and have more confidence in that choice when there were eight lineup members compared to four members. Finally, they predicted that those given target present instructions and an eight person lineup would be most willing to choose and have more confident in their choice than those in all other conditions.
6. What is the independent variable(s) for study two? Make sure you tell me how many IVs there are and how many levels there are for each IV
There were two independent variables in this study. The first one was lineup instructions (target present versus target “might” be present). The second one was the number of participants in the lineup (eight versus four members)
7. What is the dependent variable(s) for study two? Note: there are several of these, so focus on the ones the author analyzed.
Like study one, there were three important dependent variables. 1). A manipulation check in which they were asked to recall the instruction they were given prior to the lineup. 2). Whether the participant actually chose a suspect from the lineup. 3). How confident they there were in their lineup choice.
8. What did they find in study two? Give the general outcome
Like study one, participants in the target present condition chose and were more confident in their choice than participants in the target “might” be present condition, but only when given an eight person lineup. The target present and target “might” be present conditions had similar results for four person lineup conditions.
9. I want you to review the references and spot the reference(s) that is not in APA format and rewrite it for me according to APA rules. Note: there may be as few as zero and as many as ten incorrect references, so make sure to look at them all!
There were two incorrect APA references. They should look like the following:
Brigham, J., Ready, D., & Spier, S. (1990). Standards for evaluating the fairness of photographic lineups. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 11, 149-163. DOI: 12323-38271
Pezdek. K., Blandon-Gitlin, I., & Moore, C. (2003). Children’s face recognition memory: More evidence for the cross-race effect. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88, 760-763. DOI: 38765-DY2972
Abstract Comment by Ryan Winter: Make sure to include the word “Abstract” at the top of the page. You don’t need to include the phrase “Part Two” here. APA format specifies only the word Abstract, which is centered and not bolded.
Two studies looked at eyewitness confidence in lineup studies. In study one, 551 undergraduate participants saw a picture of a target “suspect”. They then viewed an eight person lineup that altered the lineup instructions (they were told the target was either present, might be present, or they were not given any information, though in reality the target “suspect” was always missing). The authors predicted that participants would both choose a suspect and be more confident in their choice when told the target was present compared to the other two conditions. Results confirmed this prediction. In study two, 337 participants also received either the target present or might not be present instructions, though they were given a lineup that differed in size (eight versus four members). Like study one, participants in the target present condition chose and were more confident in their choice than participants in the target might be present condition, but only when given an eight person lineup. This implies that telling someone that a person is present in a lineup can lead them to find a suspect, but only if they have a lot of lineup choices. Comment by Ryan Winter: Unlike most paragraphs in an APA formatted paper, there is no indent for the abstract Comment by Ryan Winter: The student wrote this in 189 words! It’s a lot of information in a short amount of space, so make sure to edit it a lot to get all relevant information in place. Comment by Ryan Winter: Notice how the lines do not line up on the right side of the paragraph? That is correct APA style. DO NOT full justify the paragraph. It lines up along the left margin, but not the right margin
Keywords: target present, target absent, simultaneous lineups, confidence, system variables Comment by Ryan Winter: Make sure to include your keywords!
Abstract Assignment Grading Rubric (40 points possible)
Title Page – 2 Points (Must be PERFECT APA format!)
Part One – Provide information for the following (2 points each, or 18 points total)
a. What is the hypothesis for study one? Please give me both the null and alternative hypotheses when you answer this question
b. What is the independent variable(s) for study one? Make sure you tell me how many IVs there are and how many levels there are for each IV
c. What is the dependent variable(s) for study one? Note: there are several of these, so focus on the ones the author analyzed.
d. What did they find in study one? Give the general outcome
e. What is the hypothesis for study two? Please give me both the null and alternative hypotheses when you answer this question
f. What is the independent variable(s) for study two? Make sure you tell me how many IVs there are and how many levels there are for each IV
g. What is the dependent variable(s) for study two? Note: there are several of these, so focus on the ones the author analyzed.
h. What did they find in study two? Give the general outcome
i. I want you to review the references and spot the reference(s) that is not in APA format and rewrite it for me according to APA rules. Note: there may be as few as zero and as many as ten incorrect references, so make sure to look at them all!
Part Two – Abstract (2 points each item, or 14 points total)
a. Include the word “Abstract” at the top of your abstract
b. Identify the general problem or research question (the hypotheses) for both studies.
c. Note the participants for both studies
d. Note the IVs and DVs for the studies
e. Note the findings for both studies
f. Note the overall conclusions / implications of the two studies
g. Please include keywords for the study (at least 5 keywords or phrases – these are not included in the total word count)
Writing Quality (6 points)
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Running head: CHOOSING A SUSPECT 1
CHOOSING A SUSPECT 4
That’s Him! Choosing a Suspect From A Lineup Comment by Ryan Winter: Make sure your title age is in correct APA format (headers, page numbers, title (you can create your own or copy the title of the original paper), YOUR NAME, and YOUR university affiliation
A Student
Florida International University
Part One
(Student example answers are in red)
1. What are the hypotheses for study one?
There were several hypotheses, though they only analyzed two of them. First, they predicted that participants would choose a suspect more frequently in the target present condition than when told the suspect may or may not be present or when they were given no information about the suspect being present. Second, they predicted that participants would be more confident in their choice than all other conditions. Comment by Ryan Winter: They original paper also looked at an attention check variable (did they recall the instructions), and they found that participants paid attention to the lineup instructions. However, this manipulation check DV isn’t as relevant to the abstract as the two ANOVAs the author ran, so there is no need to write about it as a hypothesis
2. What is the independent variable(s) for study one? Make sure you tell me how many IVs there are and how many levels there are for each IV
There was one independent variable in study one with three levels: 1). Some participants were given lineup instructions which said the target was present in the lineup. 2). Some participants were given instructions in which the target “might” be present. 3). Some participants were not given any instructions.
3. What is the dependent variable(s) for study one? Note: there are several of these, so focus on the ones the author analyzed.
There were several of these, the three most important of which were 1). A manipulation check in which they were asked to recall the instruction they were given prior to the lineup. 2). Whether the participant actually chose a suspect from the lineup. 3). How confident they there were in their lineup choice.
4. What did they find in study one? Give the general outcome
As predicted, participants who were told the participant was in the lineup were more likely to choose a lineup suspect and were more confident in their choice than participants in the “might” be present or no instruction conditions
5. What are the hypothesis for study two?
Like study one, the authors predicted that participants would both choose and have more confidence in their choice than participants in the target “might” be present condition (This second study lacked the “no instruction” condition). They also predicted that participants would be more willing to choose a suspect and have more confidence in that choice when there were eight lineup members compared to four members. Finally, they predicted that those given target present instructions and an eight person lineup would be most willing to choose and have more confident in their choice than those in all other conditions.
6. What is the independent variable(s) for study two? Make sure you tell me how many IVs there are and how many levels there are for each IV
There were two independent variables in this study. The first one was lineup instructions (target present versus target “might” be present). The second one was the number of participants in the lineup (eight versus four members)
7. What is the dependent variable(s) for study two? Note: there are several of these, so focus on the ones the author analyzed.
Like study one, there were three important dependent variables. 1). A manipulation check in which they were asked to recall the instruction they were given prior to the lineup. 2). Whether the participant actually chose a suspect from the lineup. 3). How confident they there were in their lineup choice.
8. What did they find in study two? Give the general outcome
Like study one, participants in the target present condition chose and were more confident in their choice than participants in the target “might” be present condition, but only when given an eight person lineup. The target present and target “might” be present conditions had similar results for four person lineup conditions.
9. I want you to review the references and spot the reference(s) that is not in APA format and rewrite it for me according to APA rules. Note: there may be as few as zero and as many as ten incorrect references, so make sure to look at them all!
There were two incorrect APA references. They should look like the following:
Brigham, J., Ready, D., & Spier, S. (1990). Standards for evaluating the fairness of photographic lineups. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 11, 149-163. DOI: 12323-38271
Pezdek. K., Blandon-Gitlin, I., & Moore, C. (2003). Children’s face recognition memory: More evidence for the cross-race effect. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88, 760-763. DOI: 38765-DY2972
Abstract Comment by Ryan Winter: Make sure to include the word “Abstract” at the top of the page. You don’t need to include the phrase “Part Two” here. APA format specifies only the word Abstract, which is centered and not bolded.
Two studies looked at eyewitness confidence in lineup studies. In study one, 551 undergraduate participants saw a picture of a target “suspect”. They then viewed an eight person lineup that altered the lineup instructions (they were told the target was either present, might be present, or they were not given any information, though in reality the target “suspect” was always missing). The authors predicted that participants would both choose a suspect and be more confident in their choice when told the target was present compared to the other two conditions. Results confirmed this prediction. In study two, 337 participants also received either the target present or might not be present instructions, though they were given a lineup that differed in size (eight versus four members). Like study one, participants in the target present condition chose and were more confident in their choice than participants in the target might be present condition, but only when given an eight person lineup. This implies that telling someone that a person is present in a lineup can lead them to find a suspect, but only if they have a lot of lineup choices. Comment by Ryan Winter: Unlike most paragraphs in an APA formatted paper, there is no indent for the abstract Comment by Ryan Winter: The student wrote this in 189 words! It’s a lot of information in a short amount of space, so make sure to edit it a lot to get all relevant information in place. Comment by Ryan Winter: Notice how the lines do not line up on the right side of the paragraph? That is correct APA style. DO NOT full justify the paragraph. It lines up along the left margin, but not the right margin
Keywords: target present, target absent, simultaneous lineups, confidence, system variables Comment by Ryan Winter: Make sure to include your keywords!