Any topic (writer’s choice)

Requirements:
Title Page
Intro: Give a brief background on what you plan to study and what you expect to find.  E.g. what does research say about your topic (with citations) and why does that research lead you to think you’ll get the results you expect to get.  Ensure that any information that is not common sense has a peer-reviewed, academic citation.
Methods: Describe what you did so that other researchers can reproduce your experiment.  Procedures that are fairly standard (like plugging in your laptop, applying gel pads for polygraph, etc.) do not need to be included.
Results: Report the type of statistical test performed and the results obtained.  Report group means and standard deviations for significant differences and include a figure reference.  Generally, you do not need to report stats for non-significant results (all you need to do is state that the test was non-significant); however, if your project had no significant results at all, make sure to at least include one full write-up including stats for the ANOVA and group M/SDs, with a reference to your Figure.
Discussion: Interpret your results.  Don’t restate your stats, but explain why you think you got the results you got and what you think they mean.  Be sure to link back to what you said in the introduction. End your discussion by addressing potential limitations to your study and future research directions.
References: Include at least three peer-reviewed, academic articles. 
Figures: Include a figure illustrating group means for all statistically significant ANOVAs.  Your figure should be in grayscale with no gridlines and should include a descriptive caption below it.  If you had no significant results at all, be sure to still include at least one figure.
Make sure to use proper APA formatting (e.g. 12pt font, Times New Roman, double-spaced, 1 margins,Title Page, correct section headings, correct in-text citations, reference page).

Make sure to also review any comments on your previous lab reports and address anything you need to change.

Refer to the APA Lab Report Guide posted under Modules for formatting directions/examples. I attached this guide. The RESULT and DISCUSSION part should be really similar to the sample from the APA lab report guide.

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