Investigation

Checklist:

Introduction

 * Describe the main features of Short Term Memory
 * Explain the Serial Positioning Effect
 * Support STM and SPE with relevant research


 * Succinctly write a specific aim
 * Write an operational hypothesis

Method

 * Describe the participants and the sample in specific detail
 * Describe the selection process
 * Describe materials in specific detail
 * Describe the procedure in specific detail
 * Address anonymity
 * Describe collection, collation, and presentation of results

Results

 * Create an organised table
 * Correctly label table, with units where applicable
 * Create a graph with appropriate labels and titles
 * State the result of the investigation

Discussion

 * Discuss the results of the investigation
 * Relate the results to the hypothesis
 * Explain how the results relate to relevant psychological theories
 * Evaluate the investigation design, discuss methodological flaws
 * Explain the steps taken to make it reliable, and how it could have improved
 * Discuss ethical issues and how they were addressed
 * Discuss the relevance of results to the population/sample
 * Make an accurate conclusion that relates to the hypothesis