Psychology

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1. Demographics:

reports percentages of demographic characteristics, including gender, age, and ethnicity/race, and reports descriptive statistics (means, SD, frequencies) for all including the
N. statistic terms are italicized.

reports percentages of most demographic characteristics, & reports most descriptive statistics (means, SD, frequencies,
n) for most variables. statistic terms may not be italicized.

omits many demographic characteristics as noted in first column, & reports few descriptive statistics (means, SD, frequencies). leaves out the
N. statistic terms are not italicized. uses wrong data.

section is either missing or contains many errors and omissions and is clear that it does not follow the instructions provided.

2. Materials & Procedure:

mentions informed consent & debriefing. thoroughly describes dependent & independent variables, including scales used.

mentions informed consent & debriefing. mostly describes dependent & independent variables. may omit scales used.

does not mention informed consent &/or debriefing. superficially describes dependent & independent variables. omits scales used.

section is not present or contains many omissions as described in the first columns

3. Results:

reports at least two different analyses, including one chi-square and at least one ANOVA. appropriately reports the manipulation check. includes means and SDs for each level of IV. italicizes
F, t, p, M, SD, and
X2.

reports at least two different analyses, including one chi-square and at least one ANOVA. appropriately reports the manipulation check & ANOVA. includes most means and SDs. italicizes most
F, t, p, M, SD, and
X2.

Reports only one analysis, &/or omits ANOVAs. inappropriately reports the manipulation check &/or ANOVA. excludes means and SDs for some levels of IV. does not italicize
F, t, p, M, SD, and
X2.

section is either missing or contains many egregious errors, signaling that instructions provided were not closely followed.

4. Discussion:

reminds reader of hypothesis. mentions whether findings supported hypothesis. offers interpretation of results. very well written.

reminds reader of hypothesis. may not mention whether findings supported hypothesis. offers superficial interpretation of results. mostly well written.

does not remind reader of hypothesis &/or does not mention whether findings supported or did not support hypothesis. does not offer interpretation of results. poorly written.

section is either missing or does not fulfill criteria as noted on left columns.

5. Tables:

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paper has tables for gender, ethnicity, & age. has crosstabs table (with %) plus chi square test. has descriptives table, the ANOVA table, and the post hoc table for ANOVA(s) and t-tests, as appropriate.

is missing no more than one of the tables indicated in the first column.

is missing two or more tables, as indicated in the first column.

section is missing or is missing most tables, as indicated in the first column.

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6. General Paper Format:

paper (including headers, the main body, page numbers, and references) is consistent font, double spaced, with 1” margins, paragraphs ½”, and aligned left.

formatting is very good, but has some minor mistakes in the font type or size, spacing, margin, margin size, or alignment.

formatting has many errors in font type and/or size, spacing, margin, margin size, and/or alignment.

formatting is consistently incorrect in many respects including errors in font type and/or size, spacing, margin, margin size, and/or alignment.

7. Paper II Format:

the word “Methods”, “Participants”, “Results,” and “Discussion” are formatted according to checklist.

the word “Methods”, “Participants”, “Results,” and “Discussion” are formatted according to checklist with only minor errors.

the word “Methods”, “Participants”, “Results,” and “Discussion” are not formatted according to checklist and have major errors.

the formatting for the subheadings does not follow the formatting instructions provided in checklist.