The major sections of a research report in counseling psychology include an introduction, method, results, and discussion section. The introduction provides background and purpose, the method describes procedures and participants, results report the findings, and the discussion interprets results and considers implications. Research reports focus on communicating original research for other professionals, while course papers emphasize applying theories and concepts from assigned readings.
Define and describe the major sections of a research report used in
1. Define and describe the major sections of a research report used
in counseling psychology research. What is the core content
included in each section of the report? Distinguish between the
writing for research purposes versus writing for standard
graduate level courses. How are they similar? How are they
different?
