Final Paper Description Description: Your final paper will be a complete write up of your research project. It will include a title page (1 page), an abstract (1 page), an introduction (3 - 4 pages), a method section (1/2 - 1 pages), a results section (1/2 - 1 page), a discussion section (3 – 4 pages), a reference section (1 - 2 pages), and at least one figure (1 page). Your final paper should be between 12 – 15 pages and you must include at least 8 appropriate references. Your paper must be written using APA format. See the APA manual or Appendix A of our textbook for more information about this. Most of your final paper will have already been written as part of earlier writing assignments. I’ve indicated which sections or content are new by bolding the section title and specifying what is new in the description below. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title Page: Your title page should be a single page that includes the following information: a header with your running head and page number, the title of your paper, your name, and your affiliation. Abstract: Your abstract should be a single page that provides a brief (150-250 word) summary of your study. You should describe your research question, hypothesis, method, results, and the implications of your results. Note that this is a new section that was not included in the previous writing assignments. You must write an abstract as part of the final paper. Introduction: Your introduction section should introduce your research question to the reader and provide information about previous research to justify and motivate your own hypothesis. For your draft of this section, I would encourage you to try and write at least two pages (although you can always write more - remember that more content allows us to give more feedback!). Your draft should contain the following information: · An introductory paragraph that discusses the general question or problem that you plan to investigate. This paragraph should end with your research question. o This paragraph should provide the basic motivation for why your study is necessary and what you are investigating. · A detailed description of at least 3 specific research studies that relate to your topic o These must be psychological studies published in a peer reviewed journal within the last 15 years o Your description should include: § What the researchers did, including: · An identification of the hypothesis · A brief (1 – 2 sentence) description of the sample · A brief (3 – 5 sentence) description of the materials and procedure used § What they found, including: · An identification of the statistical test(s) used · A statement of whether or not they found support for their hypothesis · A brief (2 – 3 sentence) discussion of the specific findings § An explanation of what the results mea ...