Poster Presentation
*Do not include a title page as I already completed one. The title is The Influence of Mental Illness Stigma on the Ability to Seek Help. I have provided sources and my independent and dependent variable chart with levels that are attached, you are welcome to use other empirical sources if you find you need more help. Follow the rubric below. A typical poster that you might find at a convention has all of the basic elements of a research paper (Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, References, and Figures) but these sections are brief enough to be scanned in a few minutes. Your task is to create a summary that includes an Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, and References section that is no more than 3 pages in length (1 inch margins, Times New Roman 12-point font, double spaced). You will also include a graph that shows your predicted results. You will not include an Abstract for this assignment. This means that you will need to be very concise and clear. I recommend using an outline format with bullet points rather than a paper format with paragraphs (see examples below). (Note that a research paper does not always include a heading for the Introduction, but posters usually do.)
Provide your readers with enough information so that they can figure out what you are proposing, but keep it brief. For example,
Theory: A few sentences that introduce the main problem you are investigating.
What is your research question?
What are your conceptual IVs and DV?
The general background of your topic
What do we know?
A sentence or two noting the findings of your 3 articles would be helpful (be sure to include APA formatted citations).
At the end of the Introduction, state your hypothesis:
Address each of the 3 potential effects in your proposed study (2 main effects + the interaction).
DESCRIBE each expected effect
E.g., “I expect a main effect of exercise such that high exertion will lead to lower depression scores than low exertion.”
Note: if you don’t expect a particular effect, you must state that you do not.
E.g., “I do not predict a main effect of drug”
Part III: Method
This section should briefly describe the study design, including the IVs
E.g., 2 (drug: high dosage, low dosage) X 2 (exercise: high exertion, low exertion) between subjects factorial design
A second sentence should identify the conceptual DV.
E.g., the dependent variable will be depression scores
Describe how you propose to operationalize your IVs and DV. Briefly describe the procedure.
For each IV, briefly describe:
Will you manipulate the IV and randomly assign people to groups? If so, how?
E.g., I will randomly assign participants to either the high exertion or low exertion exercise conditions.
High exertion: 1 hour exercise, 5 days per week
Low exertion: 30 minutes, 2 days per week.
Will you measure the IV? If so, how? How will you break participants up into groups for analyses?
E.g., I will measure Extraversion scores using the NEO-PIR (Costa & McRae, 1994). I will perform a median split on participant scores such that I have a group with high scores and a group with low scores.
DV: How will you measure your DV? How will scores vary?
E.g., I will measure depression using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI; Beck, 1990). Scores range from 0 to 25; high scores mean more depression.
Part IV: Expected Results
You would be using an ANOVA, so say something about 2 X 2, or 2 X 3 ANOVA. Also, what main effects are you predicting will be significant, and will your interaction be significant? (give the reader some numbers to match your figure)
Part V: Discussion
Briefly interpret your predicted results in terms of your hypotheses, and mention any possible confounds, limitations, or other validity issues.
Part VI: References
You must include an APA formatted Reference, for each in-text citation
Page 4
You should include a bar graph of your predicted results, and the graph should have a title and all variables and the y-axis clearly labeled. The results presented on your graph should match the hypotheses you presented.
Poster presentation
Poster presentation
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Introduction
What are you proposing?
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Method
Participants: What would they do?
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Results
2 X 2, or 2 X 3 ANOVA.
Main effects
Interaction (give the reader some numbers to match your figure)
10.0 pts
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10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Discussion
Hypotheses
Confounds or other validity issues
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome References
APA style
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This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Figure
Labeled
Separate page
Does it match your data?
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No Marks
5.0 pts
Total Points: 35.0
