PSY305 Cognitive Psychology: Exploring the Mind INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS: 1. This End-of-Course Assessment paper contains ONE (1) question and comprises EIGHT (8) pages (including the cover page). 2. You are to include the following particulars in your submission: Course Code, Title of the ECA, SUSS PI No., Your Name, and Submission Date. 3. Ensure that you submit your End-of-Course Assessment by the deadline. After the 12-hour grace period, 10% of the total End-of-Course Assessment mark will be deducted for each 24-hour block or part thereof by which your submission is late. Submissions with more than 50 marks deducted will be awarded 0 marks. 4. You are allowed multiple submissions to Turnitin before the deadline. After the deadline, only one submission is allowed, and only if you have not already made a prior submission. 5. If you fail to submit your End-of-Course Assessment, you will be deemed to have withdrawn from the course. Page 1 of 8 Please read this information before you start working on your ECA. This ECA carries 50% of the course marks and is a compulsory component. It is to be done individually and not collaboratively with other students. You must submit it on time. Submission You are to submit the end-of-course assignment (ECA) in exactly the same manner as your tutor-marked assignments (TMA), i.e., using Canvas. Submission in any other manner such as hardcopy or any other means will not be accepted. Ensure that you submit your ECA by the deadline. After the 12-hour grace period, 10% of the total ECA mark will be deducted for every 24-hour block or part thereof by which your submission is late. Submissions with more than 50 marks deducted will be awarded 0 marks. You are allowed multiple submissions to Turnitin before the deadline, after which only one submission is allowed, and only if you have not already previously submitted. 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Page 2 of 8 Marks allocation at a glance FIVE marks will be deducted if the ECA Cover Page is incomplete, inaccurate or missing. Experimental report Word limit (no 10% allowance) Title Abstract Introduction (minimum of 5 citations) Method Results Discussion References Appendix English competency Marks 2 100 6 600 30 Design Participants 250 10 10 Apparatus/Material Procedure 250 10 600 30 5 2 APA format (manuscript) Up to 5 marks will be deducted for failing to adhere to the APA format for manuscripts Originality of the experimental report Content that is found to be similar to AI-generated output or similar to other students' work will be penalised for lack of originality. Total 15 -0 1800 100 Page 3 of 8 Question 1 (100 marks) Experimental Report: Phonological Similarity Effect Prepare an experimental report based on the CogLab “Phonological Similarity Effect" experiment. Examine relevant theories and empirical research findings to prepare the literature review and discuss the experimental results which answer the following research question: Does articulatory suppression eliminate the phonological similarity effect? The experimental results can be found in your Canvas T-group site under Modules > ECA Experimental Results > PSY305 T0x SPSS Output Additional Guidance Carefully review the following documents in Canvas L01 site under Modules: • Report writing guidelines • Narrated PPT presentation on ANOVA • [Optional] PDF files of the relevant sections of Chapter 10: Analysis of variance with more than one IV are also available for those who wish to find out more about the statistical test (Dancey & Reidy, 2004). Dancey, C. P. & Reidy, J. (2004). Statistics without maths for psychology (3rd ed.). Pearson. Experimental Report Outline Title (2 marks) Think of an appropriate title for your experimental report. The title should give the reader a good idea of what the main variables or theoretical issues under investigation are and the relationship between them. It should not be too long. Have a look at published journal article titles to get ideas for how to write an appropriate title for your experimental report. Note: • Do not begin with “An experimental report on..." • Do not use the research question as the title. • Do not report the results as the title. • Do not get overly creative to the point where there is no relationship between the title and the experimental study. Page 4 of 8 Abstract (6 marks) [word limit = 100] The Abstract is a summary of the entire study in a nutshell. Be as concise as possible and write within the word limit. It should contain key aspects of the study that informs the reader about the aim/purpose of the experiment (do not include theoretical background information), research hypotheses, experimental design, results (exclude statistical results), and a concluding statement about the implications of the experimental results. Introduction (30 marks) [word limit = 600] This section introduces the theoretical background and empirical research studies that form the bases (i.e., rationale) of the research hypotheses. It should be made clear to your reader what the specific research question is and the experimental rationale should be expressed clearly in this section. Do not go into the operational details of your own experiment in this section as these should be left for the Method section. When reviewing research articles, be discerning about which bits of information are relevant and useful in supporting your write-up. They should logically lead to your experimental hypotheses. Examine relevant theories and research findings and present a minimum of five citations in your Introduction. You will then discuss your experimental results in relation to these studies later in the Discussion section. Experimental hypotheses: Remember that your literature review should logically lead to the experimental hypotheses – there should be three (H1, H2, and H3). They should be written up clearly at the end of the Introduction section. The first experimental hypothesis (H1) predicts the main effect of the first independent variable (IV1). The second experimental hypothesis (H2) predicts the main effect of the second independent variable (IV2). For each of these predicted main effects, you need to state the direction of the predicted effect (e.g., which condition is expected to show, depending on what the dependent variable is, faster/slower response times or higher/lower response accuracy). The third hypothesis (H3) predicts an interaction between the two IVs – this interaction needs to be thought through carefully and written out clearly. Finally, do note that for each experimental hypothesis, there is a corresponding null hypothesis which predicts the status quo. In other words, the null hypothesis predicts no effect and no interaction. Method (10 marks) [word limit = 250] The Method section contains information that explains exactly what you did in the experiment, to the reader. Design State whether your experiment is a within-participants, between-participants, or mixed design. If it is a mixed design, state which of the variables is the within-participant variable and which is the between-participant variable. State the independent variables (IVs) and the levels within each IV. Finally, state the dependent variable (DV). Participants Provide a very brief description of the participants who took part in the experiment; the number of participants, the population from which they were drawn, age or age range, gender breakdown if available or relevant, etc. Any other relevant information about them should also be stated. Similarly, information that is irrelevant to the experimental study, such as occupation, income, education level – should be excluded. It is not necessary to state Page 5 of 8