Give one reason why it is important for scientific reports to include a referencing section?
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Give one reason why it is important for scientific reports to include a referencing section?
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A study into the relationship between recreational screen time and academic achievement was conducted. Students were asked to self-report the number of hours spent watching TV, playing on their mobile phones or video games (daily recreational screen time) and their end-of-year test performances (academic performance).
The results of the study are shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 The relationship between daily recreational screen time and academic performance
In which section(s) of a scientific report would you expect to find reference to the results/findings of the investigation?
The abstract and the results sections only
The abstract, the discussion and the results sections only
The results and the discussion sections only
The results section only
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Describe features of the abstract section in a scientific report.
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In 1993, a book about gender was published in New Haven. The book was written by Sandra L Bem from Cornell University. The title was ‘The lenses of gender: transforming the debate on sexual inequality’. The book was published by Yale University Press.
A researcher needs to modify the above information to include Bem’s book in the references section of a scientific report.
Write the full reference for this book as it should appear in the reference section of the researcher’s report.
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Discuss features of science. Refer to one or more examples of psychological research in your answer.
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