Age as a predictor of aberrant behaviour

Psychology
Age as a predictor of aberrant behaviour
We are mainly basing our research on Winters and Dodous (2010) meta-analysis paper,
which examines driving behaviour using the Driving Behaviour Questionnaire as a predictor of
accidents. Moroever, our study is also based on Reasons to al (1990) paper, where it was examined
whether there was a distinction between errors and violations and how these relate to the
age of the driver. According to Stradling and Meadows there is a correlation between young
age (<25 years) and aggressive driving style.

The aim of this study is to view whether younger drivers tend to be more aggressive and
commit more errors and violations than older (25years+) drivers. With ever-increasing numbers
of drivers on the roads, with greater understanding of how age affects the way we drive, we will
be able to take steps to avoid road accidents.
You are required to present a research report of an investigation designed and carried out by yourself. The investigation must be planned so that you collect data suitable for analysis using two-way Anova on SPSS..

In this assignment we will be looking for good design, correct descriptive and inferential data analysis and presentation and competence in reporting skills.

The Appendix consisting of a print-out of your raw data (data view and variable view tables) and evidence of SPSS data analysis must accompany your report. You will find that you can edit output considerably before printing it.
Box 1 Sections of a conventional Psychology practical report

Title
Abstract
Introduction
Method
Design
Participants
Materials/Apparatus
Procedure
Results
Descriptive findings
Treatment/Analysis
Discussion
References
Appendices
The Design

This is the type of method that you used. It is not the detailed steps that you took. Save these for the procedure. Here you can answer questions such as:

Was it an experiment?
If it was an experiment, what kind (repeated measures, independent samples, quasi-, naturalistic, etc.)?
What were the variables if any (independent variable and its levels; dependent variable; other variables measured e.g. for matching purposes)? Were there different groups (e.g. control, experimental, placebo)?
If it was not an experiment, say what it was e.g. if an observational study, what type (participant, non-participant, structured, naturalistic etc.)?
If it involved correlation which variables were compared with which others?
What controls were used? (counterbalancing; equivalent stimuli; random allocation, matching, etc.)
What ethical considerations were there and what steps were taken to address them?
The participants

The participants are a crucial aspect in your research design yet this section is often given short shrift in many practical reports. Recent critiques have shown that the vast majority of participants in psychological research are students in the USA or the UK. Therefore it is essential that you think carefully about who exactly you included in your study and give this precise information to your reader. You need to answer the following questions:

How many participants altogether?
How many in each group or condition?
Where were the participants from and how were they obtained? i.e., what was the sampling method employed? What were your exclusion and inclusion criteria?
What other features such as sex, geographical area, occupation (e.g. student), etc. were relevant?

Materials/Apparatus

Describe accurately any equipment used, giving specifications of constructed equipment (finger-maze, illusion box) and source (manufacturer, make, model) of commercial items (software, projector). A description of all written materials should be given here though whole examples should be provided in an appendix. Examples are: word lists, questionnaires, scales, stimulus lists (pictures, objects) and so on. The rationale for selecting these particular sets of words or scales should be provided (e.g. a description of how two word lists were made equivalent). The source of questionnaires should be cited (and referenced later). If questionnaires have been developed from scratch during the project then there should be a description of how the measure was developed and any information, if possible, on its reliability or validity. A sample questionnaire should be included in the appendix section, unless it is a very well known instrument.
Procedure

This section is very similar to the way cooking instructions, mentioned earlier, are presented. The detail given here must enable a nayive reader to go through exactly the same steps as you did. The simplest thing to do is to walk through the whole procedure as seen from one of your participants. If you start with Participants were … you shouldnt go far wrong in most cases. Take the reader through, in chronological order, what happened to the participants in both conditions
Results

Description of results

It is important to see your results section as having two parts although you may not give them separate headings:

1.a description in text of your results
2.an analysis of results, often a significance test, where appropriate

In this first descriptive section your text carries on the verbal style of the previous sections of the report. You tell your reader in words what you found. You cant just present a table of data. Tables and charts are supplementary aids to communication.

The statistics presented here are a summary only of the data you collected, presented as means, medians, standard deviations, frequencies etc. Raw data (the participants individual scores) should be presented in an numbered and titled Appendix and referred to here. Typically you will give your reader the descriptive statistics for each condition of an experiment, or for each group tested. Note that you are not required to present the mean, median and mode. You will be marked for selecting an appropriate summary statistic and only one type is required.

This is only an example.in the assignment instead of male and female would be old and young drivers.
Table 1 has been set out in accordance with the American Psychological Associations publication manual rules. You should follow these rules whenever you present data tables or figures.

Table 1
Male and female participants mean (SD) of Estimated IQ scores for self, self, mother and father
SelfMotherFather

Male
110 (14.14)
95 (14.14)
113 (10.30)
Female100 (6.32)97 (13.27)109 (6.63)

Total105 (11.67)96 (13.11)111 (8.52)
Note. Total N = 150
Descriptive analysis

The results section contains a descriptive section (what happened) and an analysis or treatment section (are differences or correlations significant?).The descriptive section is in text, supported by a table See Box 5: The table is headed and it is obvious what the value of 110 (for male, own) is measuring.

Treatment of results

Box 6 carries on with the analysis or treatment of results. This is where an inferential statistical test has been applied in order to test differences or correlations for significance.

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