Psychology Question

Now that you have collected and considered your data, you are ready to write your paper. This is expected to read like a research paper, include the following information detailed below in steps 1-8.  Please note that you have to complete each step well and thoroughly to earn the full amount of points listed. Your paper should not include any direct quotes– everything should be paraphrased in your own words. Use APA format throughout. Your sources should be from peer reviewed journal articles. Pop culture references will not count towards the minimum expected of you. In total, the paper will be a minimum of 6.5 pages, not including figures, tables, and references (see breakdown per section at the bottom)

Begin the introduction section by reviewing at least 3 studies that examine the association between that health behavior and physical health, disease, mortality, etc. (see behavior change assignment 1). These are the first three articles you reviewed for the first assignment, as long as they are relevant. (30 pts)

What ways have been studied to modify this behavior? What interventions have been examined in the previous literature? Review at least 3 studies that examine the effect of an intervention on health behavior. These are the three articles you read for assignment 3, as long as the ones you found are relevant. (30 pts) 

End your introduction section with a paragraph briefly summarizing your current study in general terms. What will it aim to accomplish? Be sure to state what hypothesized effects (e.g. increase, decrease) will your intervention have on your target behavior. (20 pts)

Begin the method section by briefly describing the participant (yourself). Next describe how you measured your behavior (i.e. your behavioral coding system) for each phase of the project: baseline and intervention. Then describe your intervention; be sure to include enough detail so that someone else could replicate your study. (40 pts)

1. Results section: Report means for baseline and intervention phases (30 pts). Include a figure or graph that depicts your quantitative results (10 pts). A table is not sufficient here- your quantitative data needs to be summarized visually. The text of this section will be very brief. Do not include your raw data. It needs to be summarized using averages!
2. Begin the discussion section by summarizing your findings and placing them in context. How effective was the intervention? Based on your data, did it have the hypothesized effect on your target behavior? Describe other external (peer pressure/social support, life stressors, environmental constraints) or internal (personality, coping, sense of control, other health issues) factors that may have influenced your results. What would you do differently next time? (10 pts)
3. Discuss your results in relation to the previous studies in the literature– be specific. How was your experience similar or different? Why? Include a minimum of three studies to compare your findings to (can be studies from above if they are relevant and support your argument) (30 pts)
4. Include a brief discussion of generalizability: would your intervention work for someone else? Why or why not? What traits, resources, characteristics, etc. are important? (10 pts)
5. Paper should be in APA format throughout citing a minimum of six peer reviewed journal articles (30 pts)

Your paper should include a:

1. title page (NO ABSTRACT NECESSARY)
2. introduction (summary of literature on the implications of the target behavior for health and disease, and a review of literature on interventions designed to change this behavior). Your introduction should be a minimum of 3 double-spaced pages
3. method (description of how you measured target behavior, outcome and a detailed description of intervention used). Your method section should be a minimum of 1.5 double spaced pages
4. results (baseline and intervention means or frequencies; figures and descriptions; NO STATISTICAL TESTS ARE NECESSARY). Your results should be a minimum of 0.5 double spaced pages

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