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| Your notes
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| Participants
| It includes some background information such as age, sex, education and how you went about recruiting the subjects for your research project. Give the total number of subjects and the number assigned to each experimental condition.
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| Materials, measurement instruments
| It describes the apparatus or materials used and their function in the experiment. Standard laboratory equipment can usually be mentioned without detail. Identify specialized equipment obtained and the supplier’s name and location. Complex or custom-made equipment may be illustrated by a drawing or photograph. A detailed description of complex equipment may be included in an appendix.
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| Procedure
| It summarizes each step in the execution of research. Include the instructions to the participants, the formation of the groups, and the specific experimental manipulations. Describe randomization, counterbalancing, and other control features in the design…Remember, the Method section should tell readers what you did and how you did it in sufficient detail so that a reader could reasonably replicate your study.
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D) Write methods section of your own. The website www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.ukcan help you.
