RESEARCH REPORT- write a research report for the following study:
The main task involved performing a series of key-press sequences in a specified order (ill attach a slide with more info).
Before the main task,
participants performed two training conditions (human vs robot). Each condition involved a
unique set of key-press sequences.
The human and robot conditions involved watching a
human hand or a robot hand perform a series of key-press sequences.
The no training
condition involved no practice (i.e., control key-press sequences were not practiced, and
only performed during the test phase).
All the trials are randomised. In the training phase, the videos are presented to them in a randomised order, meaning there is no specific order in video presentation. They are shown the same videos, which contain the same sequences. In the test phase, they are prompted to perform each sequence 10 times, also in a randomised order, until all sequences have been performed.
In the practical class, students had a chance to
practice the task by physically performing the sequences before and after watching other
people perform the sequences.
The data were not collected during the practical, however.
The data were collected previously and are provided in summarised format at the end of
this document – one datapoint per condition per participant. The data will be attached in a word doc below. Tthis was a within-group experiment, meaning that the 50 participants were exposed to all three conditions (human, robot, no training).
write up the study as if you were the researcher who conducted it, according to
APA Guidelines for research reports
Report should cover:
Abstract:
At the beginning of your report, you should include a short paragraph that summarises your
report.
Introduction:
Background motivation for the project should be provided, including an explicitly stated aim
and hypothesis.
ill provide the 3 background reading belowww
Aim:
To compare the effect of observational learning between a human and a robot model.
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Hypothesis:
Your hypothesis must be declarative (i.e., state the relationship between the IV
and DV), directional (i.e., indicate if something will be “higher” or “lower”, “increase” or
“decrease”), and falsifiable (i.e., we could find evidence that either supports the hypothesis
or refutes it).
Methods:
Participants:
• 50 undergraduate psychology students.
• Demographic data were recorded, but they are not relevant for this report.
Materials:
• A desktop computer with software that that can show videos and record the timing
of key-press sequences.
• Videos of a human and a robot performing sequences.
Procedure:
• Participants were asked to watch a series of videos that demonstrated key-press
sequences performed by a human or a robot.
• What did practice in the human condition look like?
• What did practice in the robot condition look like?
• All students completed both forms of practice. The particular key-press sequences
assigned to each training condition and the control condition was randomised across
participants.
Study Design:
• Within-participant design
• Independent variable: practice condition
3 levels: human vs robot vs no training
Each participant performed 4 different sequences per condition in the test
phase. For the human and robot conditions, they had received observational
practice on these sequences (i.e., they watched a human or a robot model
perform these sequences). The no training condition involved no practice
(i.e., participants just performed these sequences in the test phase).
• Dependent variable: The average time taken (in seconds) to complete the key-press
sequences.
Results:
• Provide descriptive statistics (i.e., Mean and SD).
• Plot the data in a figure.
• Provide the result of comparing human vs robot practice using a statistical test.
• pick an appropriate statistical test, which
addresses the primary hypothesis. keep it simple!
– describe the inferential statistics in written form.
Discussion:
• Was your hypothesis supported or not?
• How does that align with previous literature?
• What were the strengths and limitations of our study?
• What is a future study we could do to continue our investigation into this topic?
• What are the implications of our findings in a day-to-day sens
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