Our last paper is an observational paper.You will be observing the behavior of 20 subjects.Ten pages-typed/doubled spaced/regular font.I want you to write it just like this:

Cover sheet-does not count as a page

title -your behavior that you observed

psy 100 05

your name

dr.paul boccumini

Introduction-behavior you have chosen to observe-why important to you/to the community/to society

Hypothesis-“Men will return shopping carts to the storage area more than women”

Prior research-you will summarize at least two studies that have looked at the behavior that you have chosen to observe-cite correctly e.g. {Rathus,2004} or {Bee et al,1998}

Method-20 subjects

variables-gender and ethnicity

How/where

operational definition-define returning the carts

controls-you will be listing other variables that effected your observations e. g.location of the storage area

Observations

1} hisp woman singing with her kids in the basket returned it to the storage then walked away leaving her children for an instant.

2AA man rode the cart to the storage area.

to 20

You will be describing what they are wearing and exactly what they did for all 20 subjects.

Analysis-gender-men=10  7 returned the carts

                                      women=10 3 returned their carts

Ethnicity-men=10-6 A’A’ 2 hispanic. 1 N.A. and 1 middle eastern-returned the carts=5 A.A. 1 N.A. and 1 middle eastern

Women=10  8 hisp 1 A.A. and 1 cauc. -returned carts-3 hisp

the hypothesis proved /not proved-proved=men

gender +ethnicity=men+A.A.

Then you can have up to 3 pages of tables/charts to represent your analysis-you must label your charts and numbers /not%

Summary

summarize your findings

compare your findings to prior research

talk about your feelings/experiences

Recommendations for further study e.g. locations/time of day

reference page-at least three proper format- last name first/alphabetical order

paper is fun/enjoy