You are a researcher studying gender stereotypes. Specifically, you want to see if there are
gender differences in mindfulness. I will provide collected data so you can report the results in an
APA style paper. This paper is worth 15% of your overall grade.
Late papers will NOT be accepted.
Required sections in APA format:
– Title Page
– Abstract
– Introduction (minimum 2 pages)
o Must cite at least 7 peer-reviewed research articles
– Method (as long as necessary to properly describe your methods)
o Include subsections with proper headings:
Participants (include demographics about participants)
• _____ Men, _____ Women
• Average age: _______, SD _______ years
• Ethnicity:
• Include this sentence at the end of your participants section:
o Participants were treated in accordance with the “Ethical Principles of
Psychologists and Code of Conduct” (American Psychological
Association, 2002).
Materials
• 15 question mindful attention awareness scale; contained likert-scale questions
Procedure
• Participants were handed the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale;
n
African American
American Indian
Asian
Hispanic
Middle Eastern
Native Hawaiian
White
Other
Mix
Declined to respond
Statistics— Galván
• Participants given 5 minutes to complete scale
• Participants were debriefed
o Make sure you describe each section clearly enough that allows someone to replicate the
study
– Results (as long as necessary)
o Include the necessary subsections for your data
Descriptive
• Average mindfulness score of all participants: ______ ; SD = _____
• Average female mindfulness score: ______; SD = ______
• Average male mindfulness score: ______; SD = _______
Inferential subsection
• t(_____) = ______, p = _____
– Discussion (minimum 1 page)
– Reference Page
o Must include at least 7 peer-reviewed journal articles
o Include:
American Psychological Association. (2002). Ethical principles of psychological and
code of conduct. American Psychologist, 57(12), 1060-1073.
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