Assessment 2: Research Report Marking Rubric
Assessment 2: Research Report Marking Rubric
Unsatisfactory (0-49%)
Needs Improvement (50-64%) Meets Expectations (65-79%)
Exceeds Expectations (80-100%)
Points
Title and Abstract (10%)
The report does not include an appropriate title and/or a clear and concise abstract that accurately covers some of the important aspects of the study.
The report includes an appropriate title and somewhat clear and concise abstract that accurately covers some of the important aspects of the study.
The report includes an appropriate title and clear and concise abstract that accurately covers most of the important aspects of the study.
The report includes an appropriate title and particularly clear and concise abstract that accurately covers all important aspects of the study.
10
Method (10%)
The report fails to demonstrate an understanding of the research design and/or data analysis plan.
The report demonstrates an understanding of the research design and/or data analysis plan, but with some critical errors or omissions.
The report demonstrates a good understanding of the research design and/or data analysis plan, but with some errors or omissions. The report demonstrates an outstanding understanding of the research design with only one or two minor errors or omissions. All critical components of the method and data analysis plan are accurately reported.
10
Results (30%)
The report does not accurately present the results of the experiment, or the results are not clearly and accurately presented.
The report presents the results of the experiment, but the presentation is not always clear or accurate. The report accurately presents the results of the experiment, using an appropriate table and/or figure, and text. The report presents the results of the experiment in a very clear and accurate manner, using an appropriate table and/or figure, and text. 30
Discussion (35%)
The report does not include a summary of the results and a discussion that evaluates the findings in the context of existing literature or the original hypothesis. No conclusion is provided.
The report includes a summary and discussion of the results but may fail to evaluate the findings accurately or appropriately in the context of existing literature or may offer a conclusion that does not relate to the original hypothesis.
The report includes a summary of the results and a discussion that critically evaluates the findings in the context of existing literature and offers a conclusion in relation to the original hypothesis.
The report includes a summary of the results and a discussion that carefully interprets the findings in the context of existing literature. The conclusion relates to the original hypothesis and alternative explanations for the findings are given and directions for future research are suggested.
35
Unsatisfactory
(0-49%)
Novice Standard
(50-79%)
Professional Standard
(80-100%)
References, structure, and formatting (15%) The report does not use correct APA formatting and referencing. The use of GenAI is not cited and a reflection and evidence are not provided. Word limit exceeded.
The report uses correct APA formatting and referencing, but with some errors. The use of GenAI is referenced correctly and a written reflection and evidence is provided. Within word limit.
The report uses correct APA formatting and referencing, with only one or two minor slips, and all in-text citations appear in the reference list, and all items in the reference list are cited in the report. The use of GenAI is referenced correctly and a written justification with reflection and evidence is provided. Within word limit. 15
Introduction
In recent years, we have seen an exponential increase in human surveillance. We now live in a world with closed circuit television (CCTV) in public spaces, trackable mobile devices, and the monitoring of our activities through artificially intelligent technology and the 'Internet of Things'. Data on what we do, what we say, and where we go can be monitored and made available to third parties. Despite this proliferation of surveillance technology, there is limited research on its effects on human behaviour and cognition. In particular, there is a significant gap in understanding the effects of surveillance on basic brain mechanisms, such as the covert mental processes involved in processing and responding to our sensory environment.
Most literature on the topic of surveillance has suggested that being the subject of anothers attention elicits changes in overt behaviour. For instance, there is a large body of evidence on 'audience effects' that suggest people act in a more overtly prosocial manner when they believe they are being watched. For example, research shows that when people think their behaviour is being monitored, they become more giving, more likely to share, and less likely to steal, cheat, litter or direct their gaze to provocative images.
While the effects of surveillance on social behaviour are well-documented, it is unclear how the feeling of being watched impacts basic covert mental capacities not subject to explicit or conscious control of the individual. For instance, there are specialized neural mechanisms known to enable the rapid and automatic detection of faces. However, it is currently unknown whether these fundamental brain mechanisms are altered when we believe we are being watched.
In the current study, we examined whether being watched modulates the neural processing of faces. Specifically, we used electroencephalography (EEG) to examine whether being monitored affects the latency of the event-related negative potential (N170). Previous experiments have shown the N170 to be a signature event-related response to faces (i.e., a face specific signal measured at 170 milliseconds after face onset), which is not seen with other stimuli. In this study, we measured the average latency of the N170 following presentation of face stimuli. We hypothesized that if being watched impacts the neural processing of face information, then participants being monitored will show a difference in N170 latencies compared to participants who are not.
Method
100 undergraduate student participants
ages between 18 to 28 years (mean 20.2, standard deviation 3.45).
Gained course credit for their time.
Randomly assigned to one of two groups.
experimental group: alone to do the computer task but were watched on close circuit television (CCTV) from the adjacent room.
Cameras setup within the testing booth
prior to testing participants shown a live feed of the testing booth from the adjacent room where the experimenter sat.
control participants: alone in the testing room.
Surveillance cameras removed
live feed monitor was switched off.
Prior to testing, participants provided consent.
Following the experiment, they were debriefed.
Event-related brain potentials (ERPs) associated with presentation of a face were recorded with electrodes located over occipo-temporal scalp sites.
N170 component was isolated.
Participants completed 144 trials (6 blocks of 24 stimuli), where an image of a human face was presented.
The stimulus stayed on the screen for 3 seconds. This was followed by a blank screen for 500 milliseconds which was followed by the next trial.
Stimuli were taken from https://cliffordworkman.com/resources/To ensure participants were paying attention to stimuli, they performed a visual target detection task
mentally counted number of smiling faces in each block of trials.
Performance accuracy (%) recorded.
The latency of the peak of the N170 component following presentation of face image was recorded for each trial.
Presentation order of different faces was randomised for each participant.
Statistical analyses done in Jamovi.
Protocol approved prior to testing by a UTS ethics panel #77FTY
Assessment 2: Research REPORT
96838 Brain and behaviour
Name:
Student number:
Date:
WORD COUNT:
PLEASE CALCULATE THE WORD COUNT BY HIGHLIGHTING ALL OF THE CONTENT STARTING WITH THE WORD aBSTRACT AND ENDING JUST BEFORE THE SUBHEADING REFERENCES. THE NUMBER OF WORDS IN YOUR SELECTION WILL THEN APPEAR IN THE BOTTOM LEFT WORD TOOLBAR. YOUR REPORT MUST BE A MAXIMUM OF 1,250 WORDS EXCLUDING REFERENCES BUT INCLUDING IN-TEXT CITATIONS, TABLES, FIGURES, and TABLE AND FIGURE CAPTIONS. tHAT IS, ANYTHING THAT COMES BETWEEN THE WORD ABSTRACT AND THE WORD REFERENCES.
The 250-word reflection on your use of Generative AI in this assessment task (with screenshot evidence) should be included below your report in the space provided.
DECLARATION: i have read and abided by the uts academic integrity rules, and i am aware of the penalties for student misconduct, and how to avoid plagiarism)
sign here (by typing your name):
Please use this template for your submission. But be sure to delete all explanatory (blue) text and format your report to adhere with APA 7th requirements.
Title
Abstract
An excellent abstract is concise yet comprehensive, with a logical sequence and no irrelevant or inaccurate information.
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/abstract-keywords-guide.pdfIntroduction
You can leave this section blank as it was written for you to introduce you to the study.
Method
An excellent methods section has a comprehensive yet concise description of participant characteristics, how the behaviour was measured, and the procedure in chronological order. The reader should be able to replicate the study by following the method. The behavioural measure should be well justified as an appropriate measure to test the hypothesis.
Note a lay description of the method is provided for you with the omission of the analysis plan.
Results
An excellent Results section shows that the data were analyzed in the appropriate way to test the hypothesis. There is a graph to illustrate the data clearly and accurately and there is a clear, informative, and concise description of the data displayed in the figure.
Data will be provided in workshop 6. You will also be shown how to use excel and Jamovi to run statistical analyses on your data.
Discussion
An excellent discussion section leads with the first paragraph summarizing the overall aim, the main finding, and whether the hypothesis was supported. It provides a comprehensive comparison of the results to the broader literature on the topic. It discusses any methodological limits as appropriate, and suggested future research directions. It provides an excellent conclusion that includes an explanation of the extent to which the results are conclusive and can be generalized and applied across settings.
https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/discussion-phrases-guide.pdfReferences
An excellent reference list adheres APA formatting. All items in the reference list should be cited in the report, and sources cited in the report should all be in the reference list. The formatting of in-text references is also in accordance with APA 7.0 style. Remember to also reference any GenAI used in the text and reference list.
https://studyguides.lib.uts.edu.au/genai/referencingPlease provide below a 250-word reflection on your use of GenAI in this assessment with screenshots to evidence your use. Note that the 250-words here forms part of the total 1500-word count (i.e., 1250 report, 250 reflection).
