School of

Psychotherapy &
Psychology
PSY709 Research Methods 3 and
Research Project Module
Handbook
2016/17
 1. Welcome to the module

Welcome to the research project component of your MSc in Psychology. This part of the course will
enable you to conduct your own empirical piece of research, using the techniques and knowledge you
have acquired in your research methods modules.

The module consists of scheduled teaching sessions in Term 3 and the completion of an independent
research project written up as a dissertation. The formal teaching component will focus on more
advanced statistical and qualitative analysis techniques in Psychology.

The dissertation will allow you to gain hands-on experience of conducting psychological research and to
apply the knowledge and skills you learned in Research Methods 1 and 2. Throughout this module you
will be formulating a research question, planning and designing a study, applying for ethical approval,
reviewing literature, gathering and analysing data, and reporting your findings.

Although supervisors will be available to guide you throughout this process, your dissertation will be an
original and independent piece of empirical research conducted and written up by you.

Good time-management is an essential part of this module and you will be expected to set your own
deadlines and work independently to meet those deadlines.

This module will provide you with an exciting opportunity to apply what you have learned throughout
the degree and to advance knowledge in your discipline. This will be your opportunity to try and answer
a question in psychology you have always wanted to answer!

Dr Marina Rachitskiy
Module Leader and MSc Course Leader
2. Module Leader and Module Team Members

Module Leader: Dr Marina Rachitskiy

Senior Lecturer in Psychology
0203 075 7553
Email: marina.rachitskiy@regents.ac.uk

Lecturers: Dr Marina Rachitskiy

Module Title: Research Methods 3 and Research Project

Module Level: 7
Learning Hours: 160
Semester Availability: Summer
Length of Module: 1 Semester
Core or option: Core
Credits awarded: 60

The module is the final part of your MSc Psychology degree and is comprised of seminars, direct
supervision and independent study.

3. Aims of the module

The research project/dissertation is an essential part of a qualification in Psychology and is a core

module in the programme. It is the culmination of your degree and enables you to put into practice the
skills and knowledge you have acquired across your study.

This module provides you with the opportunity to conduct research in an area of psychology which
interests you. Completing such a piece of independent work will help you acquire the skills needed to
become a competent individual researcher. In addition it will equip you with an understanding of how
psychological research is conducted and in doing so prepares you for further study in psychology.

In support of the research project, you will be required to attend a number of lectures and seminars
which will supplement your research skills. You will learn the theory behind a number of more advanced
statistical techniques.

4. Module Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module you will:

A. Knowledge & Understanding

1. Demonstrate knowledge of all core areas as prescribed by the British Psychological Society to
an appropriate level.
2. Select and critically evaluate evidence, arguments and concepts in current Psychology.
3. Demonstrate an appropriate level of data gathering, apply appropriate qualitative or quantitative
analysis, and demonstrate ethical understanding and sensibility in an independent research
project.
4. Demonstrate an understanding and application of a range of methods and techniques in
reviewing and consolidating of ideas, source materials and information.
B. Cognitive & Intellectual
1. Demonstrate appropriate skills in the critical awareness and evaluation of a range of theories
and methodologies and material sources from differing perspectives.
2. Demonstrate an ability to outline, apply and evaluate data of a complexity appropriate to this
level.
 3. Develop, articulate, defend and interpret arguments from within the range of required core
and specialist areas of Psychology.
4. Describe, comment on and apply a range of research related skills.
C. Practical & Professional Skills
1. Identify areas for empirical research and implement appropriate methodologies guided by
professional and ethical guidelines.
2. Prepare and submit psychological research reports in a standard conventional format to set
deadlines.
3. Identify and deploy suitable techniques in the analysis of empirical data.
4. Apply critical awareness and sensitivity to trends, debates and cultural factors relevant to
Psychology.
D. Transferrable Skills
1. Engage in clear and efficient communication of ideas and concepts in different modes and
formats.
2. Demonstrate time and resource management and the ability to work independently.
3. Work effectively as a member of a team in a range of situations.
4. Select, apply and evaluate data gathering for complex tasks.

5. Assessment Strategy

Assessment 1:
Type of Assessment: Research Proposal
Deadline: May 2017
Weighting: 0% Formative

Assessment 2:
Type of Assessment: Poster Presentation
Date: TBC
Weighting: 30%

Assessment 3:
Type of Assessment: Dissertation + Reflective report
Length: up to 10 000 words
Deadline: 1 September 2017
Weighting: 70%

6. Content of Module

You will be required to conduct an empirical research project in psychology, write up a dissertation on
your project, present your study in the form of a conference poster, and write a reflective report
describing your MSc experience. The research dissertation should be up to 10000 words and will follow
the APA report writing guidelines. The word count excludes the abstract, references, appendices,
figures, tables, and material such as transcription/interview extracts (e.g., quotations directly from an
interview in qualitative projects).

You will be required to give an overview of your project in the form of a poster presentation. You will
design, produce and present a poster showcasing your work, which will include background information,
results and preliminary discussion points. Posters will be assessed formally by academic staff at a poster
presentation event in Term 3. You must attend and be prepared to talk and respond to questions about
your poster and research project to staff and visitors. Poster printing costs will be met by the
university. We will keep your poster for display at the University for one year, after which it can be
returned to you if you wish.
Finally, you will be required to write a reflective report on your personal journey through the MSc
course. The reflective report will give you an opportunity to provide an account of your experiences,
and evaluation of these experiences, on the MSc programme. You will submit the reflective report
together with your dissertation.

6.1 Choosing a Research Area

You can choose to research any viable area of psychology that interests you, provided that you can find a
member of Psychology staff with the necessary expertise who is willing and able to supervise you. A list of staff
interests appears in Appendix A and a list of psychology laboratory resources appears in Appendix B.

Although the project must be empirical in focus, empirical can be interpreted broadly i.e., the methods
employed may be quantitative or mixed methods. You should note that you will not be permitted to
write an extended literature review in place of an empirical study. For a course to satisfy BPS
requirements, it must contain an empirical component.

6.2 Registering with a supervisor

In Appendix A, you will find contact details and research interests of members of psychology staff. Once
you have selected a potential supervisor, contact them by email to arrange to meet and discuss initial
ideas. You have until the Christmas Holidays to have an agreed supervisor in place. If you do not, a
supervisor will be allocated to you. Note that this may limit the choice of topic you might
wish to research

6.3 Supervision
Once you have chosen a supervisor, it is essential that both of you sign the Project Supervision
Agreement form (Appendix C). The form provides guidelines of best practice both for supervisors and
supervisees. It should be read carefully, discussed between supervisee and supervisor, and, if satisfied,
both parties MUST sign it and retain a copy for their records. Some issues that follow from this
agreement are worth noting here:
a. It is important to keep a RECORD of each supervision session. You should record the date of
each session, a brief summary of the discussion, as well as targets to be achieved by the next
meeting. A copy of the form for recording supervised meetings can be found in Appendix D.
b. The nature of the research project is such that a certain amount of flexibility must be built into
the system. For example, it may be necessary to have longer sessions during key stages of the
process whilst on other occasions a few minutes may be all that is required to sort out a minor
problem. As a minimum, however, you should make contact with your supervisor at least once a
fortnight, even if this is simply an email to give an update of progress.
c. Please note that staff will not generally be available during vacation or exam periods for
supervision purposes. Therefore, you will need to plan your work accordingly.
d. Should you encounter problems relating to projects or supervision, please contact the module
leader as early as possible.

As research projects and types of analysis vary in psychology, the length and content of the supervision
sessions will necessarily vary. How the 10 hours of supervision time is used and distributed across
teaching weeks will depend on the nature of the project and will be agreed in the supervision contract at
the beginning of the project. You can expect guidance in choosing a topic and the particular research
question, and can seek advice on design and statistical analysis. However, a supervisor cannot tell you
what design or analysis to use nor to provide the idea for your dissertation/research project.

When you feel you are ready to submit your dissertation, your supervisor is permitted to read ONE
draft of your dissertation, excluding the Discussion section. Supervisors may vary in their preference
regarding the draft format and times of submission. Ensure that you discuss the format with your
supervisor and are aware of their preference. Also, please ensure that you allow the supervisor a
minimum of two weeks to provide you with feedback and ensure that your supervisor is informed of
your intended draft submission date in advance. Finally, be aware of your supervisors annual leave.
Supervisors will not be able to provide you with feedback during annual leave.

6.4 Obtaining Ethical approval for the project

All research projects must obtain ethical approval prior to the collection of any data. You must
complete the ethical approval form, which contains details of the ethical approval procedure and
guidelines. You can only begin your data collection when ethical approval has been granted.
Appendix E illustrates the ethical approval procedure decision flow-chart. The relevant School of
Psychology and Psychotherapy Ethical Application Approval form is enclosed in Appendix F.

6.5.1 Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks

If you intend to include any participants who are vulnerable adults, children or young persons under the
age of 16 it is essential that you obtain a DBS check (formerly CRB check). Without a DBS certificate,
you will not be allowed to recruit participants. The British Psychological Society (BPS) co-ordinate DBS
applications and are able to obtain the certificate on your behalf. To initiate the process you have to
contact the BPS Membership Team to request a DBS check and they will send you the forms to
complete. There is a fee for this, which you pay to the BPS and you will not be reimbursed by Regents
University London. You do not need to be a member of the BPS to apply for DBS. Please note that
different DBS regulations may apply if you are not a British citizen. For further details, go to
http://www.bps.org.uk/criminal-records-bureau-crb-checks. Apply well in advance, as you will need
to have this in place BEFORE submitting your ethics form.

7. Project Planning

Your research project is the single largest assignment you will complete as part of your degree. As such,
it is important to plan carefully and complete all the aspects of the project promptly. On the next page,
you will find a planning chart. The weeks highlighted in green indicate when you should aim to complete
tasks, but these are guidelines and you may wish to create your own deadlines.

You should aim to submit your dissertation via Turnitin at least a day in advance of the deadline, in case
of IT problems on the day. No extensions to the deadline are permitted. If there are
reasons/extenuating circumstances which mean that you are unable to submit by the deadline, you
should provide evidence of these circumstances to the Student Registry. If these circumstances are
accepted, you will be able to submit without penalty at the next assessment opportunity.
 Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Develop research ideas
Agree project with supervisor
(Sign agreement by Christmas Holidays)

Do background reading & literature research

Revise or refine study with supervisor
Plan & design methodology and data analysis
Submit ethics form
(Deadline 7 January 2017)
Recruit participants & collect data
Analyse data & discuss output with supervisor
(plan more time for transcribing qualitative data)

Prepare poster, submit first draft to supervisor and

complete final copy for printing

Write up draft of dissertation

Submit draft to supervisor

Revise draft, proofread

SUBMIT by 1 September 2017
(strongly encouraged to submit well before this deadline)
Submit data files to your supervisor and Lab Technician
(Deadline: 1 September 2017)
8. Summer Term Teaching

In the summer term, there will be a series of lectures which will introduce you to advanced research
methods. These will be scheduled to run for three weeks in June. The provisional schedule appears
below. However, please note that times and dates and staff may be subject to change.

Provisional Date Subject Lecturer Teaching breakdown Room

12 July 2017 Analysis of Covariance Leslie van der Leer 10:00-12:00 Lecture TBC
13:00-15:00 Lab
13 July 2017 Multivariate Analysis Leslie van der Leer 10:00-12:00 Lecture TBC
13:00-15:00 Lab
14 July 2017 Exploratory Factor Analysis Leslie van der Leer 10:00-12:00 Lecture TBC
13:00-15:00 Lab
19 July 2017 Logistic Regression Leslie van der Leer 10:00-12:00 Lecture TBC
13:00-15:00 Lab
20 July 2017 Multilevel Linear Models: Marina Rachitskiy 10:00-12:00 Lecture TBC
SEM 13:00-15:00 Lab
21 July 2017 Poster Presentations 16:00-18:00 TBC

9. Formatting and submitting your work

You must submit two hard-bound copies of your dissertation and reflective report, as well as an
electronic version via Turnitin, by 1 September 2017. The hard copies should be submitted to the
Course Leader (Oliver 201A) no later than 16:00 on 1 September 2017. All dissertations must be
accompanied with a signed Submission Form (Appendix G).

Your dissertation should be word-processed on A4 paper, double-spaced, printed on one side of the
paper and in black ink. The font should be size 10 Ariel or size 12 Times New Roman. The left
margin should be 1 inches wide. Please refer to binding and editing guidelines in Appendix H for
details.

Your signed supervision agreement, as well as the completed and approved ethical approval form
should be included in an appendix. Any dissertation that does not include the completed and
approved ethical approval application and decision letter will not be marked.

Important: Your data files MUST be emailed to your supervisor and laboratory technician when
you submit your dissertation. You must also submit all testing materials (e.g. consent forms,
completed questionnaires, etc.) to the laboratory technician by 1 September 2017.

10. Grading

When writing a dissertation in psychology, it is essential to follow APA guidelines in formatting and
structure. You can find more information about the APA format within the APA Publication Manual
(see recommended texts, Section 7 of this document). Adherence to these guidelines will be
considered in the grading of your dissertation.

Marks will be awarded according to how well you demonstrate achievement of the programme
learning outcomes. The general Dissertation criteria for MSc submissions are outlined below. The
specific marking criteria for the dissertation are included in Appendix I.

70-100% - Distinction
The dissertation addresses the chosen topic in an explicit, direct, accurate and informed manner. It
has a coherent and demonstrable structure. The relationships between statements and ideas flow
logically, and are easily recognized. The dissertation demonstrates an excellent and original line of
argument and provides appropriate and substantial evidence/literature references to support its
claims. It draws on primary source and goes beyond general information available from lectures and
textbooks. It demonstrates a clear understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of current
problems/controversies and/or provides new perspectives on an issue or problem. It displays
evidence of independent thinking and critical analysis. It utilises relevant, advanced analysis and
reflects an excellent understanding of research methods and ethical concerns. The dissertation is
very well-written, well-constructed, and adheres to APA guidelines on writing research reports.

60-69% - Merit
The dissertation addresses the chosen topic explicitly and has a clear and detectable structure which
is closely adhered to. The work demonstrates a clear grasp and identification of relevant concepts
and principles in the discipline. The relationships between statements and ideas are easy to follow
and the work presents a good line of argument. Claims are supported by relevant evidence, primary
literature, references and materials that go beyond material presented in lectures, hand-outs, or the
recommended essential reading. The dissertation demonstrates critical evaluation and analytical
thinking. It utilises advanced analysis and reflects a good understanding of research methods and
ethical concerns. The dissertation is well-written and adheres to APA guidelines on writing research
reports.

50-59% - Pass
The dissertation presents relevant material, but does not address the topic precisely or consistently.
There is a clear attempt to identify and communicate correct concepts and principles. The work has
a discernible structure, but this may not be consistently adhered to. Relationships between
statements and ideas are at times hard to follow. There is only a basic reference to primary literature
or the literature cited may not be relevant or there may be an overreliance on historical citations or
secondary sources. The work may include some inaccuracies or present insufficient evidence/analysis,
or use relevant evidence/analysis in an inaccurate manner. There is clear evidence of attempting to
adhere to APA guidelines and awareness of ethical considerations. There may be a basic
understanding and application of statistical analysis and research methods.

0-49% - Fail
The dissertation may attempt to address the chosen topic but fails to do so or does so inaccurately.
It utilizes inappropriate design and/or analysis. It lacks a framework and/or shows no evidence of
coherence. There is a poor quality of argument that draws on little or no evidence or literature or
includes inaccurate evidential claims. There is sparse content with inaccuracies or wholly irrelevant
or inaccurate content. Inappropriate or incorrect methods or statistical analysis is presented. There
is little understanding of APA research report structure and/or awareness of ethical concerns.

11. Deadlines
Coursework must be submitted on time, on the set date with a cover sheet as instructed. Work
submitted within three days of the submission deadline, will be accepted and capped at a 50%. Work
submitted later than three days after the deadline will not be accepted or marked, but may be
resubmitted at the next assessment opportunity. The resubmission grade will be capped at 50%
unless you have extenuating circumstances accepted by the University.

Extensions
Extensions for coursework cannot be granted unless the student has a Student Support Agreement
in place or has submitted an extenuating circumstances claim that has been approved and accepted
by the Registry. For further details please refer to Section C7 of the Regents University London
Academic Regulations 2016/17 or contact the Assessments and Awards Team.
12. Academic Misconduct

Plagiarism
Plagiarism is passing off the ideas or words of someone else as though they were your own. It applies
equally to the work of other students as well as to published sources. Copying and pasting from the
web and/or other sources in order to produce a piece of work is a form of plagiarism, and is
unacceptable. The University takes a serious view of plagiarism, and will act to ensure that students
found breaching its guidelines are dealt with severely. This action can lead to expulsion from Regent's
University London. This is in the interest of the vast majority of students who work hard and
produce assessed work through their own efforts, and it is essential in safeguarding the integrity of
the Universitys awards.

Where plagiarism is suspected, this will be investigated rigorously, and reported to an Academic
Misconduct panel (see Academic Regulations 2016/17, Section C6).

Use Turnitin constructively! Submit your dissertation for an originality report at least two weeks
before the hand-in deadline. Its easy to plagiarise by mistake in a large piece of work (you might, for
example, take notes from a book and forget later that you wrote verbatim from the text). If you find
you have done this, you will then have time to make the necessary changes and rewrite the sections
in your own words. Turnitin is there to help you, not to catch you out!

Fabrication of Data
The gathering of data is an essential component of this module. Students are expected to recruit
participants and ensure that all data provided by those participants is accurate and true. Fabrication
of data refers to making false claims to have carried out experiments, observations, interviews or
other forms of data collection and analysis. The University takes an extremely serious view of this,
and will act to ensure that students found breaching its guidelines are dealt with severely. Any
student found fabricating data may be expelled from the University.

To ensure that no data are fabricated you must save all participant consent forms and original
recording of the data (e.g. interview tapes, questionnaires, etc.) and submit these with your raw data
to the laboratory technician once data collection is complete and you have completed analysis. Note,
your dissertation will not be marked unless all materials and data files have been submitted by the
deadline.

13. Formatting

Your citations, tables, figures and references should be formatted in APA style.

14. Indicative reading for this module

APA (2006). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Ed). Washington, DC:
American Psychological Association.
Brace, N., Kemp, R. & Snelgar, R. (2012). SPSS for psychologists (5th ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Coolican, H. (2009). Research methods and statistics in psychology (5th ed.). London: Hodder Education.
Evans, J. (2007). Your psychology project: The essential guide. London: Sage.
Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS for Windows (3rd ed.). London: Sage.
Field, A. & Hole, G. (2003). How to design and report experiments. London: Sage.
Frost, N. (2011). Qualitative research methods in psychology: From core to combined approaches.
Buckingham: Open University Press.
Holliday, A. (2002). Doing and writing qualitative research. London: Sage.
Willig, C. (2001). Introducing qualitative research in psychology: Adventures in theory and method.
Buckingham: Open University Press.
Wilson, S. & MacLean, R. (2011). Research methods and data analysis for psychology. London: McGraw
Hill.
Wood, C., Giles, D., Percy, C. (2009) Your psychology project handbook Becoming a researcher.
Harlow: Pearson Education.
 Appendices

Appendix A: Staff Interests

Below is a list of the Psychology staff available to supervise final year projects. Each entry includes a
brief overview of the staff members research interests and areas of expertise.

Dr Alastair Davies BSc (Wolverhampton), MA (Florida Atlantic University),

PhD (Florida Atlantic University), CPsychol
Lecturer in Psychology
Email: daviesal@regents.ac.uk

Evolution and Evolutionary Psychology, specifically, infidelity in mating, physical attractiveness as a persuasive tactic, emotional
and sexual infidelity and heterosexual versus homosexual infidelity.

Dr Felix de Beaumont BA (London), Magister Artium (Munich), BSc (London), PhD

(London), C Psychol, AFBPsS
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Email: debeaumf@regents.ac.uk

Applied psychology and psycho-social behaviour including: gender and sexuality, fashion and fame,
consumer psychology, body image, health and sport, performance and expertise.

Dr Mary Louise Cowan BSc, MSc, PhD (University of Stirling)

Lecturer in Psychology
Email: cowanma@regents.ac.uk

The evolution of humour and other evolutionary psychology topics such as mate choice, friendship,
gossiping, dominance (physical and social), sexuality, and physical attractiveness.

Dr Carla Gibbes BSc (Goldsmiths), MSc (City University), PGCert HE

(University of East London),
PhD (university of East London), C Psychol
Senior Lecturer in Occupational Psychology and Course leader, MSc Occupational and
Organisational Psychology
Email: gibbesc@regents.ac.uk

Occupational psychology; Stress management; well-being at work; policing

Dr Justyna Kucharska BSc African Studies, MSc, PhD Psychology (University of

Warsaw)
Lecturer in Psychology
Email: kucharsj@regents.ac.uk

Cross-cultural psychology, culture and mental health, gender psychology, trauma and depression.
Psychology of migration, migration and mental health. Identity and social identities.
Prof G Neil Martin MA (Aberdeen), PhD (Warwick), MBPsS, FRSA
Programme Director for Psychology and Prof in Psychology
Email: neil.martin@regents.ac.uk

The effect of ambient odour on mood/cognition/health/stress/anxiety/ interpersonal perception.

Perceptions and misperceptions/understanding and misunderstanding of psychology and neuroscience.
Pedagogical research, including the influence of individual differences on learning in HE students. Cross-
cultural investigations of the sense of humour/the sense of smell. Sensory marketing. Factors influencing
laughter, and the response to comedy. The psychology of horror.

Dr Marina Rachitskiy BSc (Canada), MSc (Kent), PhD (Surrey)

Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Course Leader, MSc Psychology
Email: marina.rachitskiy@regents.ac.uk

Research within social and forensic psychology. Specifically, antisocial behaviour and cooperation with
police. Role of authorities in compliance and cooperation. Social perception of vigilante behaviour.
Substance use among university students. Student motivation and success in higher education.

Dr Leslie van der Leer BSc (Hons) (UCU), MSc (UCL), PhD (RHUL)
Lecturer in Psychology
Email: vanderll@regents.ac.uk

The self and the self in relation to others, accuracy in human reasoning and judgment, cognitive biases,
social psychology, decision-making, experimental/behavioural economics, individual differences.

Dr Rosamond Watling BSc (UEL), MSc (London), PhD (London), CPsychol,

AFBPsS, CSci, FHEA
Senior Lecturer in Psychology and BSc Psychology Course Leader
Email: watlingr@regents.ac.uk

Biological and cognitive psychology. Visuospatial attention, synaesthesia, prosopagnosia, face-

processing, and developmental co-ordination disorder. Both quantitative and qualitative
methodologies.
 Appendix B: Psychology Lab Resources

Booking procedure

All of the following resources are available for research use and are managed through the Psychology
Lab office (T243). To reserve a test or piece of equipment for collection contact the psychology Lab
Technician (Andrea Perrottelli) by e-mail, stating your full name, student ID number, desired
test and proposed purpose of use perottA@regents.ac.uk

Some psychometric tests will require you and your academic supervisor to sign a fair and ethical
use form for the psychology lab to keep on record while you conduct your research. A copy of this
form can be found at the end of this document.

Psychological Tests

The following are psychological tests and measures available from Regents School of Psychotherapy
& Psychologys Test Library

Name of test Description

Aggression Questionnaire (Buss
and Perry 1992)
Authoritarianism- Rebellion
Scale (Kohn, 1972)
It is a 29 item questionnaire where participants rank certain statements along
a 5 point continuum from "extremely uncharacteristic of me" to "extremely
characteristic of me." The scores are normalized on a scale of 0 to 1, with 1
being the highest level of aggression
The Authoritarianism Rebellion Scale (ARS) is a non-projective personality
measure developed by Paul M. Kohn and published in 1972, to improve the
measurement of political attitudes and to build on the progress made with the
California F Scale.

Barrats impulsiveness Scale
(Barrat 1995)
Beck Anxiety Inventory
Beck depression inventory II
(BDI-II)
Beck Hopelessness Scale (Beck
1974)
The Authoritarianism Rebellion Scale was designed not only to assess the
right wing, authoritarian aspects of people attitude but to also the
antiauthoritarian, rebellious aspect, more associated with left wing leanings.
A widely used measure of impulsiveness. It includes 30 items that are scored
to yield six first-order factors (attention, motor, self-control, cognitive
complexity, perseverance, and cognitive instability impulsiveness) and three
second-order factors (attentional, motor, and non-planning impulsiveness).
The BIS is the most widely used self-report measure of impulsive personality
traits.
Patients respond to 21 items rated on a scale from 0 to 3. Each item is
descriptive of subjective, somatic, or panic-related symptoms of anxiety.
21-question multiple-choice self-report inventory, one of the most widely
used instruments for measuring the severity of depression. Designed for
individuals aged 13 and over, and is composed of items relating to symptoms
of depression such as hopelessness and irritability, cognitions such as guilt or
feelings of being punished, as well as physical symptoms such as fatigue, weight
loss, and lack of interest in sex.
20-item self-report inventory designed to measure three major aspects of
hopelessness: feelings about the future, loss of motivation, and expectations.
The test is designed for adults, age 17-80. It measures the extent of the
respondent's negative attitudes, or pessimism, about the future.

Behaviour Rating Inventory of Assess executive function behaviors in the school and home environments
Executive Function (BRIEF) with the BRIEF, a questionnaire developed for parents and teachers of school-
age children. Designed to assess the abilities of a broad range of children and
adolescents, the BRIEF is useful when working with children who have

Behaviourally anchored rating
scales
Bem Sex- Role Inventory (Bem
1974)
Benton Laboratory of
Neuropsychology: Benton Facial
Recognition
Body Esteem scale (Franzoi &
Shields 1984)
Boston Diagnostic Aphasia
Examination 3 (BDAE-3)
Brief Symptom Inventory 18
(BSI 18)
Career Decision Scale
Collective self esteem scale:
general (Luhtanen and Crocker
1992)
And
Race specific version
Complex figure test and
recognition trial (RCFT)
Computer Anxiety Rating Scale
(Heinssen, Glass and Knight
1987)
Coping Inventory for Stressful
Situations:- CISS Manual
d2 Test of Attention (d2):- d2
Starter Set
Delis-Kaplan Executive Function
System (D-KEFS)
learning disabilities and attention disorders, traumatic brain injuries, lead
exposure, pervasive developmental disorders, depression, and other
developmental, neurological, psychiatric, and medical conditions.
Compares an individuals performance against specific examples of behaviour
that are anchored to numerical ratings.
A self-report questionnaire to measure feminine, masculine, and androgynous
traits of individuals as mutually exclusive dimensions. The BSRI consists of
sixty items: 20 questions of each feminine, masculine, and neutral gender
items.
Test used by neuropsychologists to assess face recognition skills. Individuals
are presented with a target face above six test faces and are asked to identify
which test face matches the target face. The images are cropped to eliminate
hair and clothes
Investigates characteristics in young women and young men related to body
esteem. This particular scale is closely compared with the Body Cathexis
Scale.
Scale includes 35 items using 17 items from the Body Cathexis Scale and 16
new items. Three interrelated factors that describe major body esteem
dimensions are the sub-scales for the test.
Identifies and distinguishes among disorders of language function and
neurologically recognized aphasic syndromes
Reliable measure psychological distress and psychiatric disorders in medical
and community populations.
Measures career indecision and outcome measures to determine the effects
of relevant interventions. Students indicate on a scale of 1 to 4 how closely
each statement describes their own thinking process regarding their
educational and occupational plans. The CDS is composed of 19 items
The CSES is a 16-item measure 7-point Likert-type measure>
It asks respondents to consider their perceptions and feelings related to social
group
memberships that they possess based on ascribed characteristics as sex, race,
religion,
and ethnicity. Items are rated on a 7 point Likert response scale.
A neuropsychological assessment in which examinees are asked to reproduce
a complicated line drawing, first by copying it freehand (recognition), and then
drawing from memory (recall). Many different cognitive abilities are needed
for a correct performance, and the test therefore permits the evaluation of
different functions, such as visuospatial abilities, memory, attention, planning,
and working memory (executive functions).
Rates anxiety levels related to computers and technology
The CISS measures three types of coping styles. It helps determine the
preferred coping style of an individual and contributes to your overall
understanding of the relationship between that individuals coping style and his
or her personality. Results are useful for treatment and intervention planning.
Measures processing speed, rule compliance, and quality of performance,
allowing for a neuropsychological estimation of individual attention and
concentration performance. Originally developed to measure driving aptitude
and efficiency, the d2 Test has become the mainstay of attentional assessment
in Europe. The test can be administered within 8 minutes, either individually
or in a group format.
Tests Executive Function With nine stand-alone tests, comprehensively assess
the key components of executive functions believed to be mediated primarily
by the frontal lobe. Includes Tower of London/Hanoi with norms, etc
Eating Disorder Inventory 3rd
edition (EDI-3)
Ekman database of facial affect
Family Environment Scale
General Health Questionnaire
Goodenough Draw A
Person Test
Hayling and Brixton Tests
Hospital Anxity and Depression
Scale
Impulsive behaviour scale UPPS-
P (Whiteside and Lynam 2001)
Job Descriptive Index
Job Diagnostic Survey
Minnesota Multilphasic
Personality Inventory (Edition 2)
Minnesota Satisfaction
Questionnaire
Multifactor Leadership
Questionnaire
NEO Five Factor Inventory (FFI)
and
Revised Neo Personality
Inventory (NEO PI-R)
Clinical evaluation of eating disorders in females. Uses self-report measure of
psychological traits or constructs shown to be clinically relevant in individuals
with eating disorders
110 reliable photos of facial emotions. Widely used in cross-cultural studies,
and more recently, in neuropsychological research. All images are black and
white.
Gives counselors and researchers a way of examining each family members
perceptions of the family in three waysas it is (real), as it would be in a
perfect situation (ideal) and as it will probably be in new situations (expected).
The FES has been widely used in clinical settings, to facilitate family
counseling and psychotherapy, to teach clinicians and program evaluators
about family systems, and in program evaluation. It can be used for individual
and family counseling, or for research and program evaluation
Screening device for identifying minor psychiatric disorders in the general
population and within community or non-psychiatric clinical settings such as
primary care or general medical out-patients. Suitable for all ages from
adolescent upwards not children, it assesses the respondents current state
and asks if that differs from his or her usual state. It is therefore sensitive to
short-term psychiatric disorders but not to long-standing attributes of the
respondent.
Involves the administrator requesting children to complete three individual
drawings on separate pieces of paper. Children are asked to draw a man, a
woman, and themselves. To evaluate intelligence, the test administrator uses
the Draw-a-Person: QSS (quantitative scoring system). This system analyzes
fourteen different aspects of the drawings (such as specific body parts and
clothing) for various criteria, including presence or absence, detail, and
proportion. In all, there are 64 scoring items for each drawing.
Clinical assessment of executive functioning. Suitable for people with a wide
range of problems (eg visual perception, movement) as it is entirely spoken.
Self-rating scale that measures anxiety and depression in both hospital and
community settings. Commonly used by doctors to determine the levels of
anxiety and depression that a patient is experiencing. The HADS is a fourteen
item scale that generates ordinal data. Seven of the items relate to anxiety and
seven relate to depression.
The UPPS was designed to measure impulsivity across dimensions of the Five
Factor Model of personality. 45 items using a four point Likert-type scale
Measures employee attitudes such as job satisfaction, stress and trust in
management
Scale intends to (a) diagnose existing jobs to determine if and how these
might be redesigned to improve employees motivation, satisfaction, and
productivity and (b) evaluate the effects.
Relevant to a range of contemporary applications, the MMPI-2 instrument is
the most widely used and widely researched test of adult psychopathology.
Used by clinicians to assist with the diagnosis of mental disorders and the
selection of appropriate treatment methods, the MMPI-2 test continues to
help meet the assessment needs of mental health professionals in an ever-
changing environment.
Designed to measure an employee's satisfaction with his or her job. Three
forms are available: two long forms (1977 version and 1967 version) and a
short form
Evaluates three different leadership styles: Transformational, Transactional,
and Passive-Avoidant. It allows individuals to measure how they perceive
themselves with regard to specific leadership behaviors
The NEO FFI is a 60 item version of the NEO PI-R that provides a brief,
comprehensive measure of the five domains of personality. The NEO FFI
measures the five main domains (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to
Experience, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness)
Organizational culture
Assessment Instrument
Otis self-administering test of
mental ability
Personality Assessment
Inventory
Position Analysis Questionnaire
Positive and Negative Affect
Schedule PANAS 20
Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic
Scale
Power and Performance
Measures (PPM):- PPM
Specimen Set
Problem Solving Inventory
Procrastination Scale: student
version (Lay 1986)
Purpose in life test (Crumbaugh
and Maholick 1964)
Ravens Progressive Matrices
Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
(Rosenberg 1965)
Smell Identification Test (SIT)
Sniffin Sticks I Identification test
16, blue
Stroop Colour and Word
Structured Clinical Interview for
DSM V
The State-Trait Anxiet
Inventory test
The Toronto Empathy
Questionnaire
Thematic Apperception Test
(TAT)
Toronto Alexythmia Scale
Trust scale (Rempel, Holmes
and Zanna 1985)
Assess six key dimensions of organizational culture
A multi-scale test of psychological functioning that assesses constructs
relevant to personality and psychopathology evaluation (e.g., depression,
anxiety, aggression) in various contexts including psychotherapy,
crisis/evaluation, forensic, personnel selection, pain/medical, and child custody
assessment. The PAI has 22 non-overlapping scales, providing a
comprehensive overview of psychopathology in adults
A method of Job analysis questionnaire that evaluates job skill level and basic
characteristics of applicants for a set match of employment opportunity
20 item immediate mood assessment scale
The Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS) assessment is designed to aid
in the detection and diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The
PDS assessment parallels DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for a PTSD diagnosis
and may be administered repeatedly over time to help monitor changes in
symptoms.
Numerical and verbal comprehension, reasoning and processing power
The inventory was designed to identify predominant approach to problem
solving. Used in brain injury research and treatment
Quantifies procrastination. Procrastination refers to the tendency to
postpone that which is necessary to reach some goal
Non-verbal multiple choice measures of the general intelligence, in each test
item, the subject is asked to identify the missing element that completes a
pattern.
A self-esteem measure widely used in social-science research. A ten-item
Likert-type scale with items answered on a four-point scale from strongly
agree to strongly disagree. Five of the items have positively worded
statements and five have negatively worded ones. The scale measures state
self-esteem by asking the respondents to reflect on their current feelings.
40 item self administered test of olfaction
Smell identification stimuli
Executive function
The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is a commonly used measure of trait
and state anxiety (Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg, & Jacobs, 1983). It can
be used in clinical settings to diagnose anxiety and to distinguish it from
depressive syndromes. It also is often used in research as an indicator of
caregiver distress
The instrument has been shown to be positively correlated with measures of
social decoding, other empathy measures, and to be negatively correlated
with measures of autism symptomatology.
Assessment of an individual's perception of interpersonal relationships
Measures trust level between individuals
Visual Object and Space
Perception Battery (VOSP)
Watson Glaser Critical Thinking
Appraisal (WGCTA):- WGCTA
Specimen Set
Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of
Intelligence (WASI)
Wechsler Adult Intelligence
Scale IV
Wechsler Memory Scale IV
Available Equipment, Hardware and Software
Equipment
21 x PCs housed in a
Psychology Laboratory,
9 x E-prime accounts
1 x Serial response box with
voice key and foot pedal
1 x Tobii portable eye tracker
3 x BIOPAC Student Lab
1 x Final cut pro and Photoshop
9 x Sony handycam + tripods
1 x Audio recorder
1 x Headphones with flip down
mike
5 x Stopwatch
1 x OSPRO
1 x Partition with attachable
mirror.
Assess object and space perception. Consists of eight tests each designed to
assess a particular aspect of object or space perception, while minimising the
involvement of other cognitive skills.
An assessment tool designed to measure an individuals critical thinking skills.
Used to determine an individuals ability to think critically and as a way of
assessing their suitability for an organisation or specific position within it.
Brief, reliable measure of cognitive ability for clinical, educational and research
use
Intelligence
Memory
Use and description
with SPSS, AMOS and other relevant software installed
E-prime is a social science research program that allows the design and
implementation of computer based experiments.
A hardware add-on for E-prime that facilitates highly accurate reaction times
for either standard digit response or through voice or foot press.
A hardware add-on for E-prime that allows for the accurate tracking of eye
movement while engaging in an e-prime task.
Hardware and software to enable psychophysiological recording and analysis,
including:
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Electrodermal Activity (EDA)
Electromyography (EMG)
Respiratory rate
Pulmonary Function
Biofeeedback
Blood pressure
Electroencephalography
Muscular strength
aroma-delivery device with 20 odour cartridges to enable olfactory
psychology experiments and marketing research
Suitable for rubber hand illusion or mirror drawing task
Fair and ethical use of psychometric tests and
measures

Name of Psychometric Test:_______________________________________________________

Intended purpose of psychometric:

__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

Name of student:
_________________________________________________________________________

Student ID Number:
_____________________________________________________________________

Name of supervisor:__________________________________________________________

In accordance with the ethical guidelines set out by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and
Regent's University London I here by agree to the following terms and conditions:

1. Full ethical approval from the Regents University London Ethics Board has been meet for the
use of this psychometric test in my research.

2. This psychometric test will be solely used for the research project it is intended for and will
only be administered after the participant has given the appropriate informed consent.

3. I understand that this psychometric test is subject to copyright law and I must not violate it
by making additional paper or digital copies.

Signatures:

Student:___________________________ Supervisor:___________________________
 Appendix C: Project Supervision Agreement

Soon after supervision has been agreed please discuss the agreement outlined below with your supervisor.
You will find a number of guidelines for best practice during the project which should be
personalised/developed in partnership and then agreed. By countersigning this agreement with your tutor,
both parties are agreeing to the terms of a supervision partnership.

Program: Submission deadline:

Student: Student number:

Title of Thesis

Learning Resource and Research Methods responsibilities

Students will:
make sure they know how to use SPSS or other appropriate analyses tools
make sure they know how to conduct a literature search, including using electronic journals

Supervisors will:

discuss the ethics form with their student fully before it is submitted.
give students help in interpreting the results of analyses.

Draft Deadline and Feedback Responsibilities

Students will:

meet the first draft deadlines.

stick to the word limits.
respond to feedback from their supervisor.

Supervisors will:

give written and oral feedback on ONE draft only within 10 working days. Your draft should not
include the discussion section as it will not be read.
be positive and rewarding, but give honest feedback.

Supervisor-Student Relationship / Professional Responsibilities

Students will:

Take responsibility for their own progress and ownership of the project. It will not serve the
intended learning experience if the supervisor does all the work.
Not expect more supervision than they are entitled to.
Keep to the deadlines set out in the module study guide
contact the project module leader if they feel their supervisory relationship isnt working, but try
to resolve any issues with the supervisor first.
Tell their supervisor if they are having problems.
Take responsibility for maintaining regular contact with their supervisor and keep him/her
informed of progress
Find out when their supervisor is likely to be free dont expect to see them at your
convenience.
Contact their supervisor in advance if they have to miss an appointment, provide an explanation,
and arrange another appointment.
Keep a record of, and follow up on, tasks set at each meeting.
Supervisors will:

Try to build up a relationship of trust. Be approachable. Listen to students viewpoint, and let
them know that they can ask anything without judgement, or it influencing their final project
mark.
Follow up if students miss appointments without adequate reason.
Inform the project module leader if a student is not attending or is really struggling.
Negotiate tasks/goals/to-do lists at each appointment to be completed for next meeting.
Keep a record of appointments and attendance, and whether tasks set from previous meeting
have been accomplished.
Answer student e-mails or other queries in a timely manner, normally within three working days.
Be equitable in how much supervision they give each student.

Together, students and supervisors will:

Establish lines of communication (e-mail, phone, etc.) from the start.

Keep appointments and be on time.
Be flexible in making appointments be prepared to come in on additional days to lectures.
Make your next appointment at the end of the previous one and write it down.

Students signature: Supervisors signature:

.. .

Students Name: Supervisors name:

Date // Date //
 Appendix D: Supervised Meeting Record

Record of Supervised Work

(Dissertation / Thesis / Project)

Student Name:
Student Number:
Supervisor:
Programme:
Location of Meeting:

Date Summary of discussion Actions (Identify any Signed by Signed by

(Identify key topics actions for supervisor or Supervisor Supervisee
discussed and any supervisee)
outcomes)
Appendix E: Ethical approval for research projects in Psychology: Decision flow-chart
 Appendix F: Ethical approval form

Regents University London

School of Psychotherapy & Psychology

Application for Ethical Approval- Psychology

No study may proceed until an application for ethical approval has been submitted and granted. For
collaborative research with another institution or organisation, ethical approval must be obtained from all
institutions involved. This requires you to provide a letter of approval from each institution or organisation
involved.

This form is to be completed if you are applying for ethical approval for any research in Psychology at
Regents University London. If you wish to conduct research which involves recruiting participants from
NHS services, you will need to make a separate application to the NHS Research Ethics Committee at
www.myresearchproject.org.uk. Due to the time such a review takes, students are heavily discouraged from
using this route. You are likely to require a DBS check if you pursue this route and the cost would be
covered by the University (more information here: https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-
check/overview)

Student applicants should discuss the completion of the form with their supervisor. A completed and signed
form should be submitted to the supervisor who will review the application, complete the relevant checklist
and provide a signature to confirm that all sections are complete and that the proposed research meets
ethical standards. The student then submits all documentation to the Chair of the Psychology Research
Ethics Committee.

Your full ethics application must include: (1) a completed and signed Ethics Application Form, (2) an
information sheet, (3) a consent form, (4) a debriefing sheet and (5) any materials you will be using in your
research, such as questionnaires, open-ended questions, recruitment posters, and stimuli (which can be
submitted electronically via a weblink, e.g., images). Well-known measures in psychology (e.g., the NEO-PI)
need not be submitted. If you are running an online study, you must submit your Survey Monkey PDF which
the Lab Technician will help you to set up. Any application which does not include 1-4 and, where relevant,
5 will not be reviewed and you will encounter avoidable delays if you submit an incomplete application or
if you do not adhere to the standards of this application (for example if you submit a literature review over
800 words, excluding references)

You should complete the form electronically as one document (e.g put the supporting documentation as
appendices).

Your full application should be emailed to Dr Amy Harrison (harrisona@regents.ac.uk), Chair of

Psychologys Ethics Committee. The application will be reviewed by two psychologists at the next available
deadline (please see timetable published on Blackboard and on the Ethics information board outside the
Psychology Programme Offices). You should expect a decision on this review within 7 working days.

The decision you receive will be either: Approved, approved subject to minor revision (no resubmission
required) or not approved (revision and resubmission of your application form will be required which
addresses fully the concerns and recommendations of the reviewers). You will then have 7 days to resubmit
your amended application and then you should allow a further 14 days for the final signatures to be
obtained. In total, please anticipate the entire process taking 4 weeks.
Please take your time to complete this form fully and address all sections appropriately, considering all
ethical issues in detail. This will offer you the best chance of receiving prompt approval for your research.
SECTION A: Overview of the Proposed Study

A1. STUDENT/STAFF (please delete as appropriate)

A2. Applicants name: _________________________________

A3. Applicants email address (this must be your RUL address): ____________________

A4. Supervisors name (where appropriate): ___________________________

A5. Undergraduate/Postgraduate study (please delete as appropriate; where applicable)

A6. Module in which the research is to be conducted (where applicable; e.g., PSY601) _____________

A7. Title of proposed study:

A8: Date of submission:

A9 Resubmitted Applications only (if this is a new submission, go straight to A10)

A9.1. Title of the previous application:

A9.2 Submission date of previous submission:

A9.3 Details of amendments made: (you should include here, in detail, how you have addressed
the concerns and recommendations of the reviewer/reviewers)

A10. Research Area (please place a cross in the area(s) of psychology which most closely reflect
the theme of your research. You may choose more than one.

Clinical Cognitive Developmental

Forensic Health Occupational
Psychobiological Social/Psychosocial Sport and exercise
Other (please
provide details)
A11. Proposed Methodology (please place a cross by the methodology that most accurately
reflects that used in your proposed study)

Empirical/experimental Self-report questionnaire Qualitative

Analysis of existing data source Other (please provide details)

A12. Issues of sensitivity

Are there any sensitive elements to this study? For example, does the research involve members
of political, ethnic, or religious groups/minorities, or sexually explicit material, or issues relating to
sexuality, mood induction, or deception. Please see Section 3, p13 of the BPS Code of Human
Research Ethics which can be found here:
http://www.bps.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/code_of_human_research_ethics.pdf for further
information

Yes
No

If no, please go to question A13.

If you answered yes, please outline here the steps you intend to take to address issues that may
be particularly sensitive and which may affect your participants.

A13. Vulnerable Populations

Does the proposed study involve working with any of the following: children under 16, clinical
populations, vulnerable adults including individuals with mental or physical health problems,
prisoners, vulnerable elderly participants, young offenders? Please see Section 10, p31 of the BPS
Code of Human Research Ethics which can be found here:
http://www.bps.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/code_of_human_research_ethics.pdf for further
information

Yes
No
If you answered yes, you will need to have a DBS check in place before commencing your study.
Please provide a copy of this with this application. The University will cover the costs of this
check and more information is available regarding the documents you will need to provide and
about the process here: https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check/overview

SECTION B: Research Proposal

This section should contain sufficient information to enable the reviewers to evaluate the ethical
dimensions of the research. A research proposal will be a maximum of two A4 pages in length
(size 12 font), i.e., A MAXIMUM of 800 words, excluding references. You must attach this proposal
to your application. If your proposal is more than 800 words, it will be rejected and you will be
asked to resubmit and will need to wait for the next timetabled deadline for your project to be
reviewed. The following must be included in your proposal:

B1. Brief introduction/literature review

B2. Aims and hypotheses

B3. Method -design, participants (including your inclusion and exclusion criteria),
materials/apparatus used, and procedure

B4. Description of the proposed data analysis

B5. References
SECTION C: Ethical Considerations

Please answer yes or no to each to the questions below by placing a cross in the appropriate
box. Where requested, please provide further information.

Yes No
C1: Will you inform all participants of their right to withdraw from
the research at any time without penalty?
If you answered no, please explain why and describe the measures you will
take to ensure participants are dealt with in an ethical way

C2: Will you provide a full debriefing at the end of the data
collection phase?
If you answered no, please explain why.

C3: Will you be available to discuss the study with participants, if

necessary, to monitor any negative effects or misconceptions?
If you answered no, please explain why.

C4: Under the Data Protection Act, participant information is

confidential unless otherwise agreed in advance. Will participant
anonymity be guaranteed?
If you answered no, please explain why.

C5: Is this research, or part of it, going to be conducted in a

language other than English?
If you answered yes to C5, full translations of all non-English materials must
be attached to this application.
C6: Will you be offering your participants any form or reward or
remuneration for taking part?
C7: Does the research require you to physically visit another site
outside of the University to collect data? (NB: all online studies are
considered to be conducted on campus)
If you answered yes to C7, you must complete the risk assessment form in
Section D, below
SECTION D: Risk Assessment for research in psychology conducted outside RUL premises/off-
campus (This DOES NOT apply to online research studies)

All items in Section D must be competed if you intend conducting research outside the
University. If you answered yes to C7, you must complete the risk assessment below.

D1. Please provide the specific address/addresses at which the research is to be conducted.

D2. What are the possible risks to your safety in conducting this research outside of the university in
this/these location/locations?

D3. What steps/precautions have you taken to ensure your safety? (e.g. let
friends/colleagues/supervisor know your location; meet people in public places; contact someone to
let them know you have returned home safely; sit near the door if conducting research in an
enclosed space; carry an alarm/phone etc).

D4. Who should be contacted in case of an emergency?

Name:
Address:
Relation to you:
Phone number:
Your mobile phone number:

D5. If you are conducting research in an external organization (e.g., school, shop, bank, community
centre, library etc), a letter of agreement/approval from a person at the organization authorized to
provide this agreement must be submitted with this application.
SECTION E: Applicants Checklist

Please place a cross in the box or add not applicable where necessary. These sections must be
completed otherwise your application will be returned and you may face delays in approval.

E1. I confirm that I understand that the research for which ethical approval has been
submitted cannot commence until ethical approval has been granted.
E2. I confirm I have completed all sections of this form

E3. I confirm I have attached all of the following documents: information sheet, consent
form, debriefing sheet, any advertisement materials, test materials
E4. I confirm I that my supervisor has signed this form and has signed the supervisors
checklist (for student projects only)
E5. I am aware that any modification to the study will require resubmission (in which
case, please resubmit your documentation and provide an outline of the changes in
Section A9)
E6. I confirm that all materials and data relating to this proposal will be kept in a safe
place to which only myself and my supervisor (where relevant) will have access in
compliance with confidentiality guidelines. I confirm that any data stored electronically
will be protected by a password known only to myself and my supervisor (where
relevant).
E7. I confirm that I have read, understood and will abide by the British Psychological
Societys Code of Ethics and Conduct and Code of Human Research Ethics.
E8. I attach signed acceptance letters from external organisations if the research is to
be conducted within organisations outside the University
E9. I attach a copy of my DBS certificate (where relevant)

E10. Where my study uses Survey Monkey, I have set it up with the Lab Technician and
I attach a copy of the PDF of the website

SECTION F: Supervisors Checklist (for student applicants only)

F1. ALL sections of this application have been completed by the student

F2. The student has included an information sheet, consent form, debriefing sheet, any
advertisement materials, and test materials
F3. I confirm that the research proposed is ethical and is consistent with the British
Psychological Societys Code of Ethics and Conduct and Code of Human Research
Ethics.
F4. I confirm I am satisfied that I am able and willing to supervise the research
described in this application
F5. The student has signed this application form

F6. If the research will be undertaken outside the University, the student has completed
the risk assessment in Section D which I have read and approved.
SECTION G: Signatures

Applicant:

Date:

Supervisor (for student applications):

Date:

Digital signatures are acceptable.

Applicants should email this application to the Chair of the ethics committee, Dr Amy Harrison
via email: harrisona@regents.ac.uk
SECTION H: Ethical Decision

Reviewers Decision

Approved
Approved subject to minor revision (address
ethical concerns noted below)
Not approved

Reviewers name:

Reviewers signature:

Date:

If the research is approved subject to minor revision, or if the application is not approved, the
following section should be completed

Section Further information/amendment requested

General Feedback (you are strongly encouraged to address this)
Issues with the research
proposal

Ethical Concerns (if concerns are noted, you must address these and resubmit your
forms, detailing in Section A9 how you have amended your application)
Ethical concerns which
need addressing

Amendments required on
attached documents
(information sheet,
consent form,
advertisement, debrief,
questionnaires etc)
Risk assessment

Additional ethical
amendments requested
 Appendix G: Dissertation Submission Form

Regents University London

School of Psychotherapy & Psychology
Dissertation Submission Form

Note that all submissions must be made by 1 September 2017. The two hard-bound copies should be
submitted to the Course Leader (Oliver 201A) no later than 16:00 1 September 2017. Use the checklist
below to ensure that all relevant materials are included in the submission and are in the correct format.
Cover page contains your student number, your supervisors name, the dissertation title, the date
of submission and the word count (total word count for all sections except the abstract, references,
appendices, figures, tables, and material such as transcription/interview extracts)
The dissertation is edited correctly (word-processed on A4 paper, double-spaced, printed on one
side of the paper and in black ink, with the left margin 1 inches wide. The font used is size 10
Ariel or size 12 Times New Roman)
Reflective Report is enclosed
Supervision agreement and Supervision record are appended
Complete ethical application form (with relevant signatures) and approval letter from Chair
of the Psychology Ethics Committee are appended
All data and hard copies of documentation (including response sheets, questionnaires, consent
forms) have been submitted to the Psychology Laboratory Technician
An electronic copy of the dissertation has been submitted via Turnitin

I hereby certify that the dissertation submitted to the School of Psychotherapy and Psychology at Regents
University London
is complete
is my own work written in my own words
is free of pagination errors (pages are in order, no pages are missing, all pages are numbered
sequentially according to the guidelines)
does not contain any copyrighted material that has not been authorized by the copyright holder

I hereby give consent for my dissertation, if accepted, to be available for photocopying and for inter-library
loan, and for the title and summary to be made available to outside organisations.

Student Name Student Number

Student Signature Date

The student should retain this receipt as proof of their submission.

This is to certify that the above student has submitted 2 bound copies for their dissertation to the Course
Leader.

Student Name Student Number

Course Leader Signature Date

 Appendix H: Research Project Submission Guidelines

Research Project Submission Guidelines

You must submit two hard bound copies of your dissertation (with reflective report), as well as an
electronic version via Turnitin, by 1 September 2017. The hard copies should be submitted to the
Course Leader (Oliver 201A) no later than 16:00 1 September 2017. Below is a summary of the
formatting and type of binding that is required.

Format
Your dissertation must be edited keeping the following specifications in mind
- Ink: all text should be black
- Font: Times New Roman size 12 or Aril size 10
- Spacing: all text must be double spaced
- Page Numbers: Arabic numerals at top left corner (no page number on title page)
- Margins: 1 inches on left margin, 1 inch on rest
- Printing: one sided
- General editing (e.g. Referencing & Headings): APA style
- Order of content:
1. Cover Page
2. Acknowledgements/authors notes
3. Reflective Report
4. Abstract
5. Table of Contents
6. Introduction
7. Method
8. Results
9. Discussion
10. References
11. Appendices

Binding
You are expected to submit 2 hard-bound copies of the thesis. One copy will be returned to you on
completion of the degree and the second copy will be kept by the course leader. Ensure that you
allow sufficient time for binding and provide the printing company with the required details:
- Binding colour: Burgundy
- Lettering: Gold
- Spine: should state your degree submitted for (MSc), year submitted (2017) and your name
(e.g. M. Rachitskiy)

You are able to bind your dissertation at any binding/printing company. However, we recommend
using The Document Centre (http://www.document-centre.co.uk/services/thesis-binding/). The
University has made arrangements with the company and students will be offered 10% discount on
non-urgent orders. When you place your order on-line ensure that you select Regents University
Psychology within the Binding Style & Presentation area. This will automatically load the required
binding specifications. You will be credited with the 10% discount on pick up of your order.

Alternatively, you may wish to use other binding companies, such as the Collis Bird & Withey
Bookbinders (http://www.collisbirdandwithey.co.uk/thesis-binding/). This binding company has been
previously used by RUL students and was reported to be open during weekends.
 Appendix I: Provisional Dissertation Marking Sheet

Dissertation Marking Sheet

Student Number: .

Marker Name: .

First Marker Second Marker

Excellent Very Good Fair Poor Very

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Title & Abstract (10%)
Clarity and relevance of title
Format of abstract
Length of abstract
Content of abstract
General Comments

Introduction (15%)
Comprehensive review of the literature
Logical progression of arguments based on evidence
Coherence of rationale
Logic and clarity in hypotheses
General Comments

Method (15%)
Clarity and accuracy of design and variables
description
Participant details
Clarity and accuracy of material/equipment
description
Clarity, depth and accuracy of procedure description
Evaluation of ethical considerations
General comments

Results (15%)
Description and interpretation of descriptive statistics
Accuracy and clarity of labelling figures and tables
Reference to figures and tables in the text
Application and understanding of inferential statistics
Description and interpretation of inferential statistics
General comments
Discussion (15%)
Summary of findings
Explanations provided for findings
Reference to theory in explaining findings
Reference to significant literature in explaining
findings
Description and analysis of limitation
Ideas for areas of further study
Implications of findings in practice
Conclusion
General Comments

Formatting (10%)
Citations within text
All citations and references are in APA format
APA formatting guidelines have been followed (e.g.,
headings, indentations, page numbers, etc.)
All items in the references section are cited and all
items cited appear in the reference section
Inclusion and labelling of appendices
Reference to appendices in the report
Figures/tables presented in APA format
General Comments

General (10%)
Expression/writing style
Originality of design and study
Complexity of design and degree of work involved in
the execution of the study
Word count included Yes No
Complete ethical application form and approval letter Yes No
are appended
Supervision agreement and record are appended Yes No
General Comments

Reflective Report (10%)

Description of MSc course and research experience
Reflection on individual experience
Account of personal journey of a student
General Comments

Suggested overall grade (expressed as a

percentage)