EBQ Writing

CEREAL

1. Claim
2. Evidence
3. Reasoning
4. Explanation
5. Application
6. Look it Over

Claim

Usually, the claim is one complete statement about the topic provided.

An explanation of the claim is not recommended to avoid redundancy, as show in the example below:

Evidence

It is recommended that we only write one piece of specific evidence for each required question to avoid confusion. The evidence needs to be:

• Specific & relevant
• Comes from one of the sources
• Correctly cited The two required evidences should be different, particularly best if it comes from different sources.

Reasoning

In the reasoning part, the general format should be the following:

1. Put forward the theory, perspective, or research finding.
2. Give a brief definition of the theory, perspective, or research finding.
3. Explain how the evidence through the theory or the lenses of the perspective.
4. Explain how the evidence can support the claim.

Explanation

The explanation section should explain how the evidence supports the claim.

Application

The application section should apply a different psychological perspective, concept, theory, or research finding.

AAQ Writing

Part A: Research Method

This question asks the tester to identify the research method used in the study. An example can be found below:

Some common research methods can be found below:

Part B: Research Variable

This question asks the tester to state the operational definition of an identified variable. An example can be found below:

Part C: Statistic Interpretation

This questions asks the tester to describe the identified statistical elements in relation to the study. An example can be found below:

Some statistical elements can be found below: