writing this lab report is driving me mental.

and then i inevitably come to the absurdity of psychology research.

you start out reviewing what other people have done. pointing out their flaws/contributions/shortcomings etcetc. (do remember to cite every and anything if you value your no-plagarism record).

then you make a small modification and then justify why what you are doing is worth the time (and perhaps money). and no, "as course requirement" doesnt quite cut it (even though it's the only reason that isnt bullshit, for my case at least).

then you launch into a very lengthy step by step of what you did. from who your unfortunate subjects were to the freaking machinery that was used.

then you report your (often insignificant, yes i said insignificant because what's the point of euphemisms such as not significant when it basically means. the. same. thing. YOU FAILED) results.

and then my favourite part. the discussion. where you then launch into why you didnt get your results. isnt' this ridiculous that psychologists get to talk about limitations of their research? like if we had a bigger sample, or if we did a better manipulation, maybe we'll get significant results. ridiculous!

and anyway, most psychology reports are full of bull, i mean things that aren't really important or necessary. sometimes you feel that this field was create just so aspiring academics have something to do.

and this is why psychology is absurd. and a waste of time.