What theories/research should I include in the introduction?
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Posted onJune 13, 2017
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As mentioned earlier this is down to personal preference but all theories/research that are relevant for providing a background/rationale for the study and hypotheses should be discussed. Below is an example of key information to include in the introduction but you may have found other relevant theories/research that you wish to include. The order in which you present these is also down to personal preference.
Theories that explain the role of the frontal brain in emotional/motivational/cognitive processing (e.g. Valence, Motivational andCognitive Theories of frontal brain asymmetry.
Theories that explain Attentional bias to threat in all humans.
Research that has explored attentional bias in relation to frontal brain asymmetry (e.g. d’Alfonso et al.) and emotion (e.g. individual differences in anger and anxiety).
Previous research that has informed the current methodology (e.g. research on the EST and UHCs).