- Identify a theory or concept in the required textbook for this class on any topic related to psychology that you would like to explore (look through the required textbook’s content pages to identify the topic of your interest).
Write an introduction explaining your choice of the topic and the theory or concept related to it. - Explain the theory or concept as you understand it (describe its key points).
- Formulate a research question and a hypothesis that you would use to study this theory (see Chapter 1 of the required textbook for guidance but do not reuse the sample questions or hypotheses provided in the
textbook). Your research question and hypothesis must be written in your own words. - Select and describe a research method (descriptive, correlational, or experimental) that you would use to test your hypothesis (see Chapter 1 of the required textbook).
- Describe who would be your potential research participants if you were to conduct this study in real life; provide your sample size, that is, how many participants and groups you would need for the research method you selected (caution: you must not attempt to approach or recruit anyone for this research paper; you are required to write a proposal, not to conduct a real study).
- Discuss the ethical requirements that you would need to follow, if you were to conduct this study in real
life (see Chapter 1 of the required textbook).
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