Instructions: Now that we’ve read some articles and you’ve been exposed to a variety of sensation and perception topics, its your turn to propose some research! This assignment consists of you finding a topic of research relevant to the course, doing an academic literature review around the topic, and creating an outline that summarizes your own hypothesis regarding that topic that remained unanswered during your literature review. Basically, you’re proposing your own experiment to answer an unanswered question in the field. See below for more assignment information!
Proposal Outline due date: Monday, November 16th at 5pm.
Research Proposal Outline Rubric (follow this outline exactly for full credit on the assignment; type the Roman numerals, the headings (e.g., Literature Review), and the subheading LETTERS, but not the subheadings themselves. If you have questions, ASK!
Literature Review (type this)
Reference #1 (list the letter and the citation; do not type “reference #1”)
Reference #2
Reference #3
Reference #4
Reference #5
Hypothesis
Write your hypothesis here
Proposed Methods
Provide details about participants (see below)
Provide details about procedure (see below)
Discuss ethical considerations
Implications of Study
Describe the implications of your proposed study
Grading rubric (30 points available)
Literature Review: references must be from scientific, peer-reviewed journals. No books, links to internet references, or trade books should be used. DO NOT list the Digital Object Identifier. List the references in the following way:
Allen, C. H., Vold, K., Felsen, G., Blumenthal-Barby, J. S., & Aharoni, E. (2019). Reconciling the opposing effects of neurobiological evidence on criminal sentencing judgments. PloS one, 14(1), e0210584.
Grading: 1 point for each appropriate source, cited properly; 5 points total
Hypothesis: state your hypothesis. Make sure that it is clear and testable.
Grading: 5 points total
Proposed Methods: State the participants you plan to include in your study. Make sure to mention: a) who they are, how you will select them, and where you will find them; Discuss the procedure for data collection. Make sure to mention: b) the design of your study, how you will collect data, the type of data, and details about the apparatus (as appropriate); Discuss ethical considerations. Make sure to mention c) potential ethical issues and how you’ll address them.
Grading: 5 points each subheading; 15 points total
Implications of study: Tell me why the study matters, how the results could be used, and who will benefit.
Grading: 5 points total
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