Assignment
1: Topics and Hypotheses
Paper
Topics for PSYC 3017
Independent Variables Dependent
variable
Class level social media
age Sleep
Traditional vs non-traditional students Procrastination
GPA Self-esteem
Happiness
Stress
Social
Support
Self-efficacy
Mindfulness
Instructions:
For your research proposal select one Independent
Variable from the column labeled independent variables (Blue in color) and 2 Dependent Variables from the column
labeled dependent variable (black in color) to use in your research proposal.
You will then need to develop 3 hypotheses (the null hypotheses are not a
hypothesis for this purpose). At least one hypothesis needs to be experimental
(includes an independent variable) and one needs to be correlational (2
dependent variables) the third hypothesis can be either type.
You will be required to write a research proposal (literature
review, methodology, and anticipated results, and reference section) using the
variables you selected for this project in this class. Your introduction will
start with your research question (why you are interested in this research) and
then citing the results of past research leading your reader to your three
hypotheses (a logical progression from the past research to your hypotheses). You
will also need to include definitions of your variables.
You will be responsible for searching the literature
data bases for past research that addresses the variables (hypotheses) you
select and their relationship to the other variables you selected (for example:
age differences in self-esteem [experimental] or the relationship between
procrastination and self-efficacy [correlational]). Later in the semester you
will be required to take a battery of questionnaire (in a single survey) to
provide data for the complete APA Paper required in the PSYC 4017. In the PSYC
4017 class you will be given data based on the variables you selected to
compute results so you can add a complete results and discussion to your final
paper and presentation in that class.
The citations for the actual surveys you selected for
your hypotheses will be provided to you for inclusion in your Method Section
and Final Proposal.
What you must include in This assignment:
1. Research
question. This is the overall question you are hoping that your research is
trying to answer or at least provide additional information toward answering.
(5 points)
2. The
topics you selected and why you selected them (rationalization for your
choices). (5 points)
3. Your
3 hypotheses. These are statements of what you expect to find with your
research (your results: your best guess). You may modify your hypotheses later
after reading the existing literature (past research) if you change your
prediction. (10 points)
