Psychology Draft Proposal

Instructions: Please type your responses in the text boxes provided.  
This Draft Proposal Worksheet 
Title of Research Proposal:      
1. Literature Review (this information will be included in the Introduction section of your final proposal paper).
a. Importance of topic: Why is this topic important or interesting?      
b. Summary of research: List each source you will cite in your formal proposal.  Provide a brief (1-2 sentence) summary of each source.     
c. State your hypothesis:      
d. Provide operational definitions for all key terms in your hypothesis:      
2. Method (this section explains the details of your proposed experiment).
a. Identify your independent variable:      
b. Identify your dependent variable:      
c. How will you select your participants?      
d. How will you randomly assign participants to groups?      
e. Define the experimental group:      
f. Define the control group:      
g. How will you measure your dependent variable?      
h. How will you obtain informed consent?      
3. Results (this section discusses the numbers/variables you will compare).
a. What is your predicted outcome?      
4. Discussion (this section further explores your predicted outcome).
a. Briefly discuss any ethical concerns you have regarding your proposal:      
b. Briefly discuss any potential confounding variables: