any topic in psychology that interest you
PSYC 1113 Introductory Psychology
Response Paper 1: Designing a Psychology Study
Overview
For this assignment, you will design your very own psychology experiment or study. You will be
creating a research proposal, modeled after actual research proposals, although yours will not
need to be as long. You will write a short paper describing your proposed research project and
upload your paper as a word-processed document to the Response Paper 1 drop-box in the online
classroom. Your paper should be written in your own words using proper punctuation and
grammar. This assignment is worth up to 50 points. Your grade is based on how well you
respond to the assignment topic and how well you follow the required format for the paper.
The Assignment
STEP 1: Pick a topic. Consider any topic in psychology that interests you. Remember,
psychology is the scientific study of behavior and the underlying mental and biological
processes. Your topic can be anything within this broad area. It can relate to something we have
already discussed in class or another topic in psychology. Think of how you could design a
scientific study related to this topic.
PART 1: Introduction. Write a paragraph or two as an overview about your research proposal.
Include the theory you are testing as well as your hypothesis. Refer back to lesson 2 for a
definition of theory and hypothesis. Make sure that you discuss your proposed explanation for
the observed phenomena and have a hypothesis that allows for testing the theory. Your
hypothesis must be testable and falsifiable.
PART 2: Background. Provide context for why you chose this topic. Write a paragraph or two
explaining why studying this topic is important.
PART 3: Method. Describe how you would conduct the study to test your hypothesis. Consider
all of the questions below as you write out this main section of your research proposal. Refer
back to lesson 2 for information on the research process.
Who will participate in your study?
What will the sampling process be?
How will you control against bias?
How will you collect the data? Will you use naturalistic observations, a survey, or
conduct an experiment?
If an experiment, what are the independent and dependent variables?
What will a participant in the study do in the study? PART 4: Results/Conclusion. Write a summary paragraph about how you could and would
utilize the results of your experiment.
How will you analyze your results?
What results would either confirm or disprove your hypothesis?
Specifications for your paper:
Word-processed document. Microsoft Word documents, PDF documents, or other
formats readable by Microsoft Word are acceptable formats.
500 – 750 words (2 – 3 pages)
12 point-font
Double-spaced with margins of at least .75 inches and not longer than three pages.
Heading Format – use this format for the heading of your paper
[Your Name]
PSYC 1113 –
[Date]
[Word Count]
[Title]
Grading Criteria
This assignment is worth up to a total of 50 points. The following criteria will be used in
grading your paper. A detailed scoring rubric is available in the online classroom.
(1) Content – 80% of the grade. The content portion of the grade is based on how you
answer the questions in the assignment section above.
(2) Format and mechanics – 20% of the grade. Your paper should be double-spaced using a
12-point Times New Roman font. The paper should not be less than 500 words or more
than 750 words. Your writing should be grammatically correct. Watch for misspelled
words and use correct punctuation. Any resources must be cited using APA formatting.
WARNING – Your paper MUST be in your own words. The online classroom drop-box has a
built-in plagiarism detection software (TurnItIn.Com). If you copy from a website, a paper
written by someone else, or another published source, the software will flag your work as copied.
Using someone else’s work without proper quotes is academic dishonesty. Turning in work that
is copied from someone else will result in a 0 grade for the assignment.
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