PSY 497

Assignment #1 Project Outline

Spring 2006

Dr. Scharff

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This assignment is designed to re-familiarize you with yourproposal, and to make sure you understand the experimentalcomponents.

Give the following information for your project. You do not needto use complete sentences, but do check your spelling! Do type theassignment.

It is due at the beginning of class on January 27th. We will takeclass time on February 1st and 3rd so you can share what you aredoing with your classmates.

1. Project title:

2. Core topic(s) / general question of interest.

3. Hypotheses and logic for each. (Write a hypothesis statement,and then separately explain why you are hypothesizing that. In mostcases you should mention specific previous literature to support yourhypothesis. )

4. Give each IV, and list each level of each IV. Give operationaldefinitions of each level.

5. Give each DV and its operational definition.

6. Tell what type of control methods you plan to use, and for whatpossible problem each controls.

7. Give the type and number of participants and why for each.

8. Briefly summarize your procedure: tell what type of method(e.g. survey, type of test, type of behavior required, etc.) and thesteps involved. How much time do you foresee the procedure takingeach participant?

9. What type of analysis will you perform?