Complete a Research Study Proposal to investigate a social-psychological issue to allow you to put into practice what you have learned throughout this course by designing a hypothetical research study proposal.
The Research Study Proposal will be divided into two assignments: Research Study Proposal Part I and l Research Study Proposal Part II.
The topic of your research study should be on a social-psychological issue. Social Psychology focuses on the impact of social environments on individuals or groups.
Two examples of social psychology-focused studies are:
A study that researches the impact of public awareness ad campaigns on public attitudes toward the severely mentally ill.
A study comparing types of school administrator responses to reports of bullying and victims’ willingness to report instances of bullying to their parents.
The Research Study Proposal Part I must include the four components below. You will use these components as subheadings for four sections in your paper
1. Proposed Topic: Describe the study’s topic and focus (1 page minimum)
2. Hypothesis (can be in a form of question or stating the Ho and Ha)
3. Participants. Describe participant demographics (race, gender, age, religion, SES, area of the country in which they live, etc.), the process for selecting/recruiting them, and the rationale for selecting them (1/2 page minimum)
4. Sampling Method: Discuss the proposed sampling method and the rationale for selecting it (1 page minimum)
Your paper must also:
Be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 full pages, size 12 font, Times New Roman, double spaced with 1 inch margins, NOT including the Title and References pages.
Be in APA format, including a title page and reference page.
Be proofread and contain few to no grammar errors, misspellings, incorrect APA formatting, or typographical errors.
Incorporate a minimum of three supportive scholarly citations and references to support content and conclusions.
1. My paper is Deprivation of Play in Early Childhood Could Delay a Childs Cognitive Development and Negatively Impact their Livelihood from Childhood through Adulthood. The other one is an example for you to use for reference.
Everything in red can stay and be used for guidance. Anything in Black can be changed entirely or edited
2. Use all four references/sources below as the supporting sources for the paper: Please ensure they are in APA 7th edition format when the paper is complete.
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1118552.pdf
Pellegrini, A. D., & Smith, P. K. (1998). Physical activity play: the nature and function of a neglected aspect of playing. Child development, 69(3), 577–598.
Harley, R. (1971). Play: The essential ingredient. Childhood education, 48(2), 80-84.
Smith PK, Pellegrini A. Learning through play. In: Tremblay RE, Boivin M, Peters RDeV, eds. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online]. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development and Strategic Knowledge Cluster on Early Child Development; 2008:1- 6.
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