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Title of Research Proposal
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Department of Psychology, Grand Canyon University
PSY 495: Professional Capstone
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Title of Research Proposal
Present an introduction to your paper. This should provide a general overview of your proposed study topic supported by the research you have reviewed. Include support that indicates that further research is necessary and your problem statement. This paragraph should not only introduce the reader to your topic but also clearly demonstrate a gap in the research – a need for further research. It should clearly outline the purpose of the proposed study.
Literature Review
Introduce this section of your paper by providing a brief paragraph that states the purpose of this section – to review the existing literature and present background information that supports the proposed study. Conduct a thorough literature review to substantiate the rationale for your study. Identify and discuss key theories, concepts, and studies relevant to your research question. Develop a theoretical framework or conceptual model that underpins your research, ensuring alignment with your research objectives.
Organize this section using appropriate subheadings. The subheadings should be in bold font, left justified.
Please be sure to review comments that were included on the paper that was graded and returned and make necessary corrections before submitting your final paper for review.
Include a brief conclusion that transitions from the literature review to the methods section of your paper. This conclusion should summarize main points from the literature review and introduce the next section of the paper, the Methods section.
Methods
Introduce the methods section providing a brief paragraph that states the purpose of this section – to share the process and procedures that will be followed to conduct the proposed study. Clearly articulate your research question or hypothesis, ensuring precision and alignment with the study’s purpose.
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subheadings (Participants, Apparatus/Materials/Instruments, Procedures, Design, Ethical Considerations) will be in bold font and left justified. Please be sure to review comments that were included in your LopesWrite report and make necessary corrections before submitting your final paper for review.
Conclusion
Conclude your paper with a paragraph that summarizes the main points from the study. Summarize key points of the research proposal, reiterating its significance and potential contributions to the field.
Please Note: The reference list should appear at the end of a paper (see the next page). It provides the information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite in the body of the paper. Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in your text. A sample reference page is included below; this page includes examples of how to format different reference types (e.g., books, journal articles, information from a website). The examples on the following page include examples taken directly from the APA manual.
References
Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States.
Psychology of Popular Media Culture,
8(3), 207–217.
National Institute of Mental Health. (2018, July).
Anxiety disorders. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.
Sapolsky, R. M. (2017).
Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books.
Appendix
Following the references, you can include any documents pertaining to the proposed study. If the paper only has one appendix, label it
Appendix. If there is more than one, label each one with a capital letter (
Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C). Documents may include but are not limited to surveys, informed consent documents, etc.
