Proposals

APA style and an abstract Don’t forget them

Intro Start broadly with the problem Then set up what your study will do Use headings Tell where you’re going, go there, then summarize Use topic sentences Focus on results and important details

Typical paragraph Topic sentence: What is this paragraph about and how does it add to what you’ve already said? Important method details with focus on results Possibly of more than one study In present tense for general results; past if you talk about the study in the text Then tell what this all means or suggests

Current study section Getting to the narrow part of the hourglass Summarize what your study adds to what we know Give the rationale for your hypotheses Set up your study End with your hypotheses/research questions

Method Design section Participants Design, IVs, DVs, Covariates, Meds/Mods, etc. and why Participants Recruitment Detailed power analysis Any incentives Any criteria

Measures (DV)/materials (IV) Procedure Put it in time order In enough detail that I could do exactly what you have in mind Measures (DV)/materials (IV) If necessary, or include with procedure For each measure (including demographics): Citation Number of items, scale used What it measures Reliability and validity info Sample item Put in Appendix

Additional appendices Validity Internal External Construct Conclusion Ethics Any concerns (think beyond just participant ethics), how you’ll deal with them

Expected results Data cleaning—any criteria for dropping participants Based on who they are Timing How they respond Attention checks How you’ll deal with missing values Any calculations/ checks for assumptions Manipulation checks

Hypothesis testing How you’ll test each hypothesis Stats Comparisons (IVs, DVs, etc.) What you expect to find Any follow-up tests Be specific

Discussion Tell what your expected results would mean Talk about what your study would add Talk about a couple of limitations that are interesting (not things that are always issues) and why they aren’t that big a problem if possible and ways future research could address them What are the implications for practice, for theory, for the real world? End strong—what does this tell us about what you started out with as a problem?

Assignment Read over what’s expected of the papers and what to look for in the reviews: www.uni.edu/harton/Rubric for proposal.docx www.uni.edu/harton/Peer review assignment.docx Change papers with your partner on April 10 Read and write lots of comments on it Do a summary of your feedback with strengths and things to work on Feedback due by April 14 MEET with your partner to go over that feedback (highly recommended) Turn in the rough draft with feedback on it with your final paper

Assignments Jeff-Melanie Kurt-Matt Helena-Dylan Bailey-Evan Jordan to Elijah, Elijah to Bre, Bre to Jordan