7-222-Project
Now you’re ready to complete Project One! Think about the sample answers in the exemplar as you write your own responses here. At the bottom of the page, you’ll be able to add an APA Style reference list and then download your project as a Word document.
Project One
Use the templates on this page to complete your Project One and download it as a Word document.
Choose a topic that interests you from the list below, then complete the templates that follow.
1. The relationship between gratitude and physical well-being among college students
2. The relationship between meditation and stress in U.S. workers
3. The effect of resilience-promoting interventions on children’s mental health
4. Dog ownership and cardiovascular health/disease for adults in the U.S.
5. Income and happiness for adults in the U.S.
6. Emotional intelligence and academic success for college students
Select a Topic
Complete Your Background Information
Respond to the following prompts to start Project One. Use the SNHU Shapiro Library for your research.
WRITING TEMPLATE
Determine the plan’s background introduction. Include the following details:
• The title of the plan
• Summary of three relevant empirical and scholarly research studies for the plan. Each summary should be about 150 to 250 words.
Title:
First, enter the title of your plan.
Source 1:
Enter an APA Style reference for your first source.
Summarize your first source in 150 to 250 words.
Source 2:
Enter an APA Style reference for your second source.
Summarize your second source in 150 to 250 words.
Source 3:
Enter an APA Style reference for your third source.
Summarize your third source in 150 to 250 words.
Build Your Plan
WRITING TEMPLATE
Develop a clear and specific research question that is relevant to the three research studies you chose. Your response should be about 25 words.
Develop a clear, specific, and testable hypothesis that corresponds to your research question. Your response should be about 25 words. Consider the following in your hypothesis:
• Your hypothesis should be informed by the claim you are making.
Describe aspects of sampling that you would want to consider while acquiring participants for your study. Your response should be about 100 words.
Select a design (experimental or correlational) for your proposed study that aligns with the research question and hypothesis. Your response should be about 100 words. Include the following details:
• Explain why you selected this design.
• Identify conceptual variables that align with the research question and hypothesis.
Select a measure to operationally define each of your conceptual variables. Your response should be about 100 words per variable. Include the following details:
• As you select a measure, also state whether it uses natural/laboratory observations, surveys, objective/physiological measures, interviews, etc.
• For each variable you measure, identify its scale of measurement.
Describe your type of analysis and the p value required to support your hypothesis. Your response should be about 50 words.
Develop the plan’s discussion content. Your response should be about 250 to 350 words. Include the following details:
• What you would expect to be the main finding of your study
• How you would know if your hypothesis was supported
• The potential implications of the findings
• A possible limitation of your proposed study
• Directions for future research
Add Your References
Citation is an important part of research and using the established patterns makes citations much easier to read. Cite the article you chose, and any other resources you referenced, in proper APA format below. Your reference list will be automatically formatted using a hanging indent when you download your assignment.
WRITING TEMPLATE
List your references in APA Style below. Remember that they should be in alphabetical order by author last name.