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Topic Proposal and Operational Definitions Worksheet

Directions: The goal of this class is to create an original research proposal in the field of psychology. Your research study can be anything to do with psychology! This worksheet will help you finalize a research topic, think of research questions related to that topic, and then identify and operationalize the key variables of those questions. Review the topic resources, the following five questions below.

· Describe your research topic choice in one to three sentences. Make at least one connection to the literature demonstrating the current research on your variables.

· Create your research questions. Your research questions related to this topic should be created based on what interests you the most about the topic. (Hint: Phrase your questions as something you can answer quantitatively, such as “is there a difference between two or more groups?” or “Is there a relationship between two or more variables?”)

· Identify your hypothesis for each research question. Remember, your hypotheses are answers to your research questions. You will have a hypothesis for each research question you pose.

· Identify the key variables in your research questions.

· Create operational definitions for each variable. (Remember: When you operationalize a variable you define it and describe how you will measure it in your study.)

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