Psychology

Scientific Merit Paper

 write a scientific merit  paper. In your paper, address the following:

• Evaluate how your chosen research study advances the scientific knowledge base of your identified field of study.
• Evaluate how your specific research study contributes to research theory and the field of study.
• Evaluate how the scientific methods of inquiry are applied to your specific research study.
• Evaluate the validity and reliability (if quantitative) or  credibility and dependability (if qualitative) of your selected research  study.
• Assess strategies for addressing ethical concerns in the design of the research study.
• Apply the terminology of research.
• Demonstrate both the depth and the breadth of your understanding  of scientific research and scientific merit by including relevant  examples and supporting evidence.

Submission Requirements

• Title page link: Include the persistent link to your chosen research study on the title page of your paper.
• Written communication: Develop accurate written  communication that conveys the overall goals of the project. Your paper  should demonstrate graduate-level writing skills.
• APA formatting: Use current APA style and  formatting for resources and citations, also including correct in-text  citations, proper punctuation, double-spacing throughout, proper  headings and subheadings, no skipped lines before headings and  subheadings, proper paragraph and block indentation, no bolding, and no  bullets. 
• Number of resources: Include a minimum of 7  scholarly resources. It is expected that one of these resources will be  your chosen and approved research study, and that another resource will  be your required textbook for this course, Practical Research: Planning and Design, by Leedy and Ormrod.
• Length of paper: 10–12 typed, double-spaced  pages, not counting references, block quotes, or the title page. Neither  an abstract nor a table of contents is required, but if they are  included, they also do not count as part of the page length requirement.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point. The margins must be one inch on all four sides.