Description
The written research proposal will be created based on a narrowly defined aspect of the topic selected in Week One. A research proposal is a detailed plan for a specific study to be conducted at a future time. It is the document which potential researchers typically submit to an institutional review board (IRB) for ethical review and approval, and/or to funding agencies to secure financial support for a research effort. Because it is a plan for research which has not yet been conducted, the Methods section should be written in the future tense and should not contain any hypothetical results. The paper must address all of the components required in the Methods section of a research proposal. The following actions must be completed.
- State the research question and/or hypothesis.
- Briefly compare the characteristics of the major research paradigms used in previous studies on the chosen topic. Introduce the specific approach (qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods), research design, sampling strategy, data collection procedures, and data analysis techniques to be used in this study. Provide a short explanation as to why the selected procedures are more feasible than other alternatives for the research topic.
- Describe any relevant variables, measures, and statistical tests.
- Apply ethical principles and professional standards to the proposed psychological research. Provide an analysis of any ethical issues that may arise and explain how these issues will be resolved.
The following headings for the required sections and subsections must appear in the paper. In accordance with APA style, all references listed must be cited in the text of the paper.
- Introduction
- Introduce the research topic, explain why it is important, and present an appropriately and narrowly defined research question and/or hypothesis.
- Literature Review
- Evaluate the published research on the chosen topic including a minimum of three peer-reviewed articles. Summarize the current state of knowledge on the topic, making reference to the findings of previous research studies. Briefly mention the research methods that have previously been used to study the topic. State whether the proposed study is a replication of a previous study or a new approach employing methods that have not been used before. Be sure to properly cite all sources in APA style.
- Methods
- Design – Create a feasible research design that incorporates appropriate methods to address the topic. Indicate whether the approach of the proposed study is qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods. Identify the specific research design, and indicate whether it is experimental or non-experimental. Evaluate the chosen design and explain why this design is feasible and appropriate for the topic and how it will provide the information needed to answer the research question. Cite sources on research methodology to support these choices. Include a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources.
- Participants – Identify and describe the sampling strategy to be used to recruit participants for the study. Estimate the number of participants needed, and explain why this sampling method is appropriate for the research design and approach.
- Procedure/Measures – Apply the scientific method by describing the steps to be taken in carrying out the study. Identify any test, questionnaire, or measurement instrument to be utilized. If an existing published instrument will be employed, briefly describe it and cite the source. If an original questionnaire, survey, or test will be created for the project, describe the types of information that will be collected with it and explain how the validity and reliability of the instrument will be established. If such an instrument will not be used, describe how the data will be collected for the study.
- Data Analysis – Describe the statistical techniques (if quantitative) or the analysis procedure (if qualitative) to be used to analyze the data. Cite at least one peer-reviewed source on the chosen analysis technique.
- Ethical Issues – Analyze the impact of ethical concerns on the proposed study, such as confidentiality, deception, informed consent, potential harm to participants, conflict of interest, IRB approval, etc. After analyzing the ethical issues that apply to the project, indicate what will be done to handle these concerns.
- Conclusion
- Briefly summarize the major points of the paper and reiterate why the proposed study is needed.
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: MEMORY LOSS RELATED TO EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS
Memory Loss Related to Emotional Problems
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Introduction
According to Scaccia (2019), over the years, memory loss has been seen as a problem for
the senior people. Due to this, many researchers seem to have conclusively believed that it is a
psychological problem that comes as a result of brain cells becoming less responsive to signals
from sensory organs, especially of hearing and seeing. Current development has tried to indicate
that this problem seems to be noticeable among people, even those who are young. This may have
resulted in the forgetfulness and confusion among people across all people, which makes people
unable to recall information or partially do so.
Some literature points out people who tend to be experiencing emotional problems such
as depression, stress, and anxiety, among others, are prone to showing some intolerable level of
confusion and forgetfulness. The impact of all these emotional problems among people has not
received sufficient attention among researchers. This study, therefore, will be focused on
determining the effects of emotional problems to memory loss among people of all ages.
Understanding how emotional problems influence memory loss is of importance in the field of
psychology. It can help scientists to come up with interventions towards overcoming the emotional
problems before they cause adverse effects on the brain. The study will be guided by the hypothesis
that memory loss is related to emotional problems. The researcher will seek to answer the research
question; do emotional problems contribute to memory loss?
Literature Review
A study carried out by Hubbard, Hutchison, Turner, Montroy, and Bowles (2015) on the
enduring effects of depressive thoughts on working memory indicated that when an individual is
subjected to depressive cues, their cognitive mental ability is affected. The findings suggested that
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individuals with dysphoria are more likely to show a deficit in their working memory as a result
of depressive mood. This study indicated that these depressive cues lead to working memory
deficits, which are transferred to other working memory tasks. The effect of this transfer is that an
individual's brain will not function well cognitively in the future. The research design used in this
study was a true experimental research design. Under this research design, to establish the causeeffect relationship exists within groups, statistical analysis is done to either prove or reject a
hypothesis. The statistical analysis used was based on three tests that were carried on the study.
Descriptive statistics were used to give the percentages of dysphoric individuals and non-dysphoric
individuals.
Another study has been carried out by Martinussen, Benth, Borza, Selbæk, and Korsnes
(2019) on how anxiety affects cognition among older adult in-patients who are depressed. The aim
of the study was to establish whether both anxiety and depression had a specific role in impaired
cognition among senior adults. The study was conducted using an ...
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