PSY-495 Professional CapstoneTopic 1 – Selecting and Supporting a Topic
Directions: Please use the research paper that you submitted in PSY 452: Experimental
Psychology to complete this assignment. If you are currently enrolled in PSY 452 or took
Experimental Psychology at another institution, please select a topic that you would like to
research and complete the questions below. A minimum of three to four peer-reviewed journal
articles must be used to support this assignment. Use appropriate APA style to format in-text
citations and a full reference list.
Answer each question below in a minimum of 100 words. The answers you present should be
supported with peer-reviewed journal articles.
1. Present your topic and why you chose it. Why does additional research need to be
conducted on this topic? Please note, you can have a personal interest in the topic you
selected, but you must also have support from the research that suggests that your topic is
one that needs to be researched. Therefore, use 2-3 peer-reviewed sources to support your
response.
2. The topic you selected needs to be turned into a problem that can be researched. What is
the problem you would like to address? Present your thesis statement or research
question(s).
3. Review the methods section in the paper you submitted in PSY 452. Describe the
research method used conduct your study. Or describe the method you will use to
conduct this study (if you have not completed PSY 452). Why is the method you selected
the best one to address the problem you are proposing to research?
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