Psychological Research Design
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Produce a complete real research proposal: a specific research question, your study design and its rationale (why this design over alternatives), participant sampling justification, an ethics consideration checklist documenting participant risk assessment and consent procedure for any human participants, and a proposed analysis plan. This is a research-track outcome — not a clinical assessment. Proof is the research proposal plus a documented methodology challenge from a psychology academic or researcher who questions at least one design choice and the threats to validity it creates — your written response is a required part of the proof.
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Develop a specific psychology research question — not a broad topic but a testable hypothesis or research question. Design a study to answer it: specify the design (experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational, cross-sectional, longitudinal), the sampling strategy, the measures or instruments to be used (existing validated measures only — not bespoke), the procedure, and the planned analysis. Pre-register the design on the Open Science Framework (OSF) before any data collection begins. Pre-registration is required — not optional.
Proof required
Research design document (600+ words) with OSF pre-registration link, covering: research question with theoretical rationale, study design, sampling strategy, validated measures with citations, procedure, planned analysis, and ethical considerations — all documented before data collection.
What gets checked
- Research question is specific and testable — not a broad topic
- OSF pre-registration link is present and timestamped before any data collection
- Validated measures are cited — not bespoke measures developed for this study