Topic: The Relation of Attachment Theory on Close Relationships

Order Description Goals: The goal of this assignment is to demonstrate your knowledge of an interesting topic in personality psychology and to develop a creative way of researching that topic. Assignment Overview: • Think of a topic that interests you in personality psychology • Research the existing literature on the topic • Develop a research plan for investigating a novel question on the topic • Develop hypotheses about the results you expect to obtain if you were to implement your research proposal Assignment Specifics: • 8-10 pages long o 5-6 page(s) of literature review (using Lynn’s website) ? must cite at least SIX scholarly sources (with proper APA-style citations), not including your textbook ? should incorporate some major theory we’ve discussed this semester (e.g., psycholoanalysis, motivation, trait theory) ? should address specific problems/holes in the existing literature o ½ - 1 page describing your topic and its importance to personality psychology o 1-2 pages of methodology ? Specifics on sample/population of interest ? Procedure ? Stimuli/measures o ½ page of specific hypotheses (including description of independent and dependent variables) and a rationale for those hypotheses o APA-style reference page, title page • Follow APA formatting and style throughout Grading and evaluation: This assignment is worth 20% of your grade in this course. Your grade will be based on the following: • Appropriateness of the topic • Quality of the literature review • Creativeness/appropriateness of the research plan • Thoroughness of research plan description • Sensibility of hypothesis(es) • APA formatting/citations