Select a topic that you would like to explore in further detail. Ensure that it relates to world concerns that directly relate back to psychology. Minimum of 3 peer reviewed articles covering the topic selected.Develop a rough draft Introduction (introductory paragraph including the research question, followed by the literature review). Your literature review will build up to the next section, which is your Problem Statement – that is, a statement of some aspect of the underlying theory, a new variable, or a practical application of the theory that has yet to be explored or tested (e.g., a gap in our current scientific knowledge). Finally, in the Goals section, address what you hope to accomplish with this study (and why it is important for both theory and in practical, real-world terms). Your proposal will be a full version of the American Psychological Association’s (APA) recommended structure, the model that is followed in most of the social sciences. Before writing your paper, be sure to thoroughly review the detailed instructions in the Grading Rubric and Sample Proposal, both of which can download from Blackboard. This rubric can also be used as a checklist as you draft your paper. Your paper should only include the following sections:The Title Page comes first. Starting about 1/3 down the page and centered, list the title of your paper, your name, your institutional affiliation (i.e., School of Professional Studies, City University of New York), a date, and your professor’s name and course number/title. Your Title Page should also include a Running Head (see the APA Style and Formatting folder in Blackboard for more information).After inserting a page break, your next section is the Introduction, which introduces your topic through previous literature on that topic – this will be the largest section of your proposal. The Introduction begins with a repeat of your paper title, centered. Then use standard, double-spaced paragraph format for yo
ur review of the literature (3-4 pages), including indentation for new paragraphs and no extra space between paragraphs. You will be required to include a minimum of three (3) peer-reviewed sources in your proposal, as well as use properly formatted in-text citations for those sources (see the APA Style and Formatting folder in Blackboard for more information, as well as the Purdue OWL site for sample papers).The next section is the Problem Statement. In this brief section you will, based on your review of the literature, describe some kind of gap in our knowledge of that topic that will be addressed through your proposed study. You can remain somewhat abstract at this point – think about the underlying theory, general methods used in previous research, or potential applications of previous theory or research as you outline the problem you intend to investigate. The problem statement should be about 1 page in length.Finally, you will state the Goal(s) of your proposed research, clearly and directly. Some examples: Are you planning to provide supporting evidence for some theoretical prediction? Are you planning to develop an intervention based on the results of previous research as a way of addressing a practical social issue? Are you seeking to demonstrate the limitations of previous theory and/or methods, or explore a competing theory? Whatever you decide, be sure to support the importance of attaining your goal – explain how achieving this goal would be important. The goal section is about half a page. (NOTE: these are goals of the actual project; you may also address your objectives, such as how the results of this proposed study might be beneficial more generally.)The References section comes last (1 page minimum), and begins after a page break. Here you include the detailed citations for each of the articles from professional journals that you referred to in developing your hypothesis. Be sure to use the correct APA format for listing references.