In a well-developed paragraph, please share your mini-research paper topic and research question. Your paragraph should include the following: Your identified topic and a brief explanation and/or definition of it
Two reasons for choosing this topic (including personal and/or professional interest)
The research question that will focus and narrow the topic
Your prediction as to what the answers to the research question might be
Below is a list of initial topics that can serve as starting points for your research. Choose a topic of personal or professional interest to you. As you begin the research process, understand that your topic will shift and narrow. If you want to propose a different topic for your research paper, reach out to your instructor for approval.
Strategies for coping with stress
Physiological effects of stress
Observational learning in children
Cognitive learning theory
Conscious versus unconscious causes of behavior
Depression in adolescents Strategies for reducing the effects of discrimination
Dissociative disorders
Theories explaining dreams
Prevalence of eating disorders
Emotions in mood disorders
Single parent families
Gender identity
Gene therapy
Happiness as a topic in psychology
History of intelligence tests
Strategies for improving long-term memory
Theoretical approaches to motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic)
Parenting Styles (Authoritarian, Authoritative, Permissive, and Uninvolved)
PTSD causes, effects, and treatments