Task

You will prepare a research proposal that describes how one of the learning theories covered in the course can be applied in the context of a psychological topic of your choice. Some broad examples might include:

• Investigating whether a learning theory might offer a novel explanation for a psychological phenomenon.
• Investigating how an intervention/program that applies the principles of a learning theory might affect psychological outcomes in some applied context.
• Understanding how certain psychological characteristics of individuals are related to the phenomena described by a particular learning theory.

Your proposed research must involve conducting an original study (i.e., it can’t be a meta-analysis or review) and cannot be a direct replication of an existing study.

The research proposal needs to be prepared for an academic audience (i.e., researchers and professionals with some prior knowledge). The proposal will include:

1. A broad literature review that summarises the existing research on your chosen topic, describes how your chosen learning theory has already been or could be applied to the topic, and uses the research introduced to establish a motivation for conducting your proposed research.
2. Your hypothetical research methodology.
3. Consideration of potential ethical implications of your proposed research design.

This assessment is a research proposal only. You are not required to conduct any research.