Final Research Paper

Refer to "Research Paper" and follow the instructions for completing this assignment.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

PSY-530 – Social Psychology

Research Paper

Throughout theprogram, you should be thinking of a research topic you would like to explore. In the capstone course (PSY-693), you will create a research proposal. To assist you in the creation of that proposal, youhave decided on a research topic and begun collecting empirical studies to support the need for research. Your topic mustrelate to a basic social psychological principle; however it can fall intoone of the applied subfields (forensic psychology, psychology of religion, industrial organization, health psychology, etc.).

For this assignment you willbegin analyzing the current research around your chosen topic.

Using the empirical articles you have collected thus far, compare the current research for your chosen topic, in 1,250-1,500 words.The following information will assist in theanalysis of the literature:

Introduction: This section should include your research question with a brief explanation of why the research is needed.

Compare and analyze the literature in the articles collected.

Compare the limitations of the studies you have collected.

A conclusion that includes how your research will add to the current field of research.

Prepare a document that includes your research question(s), including how your research will add to the current research in your chosen field (from your Topic 3 assignment). Your document will include five scholarly, peer reviewed, empirical studies from the past5to7years. This section should include APA formatted citations for each article, including permalink or doi number.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses arubric. Please review therubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.