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A Research Paper Proposal Submitted to the

Department of Psychology

College of Arts and Sciences

New Era University

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in

Research in Psychology 1 under the

BS Psychology Program

Juan Dela Cruz

Research Adviser

Dela Cruz, Juan

Dela Cruz, Juana

Dela Cruz, Juanita

Dela Cruz, Juanito

Dela Cruz, Johnny

 For the Proposal Manuscript

Title Page
Table of Contents

Introduction (Level 1 heading)

(Body)

(Level 2 heading)
Theoretical Framework
Conceptual Paradigm
Statement of the Problem
Hypothesis
Assumptions/Objectives (in the absence of hypothesis)
Significance of the Study
Scope and Limitations
Definition of Terms

Literature Review (Level 1 heading)

Method (Level 1 heading)

(Level 2 heading)
Research Design
Participants
Instruments
Procedures
Statistical Treatment of Data
Data Analysis (in the absence of Statistical Analysis)

References

Appendix
(Sample test instruments or interview schedule)
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