Throughout this course, you will work on a single project that will result in a paper at the end of the semester. This first post will give you an opportunity to explore different ideas of what to research. Your task is to submit three things you have wondered. These things ought to be related to psychology and must be used as your final project. To help, consider the following guidelines/requirements:


Your post must pose questions you have wondered
You must submit three different topics related to psychology
You must be able to evaluate these topics scientifically
There needs to be some scientific research related to this topic already

Examples of good topics



Do attractive people tend to make more money?
Is sleep affected by stress?
Do visualization techniques improve a quarterback’s performance?
Do people who yell at their partner have a higher probability of separating than those who respond to conflict quietly?


Examples of not so good topics



Will it rain tomorrow?
Problem: Not psychology-related and doesn’t require a semester-long project
Alternative idea: does rain affect test performance among college students?
Do aliens exist?
Problem: Not psychology-related and probably hard to determine scientifically)
Alternative idea: Does belief in aliens correlate with one’s political identity?
Is it faster to go to campus using Route A or Route B?
Problem: Not psychology-related and there’s not going to be scientific research on this topic
Alternative idea: Are people who rush to work more productive than those who drive casually?