Problem
A. What is your topic?
B. What is your research question?
C. What is your independent variable?
D. How many levels does it have?
E. What are the different levels (groups)?
F. Why did you choose the levels (groups) you did?
G. What is your dependent variable?
H. How do you plan to measure your dependent variable?
I. What is your hypothesis (what results do you predict?)?
J. What is your target population?
K. What is your target sample size (how many participants do you propose you need for your study?)?
L. What sampling technique would you use to get your sample for your study?
M. If you were going to work on this study how would you recruit participants and would they get any kind of incentive?
N. Is your design a between subjects or a within subjects design?
O. If it is between subjects how will you assign participants to condition? If it is within subjects how will you try to prevent carryover effects?