Neurolinguistics project proposals
As you may have noticed, experimental papers are usually organized according to a fixed formula: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion. Your project proposal will be a “template” for your final paper and should also follow this formula. The idea is that as the semester progresses, you’ll keep adding to this template, and hopefully, by the end of the semester, you’ll have at least some pilot results to put into the ‘Results’ section. Every time there is some change in your methods or materials, update your “template”.
You should shoot for what's outlined below. Be as clear and concise as possible.
Working Title
Authors
1. Introduction
- What is your general research question? Why is this an important and interesting question?
- What is already known about this topic? For your initial proposal, cite one or two papers that serve as background for your experiment.
- What specific question are you addressing? Why does this specific question need to be addressed?
- A general statement of method: How will you address this question? What is contrasted in your experimental materials and what is the task? What precise hypothesis does the experiment test? What conclusions will follow from different outcomes of the experiment?
2.1. Participants
2.2. Materials
- What are the experimental conditions? What factors are controlled for?
- What is the experimental task?
4. Discussion
5. Conclusion
Appendix
(experimental materials are listed here)
References
- For the proposal, list 5 (or more) relevant references.
- PubMed
- BOBST Library at NYU Electronic Journals in Science, Health & Technology
