Explain relevant theories and describe past research

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The topic is: The effects of social media use on life satisfaction (or productivity).

Work individually to conduct background research and independently develop a study question and hypothesis that is testable using survey methods.

Part 1: Background research and hypothesis development

For this students works individually to develop a research question related to the topic selected by their team and propose a hypothesis that is testable using survey methodology.

Assignment Outline (APA style)

Title page
Introduction and literature review (approx. 500 words)(LO: #evidencebased)
(a) Define the topic and its importance.

(b) Explain relevant theories and describe past research on the topic

Part 2

Hypothesis and proposal (approx. 400 words)(LO #hypothesisdevelopment)
(a) State your hypothesis followed by a sentence that clearly identifies your variables.* Please explain the rationale behind your hypothesis using evidence. Why should the reader believe your hypothesis?*

(b) Justify the plausibility of your hypothesis. Please refer to the lesson plan of plausibility and evaluate your hypothesis based on criteria such as parsimony, generalizability, specificity etc. with explanations.

(c) Explain how the hypothesis is testable using survey methodology. Please discuss the scales that will be used with citations for both the IV and DV and any other confounding/control variables. Also, explain steps in data collection using the observational study design using a survey. The scales you will be using for the IV and DV should be taken from prior empirical research. Please do your search to find the correct scales for your study and cite the reference.

(d) Identify possible target population(s) for a survey.

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