A research proposal in Applied Behavior Analysis will be required of each student. This assignment has been broken down into smaller assignments to help teach a logical approach to writing a research proposal. The paper should be written in APA Style. The specifics of this assignment are as follows: Section 1 (500 words) ASSIGNMENT Brief Proposal no more than 500 words, plus a 50-word abstract. Include: a) what the study is about and why it should be done (Introduction) b) subjects, setting, design, and procedure (Method) c) description of your expected results (Results) d) significance of your expected results (Discussion) Also: List your references for the literature review. =================== ========= Section 2 ( 5 pages) Write your Method section with a defense of your chosen. design. Describe participants, design, materials, and procedure. Defend the design that you chose in terms of its strengths (e.g., why is it better than other designs that you might have chosen). Also, describe the weaknesses of the design and, if necessary, include an explanation of why this design is the best you can do, given the research questions and constraints that you must deal with (e.g., ethical limitations, cost, small pool of potential participants, time to complete study, etc.). ======== ============================ Section 3 (10 pages) Complete proposal due. Be sure to include the analysis of your data, your expected results, and the importance of your expected results. Present the method of analyzing your data, present hypothetical data in graphic format, and explain how you think your study will turn out and why this pattern of results would be important.