Choose a specialty area within the larger general field of psychology. Then describe why that particular specialty area of psychology might want to study the particular topic you are proposing, before moving on to the details of your proposal. The following information is required for your proposal:
Proposed study's topic and focus
Hypothesis (can be in a form of question or stating the Ho and Ha)
Participants (also sometimes referred to as "subjects")
Proposed sampling method
Data gathering method
Method of analysis (The type of statistics you would use to analyze gathered data; not stats formula details, but which stats you would use).
An explanation of your study's contribution/s to the field (the benefits to individuals, group's and society as a whole of the study results.