Your Research Question

How does political ideology impact confirmation bias?

Independent Variable(s)

You must have at least one IV. You must label and OPERATIONALLY DEFINE what you mean by your IV and, if it is a manipulated IV, what each level will be for your manipulated variable (they should be rooted in research).

Dependent Variable You must have at least one DV. You want to explain how you will measure your DV(s) and may want to cite the scale or measure if you use one from past research.

Hypotheses What are your predicted outcomes? State in terms of the possible main effects and their possible interaction (if you have more than one IV). While you are a not required to predict an interaction, thinking about how the IVs influence each other is an important framework for understanding your design.

Participants You should have enough participants to achieve power, and look at the literature to see standards and what is typical in this area of study. If there are any specific factors you are using to identify participants, explain those and how you will operationalize them.

Procedures Explain all the steps of your study (bullet point or numbers is fine) and also include all the measures you would use.