Suggested Research Proposal Topics

Research Proposal Topic Ideas

  • Affect and Cognition
  • The Self
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Attributions
  • Forming Attitudes
  • Changing Attitudes
  • Cognitive Dissonance
  • Attraction
  • Forming Relationships
  • Maintaining Relationships
  • Conformity
  • Compliance
  • Obedience
  • Prosocial Behavior
  • Cooperation and Competition
  • Theories of Aggression
  • The Nature of Groups
  • Decision Making by Groups
  • Leadership
  • Groups and Task Performance
  • Interpersonal Environment (Personal Space)
  • Effects of Nuclear Power Plants (or Toxic Waste Incinerators) on Health
  • Stress and Health
  • Effects of Crowding
  • Hardiness
  • Anatomy of an Illness Episode
  • Eyewitness Testimony
  • Patient/Physician Interactions
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Schema Theory (or Gender Schema Theory)
  • Self-Perception Theories
  • Impression Formation
  • Type A Behavior
  • Social Facilitation
  • Social Loafing
  • Theories of Emotions
  • Attitudes and Behavior