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Detailed Outline Introduction †¢ My thesis statement. †¢ My intro will cover where I got the idea for this research. †¢ Key Ideas leading to Gaps/Motivation †¢ The holes I found. †¢ Why I wanted to stay away from PTSD research †¢ What I learned from the lit review †¢ background †¢ more background†¦. †¢ Why my research matters Method Participants †¢ Fourty traditional college students (18-22-year-olds) attending the University of Arkansas will be used as participants †¢ Twenty females and twenty males †¢ The Participants will be split up into two groups. †¢ Group one is our Control group and they consist of 20 (10 male and 10 female) individuals who have not experienced what we define as a traumatic event for this study. †¢ Group two is our†¦show more content†¦ERS is a measure I made up that is a multiple choice questionnaire. †¢ Participants will view 20 different photos ranging in different levels. †¢ Participants will view these photos on a computer in a power point slide show setting. †¢ We will also use a debriefing form. Procedures †¢ After our participants have been selected they will be greeted and will receive an informed consent form explaining the nature of the study and how they were selected. †¢ We will be using a repeated measurers research design. †¢ The two groups (experimental and control) will complete the picture viewing task after signing the consent form. †¢ While viewing each photo, the participants will have to write one word that describes the photo. †¢ The use of the one descriptor word is to ensure that the participant takes the time to look at the photo. †¢ After they have written the word, they will be instructed to push the space bar that will progress them to the next photo. †¢ Then participants will fill out a multiple-choice questionnaire on the computer assessing their mood and emotional state which will give them an Emotional Rating Score or ERS. †¢ If a participant has a ERS above a 65 they will not be permitted to continue. †¢ The participants who have an acceptable ERS will go on to the second phase of the experiment. †¢ After completing a stress test, the participants will complete the first phase again with different but with similar emotionally rated photos.Show MoreRelatedChapter 4 Of The Longman Writer963 Words   |  4 PagesThe Longman Writer Chapters 4, 5, and 6 In brief, chapter 4 of The Longman Writer by Judith Nadell and John Lang taught the reader how to support the thesis using evidence. 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