BEHV3007 Cognitive Processes

Assignment 1A: Research proposal – Part 1

Individual/Team task: Individual
Word/time limit: 1000 (+/- 10%)
Weighting: 10%
Due date: 5pm AEDT Monday 3 March 2025 (Week 5)

After you have read this information, go to the Assignment 1 Q&A discussion board to ask any questions and see what your peers are saying about this assignment.

Assignment overview

To pass this subject of study, you must achieve an aggregated grade of at least 50%. Although this assignment is not a mandatory submission, completing this assignment will give you the best chance of achieving this minimum requirement. 

The research proposal you prepare in Assignment 1B: Research proposal - Part 2, will be based on the provided published article reviewed in this assignment. That is, your proposal will outline the next question to be answered, following the conclusion of the article.

You will respond to a series of questions about the provided article.

This assignment supports Subject Learning Outcomes 2, 3 and 4.

Use of generative artificial intelligence

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools to brainstorm ideas, summarise reading material or edit your submission is permitted. The content of your final submission must be your original work. Be aware that the output from generative AI tools may be incorrect, incomplete or biased.

Working with another person or technology in order to gain an unfair advantage in assessment or improperly obtaining answers from a third party, including generative AI to questions in an examination or other form of assessment, may lead to sanctions under the Student Misconduct Rule (Western Sydney University, 2023). Use of generative AI tools may be detected. More information is available on the Library web page Turnitin's AI writing detector (Library Study Smart, 2023). 

If your studies have been adversely affected by circumstances beyond your control, you may request an extension using the following options.

Note: A request must be made within 48 hours of the assignment due date.

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Assignment details

Read through the following steps and information to understand and meet the requirements of this assignment:

Step 1: Watch the following video

The following video has been prepared by Dr Michael Tyler in order to help you complete this assignment. As you watch, take notes to help you understand the requirements of this assignment.

Note: Videos may contain terms relating to on-campus students such as 'lecture' and 'semester'. Please disregard these terms.

Assignment 1A Part 1 Research proposal (2020) courtesy of Dr Michael Tyler, Western Sydney University

Step 2: Read the following article

Read Evidence of alcohol-induced weapon focus in eyewitness memory (PDF 926 KB) (Harvey & Sekulla, 2020). This is the article you will use as a basis for all your responses to the provided questions. 

Please note: The first sentence of the article refers to a violent crime. Should you require any support, please contact your OLA.

Step 3: Answer to the following questions

Use the BEHV3007 Research proposal - Part 1 template (DOCX 36 KB) to compile and respond to the questions about the provided article, which will then form the basis of