RESEARCH PROPOSAL

TOPIC

BRIDGET UNGERER

SUBMITTED IN COMPLETE FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF

MASTER ARTIUM

IN

PSYCHOLOGY (RESEARCH)

IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES AT THE

NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

SUPERVISOR: MRS L. CURRIN

FEBUARY 2010
 CONTENTS
Abstract………………………………………………………………………..............2
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………3
Context of the research: The need for developmental assessment………………........3
The history of human figure drawing tests……………………………………………4
Theoretical
Framework……………………………………………………………………………5
Key
concepts………………………………………………………………………………5
The relationship between intelligence, conceptual maturity, and mental development 6
A theoretical basis for the relationship between intelligence and development:
Anderson’s
model………………………………………………………………………………….7
An application of Anderson’s theory with regards to the core concepts of the
proposed study................................................................................................................
Conceptual maturity as measured by the DAP:
IQ…………………………………………………………………
Mental Development as measured by the GMDS-
ER……………………………………………………………..
Intelligence as measured by various tests of
intelligence………………………………………………………..
Aims of the
research…………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………….
Methodology……………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………..
Research design
…………………………………………………………………………………………
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Participants and
sampling………………………………………………………………………………
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Inclusion
criteria…………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………….
Exclusion
criteria…………………………………………………………………………………
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Research
measures………………………………………………………………………………
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The Griffiths Mental Development Scales- Extended
Revised………………………………………………..
The draw a person intellectual AbilityTest of Children, Adolescents, and Adults
( DAP: IQ;Reynolds &hickman, 2004)
………………………………………………………………………........................
Research
procedure………………………………………………………………………………
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Data
Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………
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Limitations……………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
Ethical
considerations…………………………………………………………………………
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Dissemination of
results…………………………………………………………………………………
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Outline of the proposed
study……………………………………………………………………………………
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Work and Time
schedule…………………………………………………………………………………
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Budget…………………………………………………………………………………
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Refrences………………………………………………………………………………
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 Abstract

The primary aim is to explore and describe the ………………………………………….. The purpose of
the study is to investigate the usefulness of the DAP:IQ as a development screening
measure.

Keywords:

Introduction

Context of the research: the need for developmental assessment

The history of human figure drawing tests

Theoretical Framework

The relationship between intelligence, conceptual maturity, and mental development

Psychometric evidence for the relationship between intelligence, conceptual maturity, and
mental development

A theoretical basis for the relationship between intelligence and development: Anderson’s
model

An application of Anderson’s Theory with regards to the core concepts of the proposed
study

Mental development as measured by the GMDS-ER

Intelligence as measured by various tests of intelligence

Aims of the research

Methodology

Research design

Participants and sampling

 Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Research measures

The Griffiths mental development scales- extended revised

The draw a person intellectual ability test of children, adolescents, and adults ( DAP: IQ;
Reynolds and hivkman

Research procedure

Data Analysis

Limitations

Ethical considerations

Dissemination of results

Outline of the proposed study

Work and time schedule

Budget

Refrences