This mini presentation slides will be enable to comprehend the importance of topic selection in research, steps of topic section & its limitations.

1. HOW
TO
CHOOSE
RESEARCH TOPIC

4. Nadeem Shoukat
MS Clinical Psychology
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5. HOW
TO
CHOOSE
RESEARCH TOPIC

6. Outline
Topics
•Importance of Topic Selection
•Steps in Topic Selection
•How to develop a good Research Topic?
• Some important topics for Research in Psychology
•Limitations

7. Importance of Topic Selection
•First & most important step
•It’s like recognition of a destination before commencing a
journey. If you know your destination you can easily reach
there & if u don’t your journey will be difficult.
•It’s like building foundation, if foundation is strong & well-
designed building will also be strong.
•It may be individualistic, one’s can choose according to
his/her interest same as marriage.
•Spend your time to select the topic

8. Steps in Topic Selection
First Step: Searching
Discover New Facts Revise Current Knowledge
Precise Topic
Background Knowledge
Literature Review

9. Steps in Topic Selection
Second Step: Narrowing
Many Ways,
1. one way is to add context to your topic like;
•Geographical Context (City Country etc.)
•Historical Context (Time Frame)
•Biological Context (Gender, Race, Nationality etc.)
•Sectorial Context (Hospitals, Universities, etc.)
For Example to check stress level in Faisalabad,
before & after Exams in Male & Female University
Students.

10. Steps in Topic Selection
Second Step: Narrowing
2. Another way to ask these questions;
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
3. General to Specific (Hierarchy)

11. How to Develop a Good Research Topic?
•Self Interest
•Specialty
•Knowledge
•Feel Happy
•Creative

12. Some important topics for Research in
Psychology
1. Is Child Obesity a Reflection of Parental Negligence?
2. Link Between Television and Obesity
3. Effects of Abortion on Mental Health
4. Does Gender Affect Depression in Individuals?
5. Does Gender Affect Memory?
6. Impact of Counseling on Divorced Individuals
7. Violent Music and its Impact on Children
8. How Does Over Crowding Affect Human Beings?
9. How are Habits Formed and How Can They Be
Changed?
10.Impact of Hate Crimes on Victims & Community

13. Limitations
When you will ask about your research topic to
other persons, which will brief you according to
his/her own likes & dislikes, area of interest, when
you will start you will lose your interest because it
might be differ from your area of interest & Finally
you quit & start again from zero. So always choose
topic relevant to your interest

14. Thank You