Summary paragraph and reply (10 points total)
Attachment of summary and reply (2)
Summary content (6)
Consideration of feedback (2)
Introduction (10 points total)
Clearly stated/described behavioral category of interest (3)
Factors observed to be potentially important to category of interest
and rationale (4)
Clearly stated null and alternative hypotheses (3)
Experiment Proposal (10 points total)
Ability of proposed experiment to address stated hypotheses (3)
Detailed description of experimental methods (4)
Feasibility of proposed work (3)
Discussion (10 points total)
Consideration of potential results with respect to your hypotheses (5)
Relationship of results to the behavioral category examined (5)
Comprehensive / discretionary points (10)
Organization (3)
Clarity of writing and expression of ideas (5)
Aesthetics (2)
Points off:
over page limit (-10 points);
late on paper or summary (-10 points)
Total: (50 points total)