Q: Can you provide a sample of the justification of the research for my topic?
My topic is the effect of stress on memory.
Firstly, your topic sounds both interesting and relevant. Now, the justification or the rationale explains why the research is needed – what gaps it aims to fill in existing literature, how it aims to add to the existing body of knowledge, or what solutions it aims to provide. In the research paper, it is meant to set the context for the research, and is therefore, written in the introduction section. In a research proposal, it assumes greater importance, as the decision to sponsor or fund the research is made, among other factors, on the need for the research.
You will find a sample rationale in this resource: Can you give an example of the "rationale of a study"?
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