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List of psychological research methods

Psychology

Outline

History Subfields

Basic types Abnormal

Biological

Cognitive Comparative

Cultural

Differential

Developmental

Evolutionary

Experimental

Mathematical

Personality

Positive

Quantitative

Social

Applied psychology Applied behavior analysis

Clinical

Community

Consumer

Educational

Environmental

Forensic

Health

Industrial and organizational Legal

Military

Occupational health

Political

Religion

School

Sport

Lists Disciplines

Organizations

Psychologists

Psychotherapies

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Publications

Research methods

Theories

Timeline

Topics

Psychology portal

A wide range of research methods are used in psychology. These methods vary by the sources of information that are

drawn on, how that information is sampled, and the types of instruments that are used in data collection. Methods

also vary by whether they collect qualitative data, quantitative data or both.

Qualitative psychological research is where the research findings are not arrived at by statistical or other quantitative

procedures. Quantitative psychological research is where the research findings result from mathematical modeling

and statistical estimation or statistical inference. Since qualitative information can be handled as such statistically,

the distinction relates to method, rather than the topic studied.

There are three main types of psychological research:

Correlational research Descriptive research

Experimental research

The following are common research designs and data collection methods:

Archival research

Case study

Computer simulation (modeling)

Content analysis

Experiment, often with separate treatment and control groups (see scientific control and design of experiments)

Field experiment

Interview, can be structured or unstructured.

Meta-analysis

Neuroimaging and other psychophysiological methods

Observational study, can be naturalistic (see natural experiment), participant or controlled.

Quasi-experiment

Self-report inventory

Survey, often with a random sample (see survey sampling)

Twin study

Research designs vary according to the period(s) of time over which data is collected:

Retrospective cohort study: Subjects are chosen, then data is collected on their past experience. Prospective cohort study: Subjects are recruited prior to the proposed independent effects being administered or

occurring.

Cross-sectional study, in which a population sampled on all proposed measures at one point in time.

Longitudinal study: Subjects are studied at multiple time points: May address the cohort effect and indicate causal

directions of effects.

Research in psychology has been conducted with both animals and human subjects:

Animal research

Human subject research

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References Stangor, Charles. (2007). Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences . 3rd ed. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin

Company.

Weathington, B.L., Cunningham, C.J.L., & Pittenger, D.P. (2010). Research Methods for the Behavioral and

Social Sciences . Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

External links Research methods at The Psychology Wiki [1]

References[1] http:/ / psychology. wikia. com/ wiki/ Category:Research_methods

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