Psychological Research
• Scientific Method
• The scientific method is the approach used by psychologists to
systematically acquire knowledge and understanding about
behavior and other phenomena of interest.
• It is a form of critical thinking based on careful collection of eviden
accurate description and measurement, precise definition, controlled
observation, and repeatable results.
, Scientific Method
• In its ideal form the scientific method has six elements:
• Making observations
• Defining a problem
• Proposing a hypothesis
• Gathering evidence/testing the hypothesis
• Publishing results
• Theory building
• Scientific Method
• The scientific method is the approach used by psychologists to
systematically acquire knowledge and understanding about
behavior and other phenomena of interest.
• It is a form of critical thinking based on careful collection of eviden
accurate description and measurement, precise definition, controlled
observation, and repeatable results.
, Scientific Method
• In its ideal form the scientific method has six elements:
• Making observations
• Defining a problem
• Proposing a hypothesis
• Gathering evidence/testing the hypothesis
• Publishing results
• Theory building
