Research Methods in Psychology Dunham, Philip J.

Psychology is a science, to be approached as such. Experiments should be designed using the scientific method. There are several research methods that psychologists employ.Although there are many different kinds of research designs in psychology, studies may be categorized into descriptive or qualitative, correlational, and experimental. The method of data collection also varies, with self-report on one end of the spectrum, and naturalistic observation on the other.