Methods of enquiry in psychology

Methods of enquiry in psychology

1. GOALS OF ENQUIRY

   • DESCRIPTION
   • PREDICYION
   • EXPLANATION
   • CONTROL OF BEHAVIOUR

2. STEPS FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH

   • CONCEPTUALISING A PROBLEM
   • COLLECTING DATA
   • DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

3. IMPORTANT METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY

   • OBSERVATIONAL METHOD
   • EXPERIMENTAL METHOD

4. LIMITATIONS OF ENQUIRY

   • LACK OF TRUE ZERO POINT
   • RELATIVE NATURE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TOOLS

5. ETHICAL ISSUES

   • VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATION
   • INFORMED CONSENT
   • DEBRIEFING
   • SHARING THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY