Steps of the Research Process

Steps of the Research Process

Steps How
1. Develop a research questions >Be aware of cultural influences
>gain personal experiences (e.g.research teams, attend colloquia)
>read psychological literature

2. Generate a research hypothesis. >Read psychological theories on your topic.
>consider personal experience think of exceptions, notice in consistencies in previous research.

3. Form operational definitions. >Look to previous research to see how others have defined the same or similar concepts.
>Identity the variables you will examine.
4. Choose a research design. >Decide whether your research questions seeks to describe, allow prediction, or identify causal relationships. >choose observational & co relational design for description and predictions.
>choose an experimental design for causal research question.
>choose a quasi-experimental design in settings where experimental control is less feasible.
>Choose a single-case designs when seeking to understand and treat one individual.

5. Evaluate the ethics. >identity the potential risks and
Benefits of the research and the ways in which participants welfare will be protected.
>Submit a proposal to an ethics review committee.

6. Collect data. >Identify a sample of participants.
>Seek permission those in authority.

7. Analyze data and form >Get to know the data
Conclusions. >Summarize the data.
>Confirm what the data reveal.
8. Report research result. >Present the findings at a psychological conference.