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Psychological Methods is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Psychological Association. It was established in 1996 and covers "the development and dissemination of methods for collecting, analyzing, understanding, and interpreting psychological data". [1] The editor-in-chief is Lisa Harlow (University of Rhode Island).
Applied Psychological Measurement is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index.According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2021 impact factor is 1.522, ranking it 9th out of 13 journals in the category "Psychology, Mathematical" [2] 38th out of 53 in the category "Social Sciences, Mathematical Models".
Because impact factor is commonly accepted as a proxy for research quality, some journals adopt editorial policies and practices, some acceptable and some of dubious purpose, to increase its impact factor. [38] [39] For example, journals may publish a larger percentage of review articles which generally are cited more than research reports. [8]
An example of a descriptive device used in psychological research is the diary, which is used to record observations. There is a history of use of diaries within clinical psychology . [ 20 ] Examples of psychologists that used them include B.F. Skinner (1904–1990) and Virginia Axline (1911–1988).
Quantitative psychological research findings result from mathematical modeling and statistical estimation or statistical inference. The two types of research differ in the methods employed, rather than the topics they focus on. There are three main types of psychological research: Correlational research; Descriptive research; Experimental research
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Psychological Reports is abstracted and indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index and MEDLINE. As of 2024, the journal's impact factor was 2.3, and it was ranked 75th out of 147 journals in the category "Psychology, Multidisciplinary." [1] [2]
A number of methods are used in social neuroscience to investigate the confluence of neural and social processes. These methods draw from behavioral techniques developed in social psychology, cognitive psychology, and neuropsychology, and are associated with a variety of neurobiological techniques including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), magnetoencephalography (MEG), positron ...