Conducting your first psychology experiment can be a long, complicated and intimidating process. It can be especially confusing if you are not quite sure where to begin or which steps to take. Like other sciences, psychology utilizes the scientific method and bases conclusions upon empirical evidence. When conducting an experiment, it is important to follow the five basic steps of the scientific method:
- Ask a question that can be tested
- Design a study and collect data
- Analyze results and reach conclusion
- Share the results with the scientific community
- Replicate the results
These five steps serve as a general outline of the entire process. The following procedures detail the ten steps you should follow while conducting a psychology experiment.
