Answer to Question #242739 in Psychology for rose

Question

 Explain the utility of learning about research methods in social psychology

Answer 1

Social psychology research methods allow psychologists to get a better look at what causes people to engage in certain behaviors in social situations. These methods allow researchers to test hypotheses and theories and look for relationships between different variables. Research helps us understand what makes people think, feel, and act in certain ways; allows us to categorize psychological disorders in order to understand the symptoms and impact on the individual and society; helps us to understand how intimate relationships, development, schools, family, peers, and religion affect each other. They are used to determine factors like ethics, environments, hypothesis about an issue of concern within society, experiments among others.