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Psychological Science

Psychological Science is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Psychological Science rather than just read about it. In short: Psychological Science, the flagship journal of the Association for Psychological Science, is a monthly, peer-reviewed scientific journal published by SAGE Publications. The journal publishes research articles, short reports, and research reports covering all aspects of psychology.

Key takeaways

Psychological Science belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Psychological Science to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Psychological Science from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Psychological Science, the flagship journal of the Association for Psychological Science, is a monthly, peer-reviewed scientific journal published by SAGE Publications. The journal publishes research articles, short reports, and research reports covering all aspects of psychology. Its editor-in-chief is Simine Vazire (University of Melbourne).

Past editors The following persons have been editors-in-chief:

Patricia Bauer (Emory University) (2020–2023) Stephen Lindsay, University of Victoria (2015–2019) Eric Eich, University of British Columbia (2012–2015) Robert V. Kail, Purdue University (2007–2012) James E. Cutting, Cornell University (2003–2007) Sam Glucksberg, Princeton University (1999–2003) John F. Kihlstrom, University of California, Berkeley William Kaye Estes, Indiana University

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Psychological Science

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Psychological Science claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Psychological Science before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Psychological Science ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Psychological Science

In research: Psychological Science appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Psychological Science in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Psychological Science is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Association for Psychological Science academic journals, English-language journals, Monthly journals, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Psychological Science outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Psychological Science in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Psychological Science means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Psychological Science out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Psychological Science in simple terms?

Why does Psychological Science matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Psychological Science?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Psychological Science.