Most psychology students undertake their project in the final year of their course. Don’t wait until then to start engaging with the research process. A very useful way to understand the concepts, issues and variables that researchers examine in relation to the study of psychology is to participate in their investigations.
A major benefit of becoming a research participant is that you get to see psychological research methods in action. In addition, the studies you participate in might also give you some ideas for your own psychology experiments and psychology research projects.
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