Aliya Qureshi, Academic Content Writer at Edumarz.
Data=information.
Data is collected from different sources using a variety of methods. It is a very important part of psychological inquiry.
By collecting data, psychologists try to approximate the reality to some extent.
The quality and nature of data are affected by physical and social context, the persons involved, and the time when the behaviors occur.
After the data is collected, it needs to be inferred or summarized by the researcher to attach meaning to it.
TYPES OF DATA:
Demographic: includes personal data like age, gender. Education, religion, etc.
Physical: includes information about ecological conditions, mode of economy, housing conditions, facilities available at home/neighborhood/school, mode of transportation, etc.
Physiological: includes information like height, weight, fatigue, oxygen levels, duration of sleep, etc
Psychological: includes information such as intelligence, personality, interest, values, creativity, emotions, motivation, psychological disorders, thought processes, consciousness, subjective experiences, etc.