Why You Should Understand the Research Process

About the lecture

In this lecture, we think about why understanding psychological research processes matters, focusing in particular on: (i) why someone might not be able to access an academic paper for free online, even though the research funding has come primarily from the taxpayer; (ii) how a local council might commission research to be done on a topic of interest; (iii) how to know whether a journal is trustworthy, or if it is impossible to tell; (iv) how understanding sources of funding can inform your trust of particular sources of information.

About the lecturer

Dr Ayoub Bouguettaya is a lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham. Dr Bouguettaya’s research interests are in social psychology and how knowledge from that field can be applied to others, particularly health, including how we can apply social identity theory to societal problems, as well as investigating the different perspectives one might take on those issues. Some of Dr Bouguettaya’s recent publications include 'The relationship between gambling advertising and gambling attitudes, intentions and behaviours: a critical and meta-analytic review' (2020) and 'The Effect of a Food Addiction Explanation Model for Weight Control and Obesity on Weight Stigma' (2020).