Question

Explain the nature of psychological data.

Answer 1

The nature of psychological data can be explained through the following points:

The psychological data are not independent entities: The physical or social context, the persons involved and the time of the behaviour affects the data. For instance, an individual behaves differently in a group than being alone.

The quality and nature of data is affected by the method of data collection: It is possible that while conducting a personal interview, an individual provides with answers which are different than his/her behaviour as observed by the researcher.

Data are facts without any meaning: This suggests that data do not speak themselves about reality. They only acquire meaning when placed in a context by the researcher.

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Answer 2

Nature of psychological data

Explanation:

• A psychological research like scientific research is based on empirical data with which a psychological theory or hypothesis is developed and construct knowledge or information.
• These data can be qualitative or quantitative.  
• Conceptually, a qualitative psychological data depends on understanding of human behavior and its various perspectives with dynamic reality; whereas quantitatively, it is based on facts with measurable fixed reality
• Methodologically, a qualitative data is collected through observation and interactions with participants and analyzing the details; quantitatively it is collected by measurable things, analysis through numerical comparisons and statistical analysis and inferences
• Psychological data in general are dependable entities and not independent of their variables  like various behavior patterns
• The methods applied to collect data can influence the quality or quantity of the data collected

• These data provide only contextual meaning and does not carry an independent meaning