Psychological research is influenced by the historical time period in which it is conducted. Examine and assess this assertion, drawing on examples from Chapters 1, 4 and 7 of Investigating Psychology.

Psychologists often feature in the media, reporting on a variety of issues that may be happening within the world, usually to offer their explanations as to why negative events occur, using a range of research methods.

The assertion that psychological research is influenced by the historical time period in which it is conducted in will be examined and assessed, drawing on several psychologists studies, the type of research method they used, and will determine whether there could be other relevant factors that may contribute to the evidence produced.

The Authoritarian Personality, a large scale study carried out in 1950 by Adorno et al, used a mixture of methods, including scales and in-depth interviews. The data collected was both quantitative and qualitative due to the two different techniques used, which reflect two different traditions in psychology; psychoanalysis and…(short extract)