Research in psychology

The first point is that research in psychology is irreducibly interpretive.Inquiry in psychology is itself practical activity.All research is interpretive, and this certainly includes the key research process of measurement.How is interpretive quantitative research helpful?I disagree with Dawson et al.’s characterizations of their own research, however.None of this is to argue against the value of this research.New Ideas in Psychology, 24, 229-239.New Ideas in Psychology, 24, 240-251.New Ideas in Psychology, 24, 252-262.Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 31, 6-15.