Research psychologists conduct research experiments to test the natural causes and effects that occur within human behaviour. The job requires you to analyse results and conduct experiments, normally on behalf of organisations/companies, to provide evidence to for or against a theory. You will need to conduct surveys, questionnaires in order to do this. Your job would require you to work on topics such as; substance abuse, genetics, memory, thought and attention.

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