ABSTRACT
Since psychology is ultimately about the scientific study of behaviour, it is necessary to consider what methodological tools are used in order to gain a fuller understanding of that behaviour. These different methods of investigation should be seen in terms of each one serving a particular purpose, rather than in terms of one method being “better” or “worse” than another. Eysenck (2002) likens it to a golfer selecting a particular golf club for a particular type of shot: It is simply a matter of selecting the one that is best designed for that purpose, not because one club is “better” than the other.
