ABSTRACT
It is a common experience for readers of research to skim the method sections of research articles. Sometimes this is because the methods, instruments and statistical analyses used are quite familiar and so it is considered unnecessary to read the material closely. There is an obligation on the part of the author to make the presentation of the method section clear and simple to facilitate the reader's understanding. This chapter discusses the method section of the article and make suggestions on how to make your writing clear and meaningful to your reader. Most psychological research includes humans (not all though, as there is flourishing research in animal psychology, and some studies, called meta-studies, analyse the data of a number of other earlier studies).
