Literature review allows researchers to discover what data are already
accumulated on their topics so that they don't "reinvent the wheel."
Psychology researchers:
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Discuss ideas with colleagues and search the relevant literature
for data already gathered in a prospective research area
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Design and conduct tests to gather new evidence
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Retest the evidence in different situations and with different
subjects
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Communicate the results of research in order to promote
further research
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