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New technology can be a source of research topics. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), for example, has allowed researchers to investigate what is going on in the brain during various activities. This kind of research was not possible before the development of the technology. The Internet is an obvious example of new technology that has allowed researchers to collect data that they could not easily have collected previously.

In psychology, interesting research topics are all around us. “Why do people do what they do?” is a question we have all asked ourselves. No matter what has inspired your research question, at some point you will need to think about hypotheses that you can test.