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The basic challenge that developmental scientists face in conducting research is determining how to measure their topic of interest. Scientists use the term data to refer to the information they collect. How can we gather data about children? Should we simply talk with them? Watch them as they play? Hook them up to machines that measure physiological activity such as heart rate or brain waves? Developmental scientists use a variety of different methods to collect information.