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题目：Can you simply describe the goals of psychological research？
题目分析
英语口语类题目一般不会太难，以日常生活类问题居多，专业课知识只可能考十分基础的问题。如“谈一谈心理学研究的目标？”“为什么心理学家要做实验”等等，类似的问题曾经在北京师范大学、中国科学院大学学硕的复试中出现过。
英语类的题目一定要注意分点，呈现出足够有层次性的作答，并且回答不需特别深入，偏日常口语式的表达会更好。
这道题目的重点在于将“科研的目的是为了描述、解释、预测和控制”的基本观点表述清楚，因此对应的英文单词一定要烂熟于心。
第一步，总述
The goals of psychological research are to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior.
第二步，分步骤阐述，注意无需过分深入，每点2~3句即可
Firstly，describing what happensThe first task in psychological research is to make accurate observations about behavior. Psychologists typically refer to such observations as their data and then strive to describe behavior objectively.
Secondly，explaining what happensExplanations should go beyond what can be observed. Many areas of psychological research, the central goal is to find regular patterns in behavioral and mental processes. Psychologists want to discover how behavior works.Thirdly，predicting what will happenPredictions in psychological research are statements about the likelihood that a certain behavior will occur or that a given relationship will be found. Often, an accurate explanation of the causes underlying some form of behavior will allow a researcher to make accurate predictions about future behavior.Finally，controlling what happensControl means making behavior happen or not happen—starting it, maintaining it,stopping it, and influencing its form, strength, or rate of occurrence. A causal explanation of behavior is convincing if it can create conditions under which the behavior can be controlled.
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