How to develop good research questions
How to develop good research questions
- August 11, 2025
- Megan Peters, cognitive sciences, explains in this piece for Nature
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Megan Peters, UC Irvine associate professor of cognitive sciences writes, “Good research questions are often about reframing an unanswered question, challenging previous assumptions or demonstrating how past methods obscured understanding — not just coming up with something focused and new. … Here, I will tell you about my process for developing them, including concrete tips and some traps you might encounter to help to equip you to build good research questions yourself.”
Read in full: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02292-5
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