《心理學研究》雜志發表的文章有助于對人類感知、注意力、記憶和行為的基本理解。它致力于在堅實的實驗基礎上傳播知識，獨立于任何特定的方法或學派。其內容包括理論和歷史文獻，以及那些有助于彌合基礎研究和應用研究之間差距的應用性質的文獻。

The journal Psychological Research publishes articles that contribute to a basic understanding of human perception, attention, memory and action. It is devoted to the dissemination of knowledge based on firm experimental ground, independent of any particular approach or school of thought. The contents include theoretical and historical papers as well as those of an applied nature that serve to bridge the gap between basic and applied research.