《心理学研究》杂志发表的文章有助于对人类感知、注意力、记忆和行为的基本理解。它致力于在坚实的实验基础上传播知识，独立于任何特定的方法或学派。其内容包括理论和历史文献，以及那些有助于弥合基础研究和应用研究之间差距的应用性质的文献。
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.