Implications of Unconnected Micro, Molecular, and Molar Level Research in Psychology: The Case of Executive Functions, Self-Regulation, and External Regulation de la Fuente, Jesús González Torres, María del Carmen Aznárez Sanado, Maite Martínez-Vicente, José Manuel Peralta Sánchez, F. Javier Vera, Manuel Research levels Executive functions Self-regulation Self-control External regulation The proliferation of research production in Psychology as a science has been increasing exponentially. This situation leads to the necessity of organizing the research production into different levels of analysis that make it possible to delimit each research domain. The objective of this analysis is to clearly distinguish the different levels of research: micro-analysis, molecular, and molar. Each level is presented, along with an analysis of its benefits and limitations. Next, this analysis is applied to the topics of Executive Functions, Self-Regulation, and External Regulation. Conclusions, limitations, and implications for future research are offered, with a view toward a better connection of research production across the different levels, and an allusion to ethical considerations 2020-05-05T11:48:16Z 2020-05-05T11:48:16Z 2019-08-27 journal article de la Fuente J, González-Torres MC, Aznárez-Sanado M, Martínez-Vicente JM, Peralta-Sánchez FJ and Vera MM (2019) Implications of Unconnected Micro, Molecular, and Molar Level Research in Psychology: The Case of Executive Functions, Self-Regulation, and External Regulation. Front. Psychol. 10:1919. http://hdl.handle.net/10481/61787 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01919 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ open access Atribución 3.0 España Frontiers in Media