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| APA what is it/what does it do |
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Our mission is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people's lives. We do this by:
Encouraging the development and application of psychology in the broadest manner.Promoting research in psychology, the improvement of research methods and conditions and the application of research findings.Improving the qualifications and usefulness of psychologists by establishing high standards of ethics, conduct, education and achievement.Increasing and disseminating psychological knowledge through meetings, professional contacts, reports, papers, discussions and publications. |
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| psychology is the study of behavior and the mind |
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| • Four Goals of Psychology |
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| describe, control, predict, explain |
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| what are the 7 general principles of ethics |
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protect others from harm
maintain privacy
avoid coercion
provide informed consent
debrief
share benefits
maintain confidentiality |
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| Institutional Research Board |
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| is a panel of judges at an institution that reviews the research proposals before they begin. |
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| is a definite statement of the relationship between two variables. ineuality |
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statement of equality used as a starting point and a benchmark in observing outcomes to be compared.
Used in quasi experimental and experimental and correlational studies |
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| nondirectional research hypothesis |
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| the difference between the two groups is not specified |
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| directional research hypthesis |
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| the difference between the groups are specified. |
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| is the statistical dignificance level or the amount of risk you will take when reaching a conclusion about variables |
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| is the accepting of a false null hypothesis which can be avoided by increasing the sample size. |
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