Tag Archives: American Psychological Association

Science, Misinformation, and Make-Believe Memories

In what we know about memory, our memories serve a purpose of enabling people to make sense of the past and incorporate it into the present experience of life.  This importance of memories according to Loftus (2003) explains that people … Continue reading

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Ethics, Theory Construction, and Compliance

Ethics and Compliance The APA Dictionary of Psychology (2007) defines the IRB as the, “abbreviation for INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD” (VandenBos) which quite honestly was not a term in my vocabulary before I began the PhD program. As it relates to the … Continue reading

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Filed under Consulting, Ethics, I/O Psychology, Index