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When the German neurologist Korbinian Brodmann first sliced and mapped the human brain more than a century ago he identified 50 distinct regions in the crinkly surface called the cerebral cortex that governs much of what makes us human.

When you do research work, you become part of a larger effort to understand the world and make it a better place. Research on human beings comes with special responsibilities. In the United States, we have ethical standards for research on human beings. Ethical standards help us decide the right and moral ways to act.

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Polls provide the best direct source of information about public opinion. They are valuable tools for journalists and can serve as the basis for accurate, informative news stories. For the journalist looking at a set of poll numbers, here are the 20 questions to ask the pollster before reporting any results.

APA announcement in 2015 about banning participation by psychologists in national security interrogations

APA's Council of Representatives voted almost unanimously to prohibit psychologists from participating in national security interrogations. Its resolution states that psychologists "shall not conduct, supervise, be in the presence of, or otherwise assist any national security interrogations for any military or intelligence entities, including private contractors working on their behalf, nor advise on conditions of confinement insofar as these might facilitate such an interrogation."

From the University of Glasgow. Very good and thorough downloadable PDF of the standard ethical rules for experimentation.

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Brief and includes some information specific to the university psychology program.

Researchers must deal ethically and responsibly with all research participants, to ensure that their experience with psychological research is a positive one. The American Psychological Association's Ethical Principles in the Conduct of Research with Human participants (1981) includes the following obligations in its list of professional responsibilities.

Improving science literacy in the United States requires strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at the middle- and high-school levels. Including a hands-on research experience element in the curricula of scientific disciplines is a crucial part of education in all STEM disciplines, including psychology.

From the British Psychological Society. A very official and exhaustive document covering the principles of ethical research in psychology

Scant ethics instruction despite psychologist participation in interrogations

Great new research for localization of function! and brain imaging: Researchers reveal that human brain has at least 180 different regions, confirming the existence of 83 known regions and adding 97 new ones

Hypnosis is likely to be effective for most people suffering from diverse forms of pain, with the possible exception of a minority of patients who are resistant to hypnotic interventions. Hypnosis is a set of techniques designed to enhance concentration, minimize one's usual distractions, and heighten responsiveness to suggestions to alter one's thoughts, feelings, behavior, or physiological state.

Great for playing Brain Game for reviewing localization of brain

Scenario 10: Two patients who had survived three days buried in the wreckage of a terrible earthquake were having a calm conversation about the weather. Patient one suddenly got angry at patient two for no obvious reason and he tried to throw a lamp across the room.

Biological Bases of Behavior" Brain Scenarios for Brain Game

Biological Bases of Behavior" Brain Scenarios for Brain Game

By Marian Fitzgibbon and Melinda Stolley Posted 12.01.00 NOVA Psychologists Marian Fitzgibbon and Melinda Stolley, who study and treat eating disorders at Northwestern University, know that these debilitating conditions don't only affect white women. In this article, they offer their insights into how anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating disorder are impacting minority communities in the U.S.

A powerful and intimate look at the new realities of aging in America and the burgeoning 85+ population. Are we prepared?