What is the difference between a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology?
Health psychologists focus on how biological, social and psychological factors influence health and illness. A few of the issues that health psychologists may tackle include stress reduction, weight management and smoking cessation.
Definition: Self-report inventories are often used in personality tests and can be administered in a computer or pen-and-paper format. On a typical self-report inventory, test-takers are presented with a number of questions or statements and are then asked to select the response that best describes them. These inventories are popular because they allow researchers to collect a great deal of information quickly and easily. Learn more about self-report inventories.
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How well do you know the basics of psychology? This 43-question quiz covers material included in an introductory psychology course including psychology history, research methods, branches of psychology, memory, development and personality. Put your knowledge to the test by taking the Psychology 101 Quiz.
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One Reader Writes: "I always get so confused about how to tell which is the mean, median or mode! Can you explain what each of these terms mean and how to calculate each one? Thanks!"
Understanding mean, median and mode can be tricky at first, especially if you have little experience with statistical concepts. Each measure is one way to express the central tendency of a set of numbers or scores. In order to understand the differences between the mean, median and mode, let's start by quickly defining the terms.
Learn more about how to identify and calculate the mean, median or mode.
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No matter where you are at in your psychology studies, you are probably going to have to deal with graphs at some point. Statistics are essential in psychology whether you are summarizing research or reporting on lab results. One of your major goals should be to present information to readers in a meaningful and manageable format. Graphs are an excellent way to display information visually and, as many so often say, a picture can be worth a thousand words.
In many cases, you might be using graphs to support information found in the results section of your lab report or APA paper. How should you present this type of information? What type of graph should you use? Before you create your visual displays for your results, it is important to be familiar with the types of graphs commonly used in statistics including pie charts, scatter-plots and bar graphs. Courtney Taylor, About.com's Guide to Statistics, provides a great overview of these visual aids in his article on the seven common graphs in statistics.
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