One of the least understood areas of human research protection is the application of federal regulations for protecting subjects who participate in behavioral and social science research. I would like to address two widely held beliefs: that federal regulations are not applicable to behavioral and social science research, and that More
About Rhodes Scholarships The following is excerpted from the Rhodes Scholarship Web site: “Intellectual distinction is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for election to a Rhodes Scholarship. Selection committees are charged to seek excellence in qualities of mind and in qualities of person which, in combination, offer the More
Washington College is the tenth oldest college in America and the first founded after the revolution. It is also the only college that President George Washington gave permission to use his name. The college was founded through the efforts of William Smith, who felt strongly that American youth should not More
Experimental Designs Book A Classic Julian C. Stanley Johns Hopkins University professor emeritus I look back with some amazement and embarrassment at my first major encounter with the concept of ‘intelligence.’ It was in 1937, when as an 18-year-old college senior in the library to study for my rural sociology More
Research training has been a core issue for the American Psychological Society since our founding nearly 15 years ago. It’s something we raise with Congress and federal agencies when we address issues of research funding and scientific priorities. Too often, however, we find that training is not foremost in the More
Michigan State University Neal Schmitt, chair Department of Psychology Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1117 Michigan State University was founded in 1855 as the nation’s first land grant university prior to the enactment of the Morrill Act in 1862. The university served as the model for the 69 land More
