Standard 2 : Identify the role of the scientific method in psychology, common methods and pitfalls of data collection and interpretation and the importance of ethics in psychological experimentation.

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General Information

Number: SS.912.P.2

Title: Identify the role of the scientific method in psychology, common methods and pitfalls of data collection and interpretation and the importance of ethics in psychological experimentation.

Type: Standard

Subject: Social Studies

Grade: 912

Strand: Psychology

Related Benchmarks

This cluster includes the following benchmarks

Code	Description
SS.912.P.2.1:	Describe the scientific method and its role in psychology.
SS.912.P.2.2:	Describe and compare a variety of quantitative (e.g., surveys, correlations, experiments) and qualitative (e.g., interviews, narratives, focus groups) research methods.
SS.912.P.2.3:	Define systematic procedures used to improve the validity of research findings, such as external validity.
SS.912.P.2.4:	Discuss how and why psychologists use non-human animals in research.
SS.912.P.2.5:	Identify ethical standards psychologists must address regarding research with human participants.
SS.912.P.2.6:	Identify ethical guidelines psychologists must address regarding research with non-human animals.
SS.912.P.2.7:	Define descriptive statistics and explain how they are used by psychological scientists.
SS.912.P.2.8:	Define forms of qualitative data and explain how they are used by psychological scientists.
SS.912.P.2.9:	Define correlation coefficients and explain their appropriate interpretation.
SS.912.P.2.10:	Interpret graphical representations of data as used in both quantitative and qualitative methods.
SS.912.P.2.11:	Explain other statistical concepts, such as statistical significance and effect size.
SS.912.P.2.12:	Explain how validity and reliability of observations and measurements relate to data analysis.

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