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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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

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