Just pick up any popular magazine to see any number ofself-helparticles that synthesize current psychology research.
How can you determine if these reports are credible or not?
By understanding how to identify trustworthy information, you could become an informed psychology consumer.
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Statistics can be incredibly deceiving if used improperly.
Funding can come from a variety of sources including government agencies, non-profit groups, and large corporations.
Arelationship between two variables, however, does not necessarily imply that changes in onecausechanges in another.
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