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Updated Common Rule on Human Subjects
The US government has released an update to the regulations that set forth protections for humans subjects in research, including certain behavioral studies. Visit Page
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The Role of Psychological Science in Studying Research Misconduct
An investigator with the US government’s Office of Research Integrity talks to the Observer about the role that behavioral science can play in understanding the root causes of transgressions in public health research. Visit Page
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Between Truth and Advocacy
APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Phoebe C. Ellsworth discusses the challenges of conducting unbiased research while advocating for social change. Visit Page
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New Reports Showcase Collaborations Between Governments, Behavioral Scientists
Dozens of collaborations between behavioral scientists and government agencies are on display in two new reports emanating from Washington, D.C. and the United Kingdom. Annual reports from the White House’s nascent Social and Behavioral Sciences Visit Page
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Workaholism Tied to Several Psychiatric Disorders
The Oxford English Dictionary credits the psychologist and theologian Wayne E. Oates with coining the term “workaholic.” As Oates outlined in a 1971 book on the subject, “the compulsion or the uncontrollable need to work Visit Page
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Sbarra Receives Varda Shoham Clinical Scientist Training Award
Throughout her distinguished 30-year career, Past APS Board Member Varda Shoham was deeply involved in improving the training for the next generation of clinical scientists. When Shoham passed away in 2014 after a 4-year battle Visit Page
