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Definition
The APA is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. It's responsible for setting ethical guidelines for psychological research.
The systematic investigation of mental processes and behavior.
Peer Review Process: A process by which something proposed (as for research) is evaluated by a group of experts in the appropriate field.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: This manual offers guidance on all aspects from ethics to statistics to publication style.
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