This site provides a basic explanation of research methods, such as causal and correlational, as well as statistical terms, such as validity and reliability. (
http://psychology.about.com/od/researchmethods/ss/expdesintro.htm
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Do you want to take some fun psychological surveys? This BBC site has plenty of them on topics ranging from gender to perception. (
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/index_surveys.shtml
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This Web site clarifies the differences among psychological tests as well as how they are used by psychologists. (
http://www.guidetopsychology.com/testing.htm
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Quackwatch, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct. (
http://www.quackwatch.org/index.html
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This Web page is a Scientific American article on placebo effects. (
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=placebo-effect-a-cure-in-the-mind
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