What do psychologist do Sam Gosling Department of
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What do psychologist do? … Sam Gosling Department of Psychology University of Texas, Austin, USA
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Cognitive School Behavioral School Psychoanalytic School Neuroscientific School
Cognitive School Behavioral School Psychoanalytic School Neuroscientific School
“Traditional” methods All studies published in 2002 (vols 82 & 83) 156 articles Total N = 102, 703 All studies: 510 samples
JPSP (traditional) Internet Sample All Samples Correlational Samples N 361, 703 102, 959 75, 363 % Student Samples ---- 85% 70% % of samples reporting gender Avg. % Female Avg. % Male ---57% 43% 72% 71% 29% 80% 77% 23% % of Samples Reporting Race Avg. % White N Non-White ---- 24% 33% 83, 192 14, 949 14, 006 % of Samples Reporting SES N Non-U. S. ---110, 319 5% 17, 988 10% 12, 563 % of Samples Reporting Age In student samples In non-student sample s Mean Age -----24. 3 (27. 6) 32% 27% 67% 22. 9 54% 49% 71% 25. 1 77% 80
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