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Citing Terman, the article reports that 51.5 per cent of researches by 306 APA members are in applied fields versus 48.5 per cent in pure psychology

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q1 i? Of researches in which the 306 members of the American Psychological Association were engaged, 48.5 per cent were in pure psychology and 51.5 per cent in applied fields, indicating a shift toward applied research since 1900. → Zirbes 1922

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Zirbes 1922

Zirbes, L. (1922). Research problems raised in recent issues of educational periodicals. The Journal of Educational Psychology, 13(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0074413

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A second-hand report: the article cites Terman's data from the Journal of Applied Psychology on the applied-versus-pure research trend among 306 APA members. The percentages are descriptive; no effect size is printed.

"In a recent article in the Journal of Applied Psychology, Terman gives quantitative data on the shift in the trend of psychological research, which has become increasingly noticeable since 1900. Of the researches in which the 306 members of the American Psychological Association are at present engaged, only 48.5 per cent are in pure psychology while 51.5 per cent are in applied fields."

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title Citing Terman, the article reports that 51.5 per cent of researches by 306 APA members are in applied fields versus 48.5 per cent in pure psychology
description Citing Terman, the article reports that 51.5 per cent of researches by 306 APA members are in applied fields versus 48.5 per cent in pure psychology
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