This paper argues that a human science approach should be included in the American Psychological Association's (APA) pending reconsideration of accreditation specifications. Psychology's curriculum will remain incomplete and sterile until it assimilates this approach. Some of the key procedures of human science research methodology are outlined,…

Provides a brief overview of single-subject research designs. This method exercises its power by examining changes in single subjects' responses over time across experimental conditions. Describes a classroom project in which students collect repeated measures of their own behavior and graph the data. (MJP)

Subjects for research in graduate psychology departments are frequently drawn from subject pools of undergraduates in introductory courses. Participation is often included among course requirements. A survey found some deviance from American Psychological Association (APA) ethical guidelines or federal law. Exemplary subject pool procedures and…