Applied Psychology Lab
East Tennessee State University
The Applied Psychology Laboratory (APL)
at
APL has as its mission the
following: a) to help undergraduate and graduate
students learn how to conduct rigorous psychological research, b) to
give
students hands-on research experience, ranging from design issues to
documenting findings for professional audiences, c) to foster interest
in
applied research projects that aim to make improvements in people’s
lives
and/or the environment, d) to give students opportunities to
participate in
professional activities and take leadership roles, e) improve quality
of life
in the local, regional, national, and world communities, and f) to
teach and
demonstrate the value of actively caring.