Exploring the American Psychological Association (APA)

Writing Assignment #1

Use the website for the American Psychological Association (APA) www.apa.org to answer the following questions. You will go to the following sections of the website:

(1) Use the link:http://www.apa.org/about/index.aspxto address the following-provide a four sentence summary of the definition of Psychology as purported by the APA. (10 Points)

(2) Explore the link:http://www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx related to the Code of Ethics. Identify one of the ten sections that you believe is most important for a psychologist to be aware of when working with clients. Please name the section and provide a four sentence response indicating why this section is most important. (10 points)

(3) Use this link to explore the divisions of the APA: http://www.apa.org/about/division/index.aspx.

How many divisions are there? Please pick 3 divisions that interest you and write a three sentence summary for each division explaining why this division interest you. Please identify the division by name, the division number and then your explanation in a few sentences.