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scientist-practitioner model  

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  • According to the scientist-practitioner model, psychologists are both practitioners who apply knowledge and scientists who base their activities on sound research in the profession. Some individuals may function more fully as scientists, conducting research and publishing their findings, whereas others may devote their lives to its application, but each has a keen respect for the other. [Source: Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Scientist-Practitioner Model]

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