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AllPsych Online: The Virtual Psychology
Classroom - A comprehensive resource on psychology, including
a dictionary of terms, a research methods text, online psychological
tests, and much more.
http://allpsych.com/
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American Psychological Association
- Information on new research in psychology and education-related
topics, such as learner-centered psychological principles.
http://www.apa.org/
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AmoebaWeb
- Psychology-related links. Maintained by Douglas Degelman at Vanguard
University of Southern California.
http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/amoebaweb/
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Applied Sports
Psychology - Students may take interest in this introduction
from the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sports Psychology.
http://www.aaasponline.org/asp/index.php
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AP Psychology – The course description, topic outline, and sample exam questions for the Advanced Placement course in psychology provided here can be useful to any high school psychology teacher.
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/sub_psych.html?phych
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The Brain from Top to Bottom – McGill University presents this detailed introduction to how the brain works, available in three levels of difficulty.
http://www.thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/index_d.html
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Child Development Institute
- While this page is intended primarily for parents, its background
information and links to research on child development will also
be useful to teachers and students.
http://www.cdipage.com/
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Classics in the History
of Psychology - Christopher Green of Canada's York University
provides access to classic articles from and about the history of
psychology.
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/
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Cogprints - An online electronic archive for scholars doing research in the fields of cognitive science; the archive is searchable by topic and date.
http://cogprints.org/
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Encyclopedia of Psychology - 2000 links to sites related to topics in psychology.
http://www.psychology.org/links/
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e-psych: Journeys
into the World of Mind - Interactive activities related to psychology,
along with explanatory text, all written in an entertaining fashion.
From the Psychology Department at Mississippi State University.
http://epsych.msstate.edu/index.html
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Facts for
Families - The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry presents 90 fact sheets on psychological "issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families." Useful starting points for student research.
http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Facts+for+Families&name=Facts+for+Families
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Great Ideas in Personality
- In-depth information on theories related to personality, plus a glossary and links. From Professor G. Scott Acton of Rochester Institute of Technology.
http://www.personalityresearch.org/
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A Guide to Psychology
and Its Practice - Essays on psychology and its practical applications.
Created by psychologist Raymond Richmond.
http://www.guidetopsychology.com/
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A Guide to Writing in Psychology – Useful tips for writing various kinds of papers in psychology classes from George Mason University.
http://www.gmu.edu/departments/psychology/writing/index.htm
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Human Intelligence
- Indiana University covers the history of intelligence theories
and testing, current controversies in the field, and profiles of
researchers.
http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/
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Human Nature Review
- Links to current news stories and research reports related to human nature. Maintained by British psychologist Ian Pitchford.
http://human-nature.com/
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Infinite Mind - Listen to "The Infinite Mind," a public radio show that focuses on the human mind, behavior, and mental health. Produced by Lichtenstein Creative Media.
http://www.lcmedia.com/mindprgm.htm
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The Learning Classroom: Theory into Practice - An online workshop on how psychological theories and research apply in the classroom. From Annenberg.
http://www.learner.org/channel/courses/learningclassroom/
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Memory
Exhibition - A young person's introduction to memory from San
Francisco's Exploratorium.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html
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Mental
Health Matters - A comprehensive site on mental health disorders.
http://www.mental-health-matters.com/index.php
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National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression – This site presents news on research related to serious psychiatric disorders, as well as brief background on specific disorders.
http://www.narsad.org/
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Neuroscience
for Kids - University of Washington professor Eric Chudler provides
information and activities for learning about the brain, nervous
system, and the senses.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
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Online Readings in Psychology and Culture – Western Washington University’s Center for Cross-Cultural Research presents a collection of readings on “the interface between psychology and culture.”
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~culture/contents_complete.htm
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Project Zero – A research project at Harvard University, Project Zero ‘s mission is “to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity.” Information about current and past research is available on the site.
http://www.pz.harvard.edu/
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Psych Central
- Annotated links maintained by psychologist John Grohol.
http://www.psychcentral.com/resources/
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Psychology Today
- Selected current articles from the popular periodical.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/
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Psych Web - Information on
the psychology of sports, the psychology of religion, states of
consciousness, and other topics. Includes hundreds of links. Maintained
by Russell Dewey.
http://www.psywww.com/
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PsycPort.com - The American
Psychological Association provides access to news about psychology
from the mass media.
http://www.psycport.com/
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Resources
for the Teaching of Social Psychology - This site presents activities,
authentic assessment ideas, lecture notes, and other tools for teachers
of social psychology. From Professor Jon Mueller of North Central
College.
http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/crow/
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Social Psychology Network
- Searchable database on social psychology topics. Maintained by
Scott Plous at Wesleyan University.
http://www.socialpsychology.org/
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Stanford Prison Experiment
- A slide show with text explanation and discussion questions about
the famous 1971 social psychology experiment conducted by Philip
Zimbardo.
http://www.prisonexp.org/
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Stanford Psychology - A series of video lectures by top psychology professors at Stanford University. Topics range from the role of parents in children's lives to how stereotypes affect people.
http://www.vodium.com/MediapodLibrary/library/stanford_psychology/index.asp
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Teaching Tips – The Association for Psychological Science provides useful tips from experienced university-level teachers of psychology.
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/teaching/tips/
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TeachPsych.org - The
Web page of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology presents
a range of resources, including a book of essays on teaching psychology
and an overview of the types of research conducted by psychologists.
http://teachpsych.lemoyne.edu/