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Discusses the psychology of taking risks. Includes what risk and risk-taking behavior are, chemical changes in the brain, how theories have changed, and psychological profiles of risk-takers.
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Risktaking.co.uk why take risks? The psychology of risk taking The emotional response to risk Psychoanalytic theory Evolutionary perspectives Contemporary theory Conclusions Conceptual Issues What is risk? How are risks assessed? What is risk taking behaviour? Psychological Profiles High risk sports Health risk behaviours Resources for Psychologists Psychometric measures References...Tests designed to educate the public about the five-factor model of personality. Includes long and short versions, and results for extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience.
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IPIP NEO-PI, Introductory Information You can now choose between two versions of the IPIP-NEO The original IPIP-NEO The original IPIP-NEO inventory contains 300 items. Most people complete the inventory in 40-60 minutes. Over 200,000 persons have successfully completed this online inventory since it was...Philip Zimbardo's website about his classic study. Contains a 42 page slideshow with videoclips of the original experiment with Zimbardo's commentary, points for discussion, and links to related sites.
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The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does humanity win over evil, or does evil triumph? These are some of the questions we posed in this dramatic simulation of prison life conducted in the summer of...Seminar materials include workbooks and lectures on theories, experiments, writing, and the philosophy of science.
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Learning to Learn Main Contents Each page within this site is a self contained page. This means that as you are working throughout the site it is possible to bookmark each page for access straight to that page.The table of contents on the right hand...Virtual psychology classroom with topic synopses, disorders, dictionary, online tests, education and career information, news, and internet resources.
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Psychology Classroom at AllPsych Online Dictionary now defines over 500 Psychology Terms Optical Illusions FAQs About AllPsych Dr. Heffner Recognition Contact Us Disclaimer powered by FreeFind Psychology and Mental Health Sleep Disorders Insomnia Hypersomnia Narcolepsy Nightmare Disorder Sleep Terror Disorder Sleepwalking Disorder...Online book outlining the current state of knowledge and activity. Includes coping and health, personality, intelligence and cognition, sensation and perception, human development, and psychopathology.
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Many Faces of Psychological Research: Main Index page Davis and agreed to an innovative proposal. STP would become the publisher of a new text, The Many Faces of Psychological Research in the 21st Century, as edited by these well-known educators and the book would be offered exclusively in...Student-created tutorials applying psychological concepts to a variety of topical issues such as the internet, sports fans, and advertising.
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PsyberSite at Miami University Psybersite is a gateway to web tutorials on a variety of topics in the field of Psychology. All of the educational modules available here have been created by advanced undergraduate and graduate students at Miami University. They may be used...Teaches about psychological processes and the nature of thinking via interactive demonstrations, experiments, and video clips.
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ePsych home page The views and opinions expressed in this website are strictly those of the authors. The contents of this site have not been reviewed or approved by Mississippi State University. Partial support for this work is being provided by the National...Offers online tests of unconscious preferences between racial groups, age groups, sexuality, political candidates, and associations between gender and science or gender and career. [Requires English proficiency.]
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
Offers full texts of documents significant in the history of psychology by author or by topic. Includes ancient, medieval/renaissance, and modern thought; behaviorism, cognition, intelligence testing, personality, and social psychology.
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/
Swiss criminologist discusses what profiling is, how it's done, criminal types, and case analysis. Includes articles, research, news and updates, links to international law enforcement agencies, and discussion board. [English and Deutsch]
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Criminal Profiling Research Site. Scientific Offender Profiling Resource in Switzerland. Criminology, Law, Psychology. Täterprofile, Täterprofilerstellung, Täterprofiling, Geoprofiling, ViCLAS, juristische Fragen. Profiling received the prestigious StudyWeb® Academic Excellence Award. Reviews have been featured on Webcrawler Select, The Lycos Top 5 Education World and many others. Recent news updates(in English and/or German auf Englisch und/oder Deutsch) Update regarding forthcoming publications: i.e. Criminal...Learn how color affects appetite, vision, and energy conservation. Includes color's relationship to architecture and interior design.
http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html
Simple explanation for elementary school students of what it is like to be left-handed. Includes examples of famous lefties.
http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/left.handed.html
Encyclopedia.com article on what the word means.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/sear...sp?target=@DOCTITLE%20psychology
Information about psychology, what it is and what other children say about it.
http://kids.novita.org.au/conten...p=318#whats_psychology_all_about
Tells about personality type and provides a questionnaire for parents to use in assessing a kid's personality.
http://www.personalitypage.com/kids.html
Five games teach about cognitive psychology. Includes recognition, mnemonics, recall, interference, and short-term memory.
http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/cognition/tutorials/index.html
Collection of articles for use in an introductory college course. Topics include neuropsychology, sensation and perception, learning and memory, emotion, language, personality, and psychological disorders.
http://www.ship.edu/%7Ecgboeree/genpsy.html
Details a research project at two universities in Germany on facial attractiveness. Includes why some faces are considered more attractive, average faces, morphing of images, and social perceptions.
http://www.beautycheck.de/english
Explains what topics are studied, scientific approach, basic and applied research, and career options. Includes educational recommendations and requirements.
http://www.spsp.org/what.htm
Analysis of Erikson's theory on personality development. Includes the seven stages and how one stage grows into the next.
http://www.haverford.edu/psych/d...vis/p109g/erikson.stages.%20html
Explores the three stages of love. Includes changes in the brain, how looks and smells affect choices, the science of flirting, and how feelings can be even stronger in teens.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/love/
Overview of psychology, personality, emotions, intelligence, and memory. Includes surveys, facts, and features.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/index.shtml
Discusses theories from experts such as Freud, Erikson, Piaget, and Skinner. Each section includes a case study, biography, theory, therapy, and discussion.
http://www.ship.edu/%7Ecgboeree/perscontents.html
Explains who Hermann Rorschach was, his method of testing, European methods, and American schools. Includes differences and controversies.
http://www.phil.gu.se/fu/ro.html
Explores what prejudice and racism are, how prejudices and stereotypes develop, and why it's important to talk about these issues. Includes ten things you can do.
http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/racism/homepage.html
Read about theories from Sigmund Freud, Margaret Mahler, and Erik Erikson. Includes different stages, phases, and subphases from each theory.
http://www.childstudy.net/
Collection of illusions which demonstrate the differences between visual perception and reality. Includes impossible figures, vases/faces, Poggendorff illusion, and negative afterimages.
http://dragon.uml.edu/psych/illusion.html
Learn what it is and how it can be measured. Includes male versus female brains, whether people are born brainy, what emotional intelligence is, and if IQ tests are accurate.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/intelligence/
Explore the different types of emotional research. Includes theories from the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and cognitive science.
http://emotion.bme.duke.edu/emotion.html
Brief explanation and example of what happens in the brain when there is interference, also called the Stroop Effect.
http://www.apa.org/science/stroop.html
Provides synopsis of psychological research from a professor of psychology. Includes whether it really exists, claims of ESP, perception versus pretention, and experiment results.
http://www.davidmyers.org/Brix?pageID=15
As the defense attorney, review testimony and decide if your client is the victim of mistaken identity. Includes links to cited sources and questions to assist in making a decision.
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/librari...rojects/cases/memory/memory.html
Explains what this 'Third Force' is, how it originated, and what it's impact is on the field of psychology. Includes methods of inquiry, psychotherapies, and links to additional reading.
http://ahpweb.org/aboutahp/whatis.html
Explains what social psychology is and how it is used in research. Includes theories and methods, nature versus nurture, self-needs, belief systems, emotions, and collective behavior.
http://www.trinity.edu/%7Emkearl/socpsy.html
Presents several videos used in cognition studies and the results of the studies. Includes change blindness and inattention blindness examples.
http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/djs_lab/demos.html
Interview with Elizabeth Loftus, a forensic psychologist. Includes what happens to memory in a traumatic event, how juries are affected by eyewitness testimony, and why expert testimony is used in trials.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/fr...shows/dna/interviews/loftus.html
Teaches the difference between objectivity and interpretation in empirical study. Includes an exercise in evaluating and correcting a group of statements.
http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/psych1.htm
Examines the relationships between variables in psychological studies. Includes an exercise in which students determine the correlation between two variables and offer possible explanations.
http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/psych3.htm
Explores the studies of transpersonal and humanistic psychology. Includes Maslow's hierarchy, subjective experience, social forces, brain functions, and the unconscious mind.
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~greg.c/psych.html
Research paper discusses various studies into what energizes, directs, and sustains human behavior. Includes existence, relatedness, growth, introversion, extroversion, and divergence in theories.
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/regsys/maslow.html
Offers a test to find out which brain hemisphere is dominant and what that means. Includes logical vs. intuitive, sequential vs. random, and symbolic vs. concrete processing.
http://brain.web-us.com/brain/LRBrain.html
Explains how automatic responses to smells, sounds, and situations develop. Includes Pavlov's dogs, the Skinner box, and behavior modification.
http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap4/chap4d.htm
Offers exercises in viewing problems in unusual, novel, or untypical ways. Includes a list of situations and instructions.
http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/psych6.htm
Provides real and simulated interactive psychology experiments. Includes space perception, reaction time, split-brain syndrome, and classical conditioning. [Requires free Shockwave plug-in.]
http://www.uwm.edu/~johnchay/index.htm
Explores personal perceptions of the mental ability of various types of minds. Surveys include harm, punishment, soul, liking, destruction, and happiness.
http://mind.wjh.harvard.edu/mindsurv.html