|
 |  Essentials of Psychology Benjamin B Lahey,
University of Chicago
What is Psychology?
Web Links
History
| HistPsyc Headlines Pages
(http://www.unbf.ca/psychology/likely/headlines/)
This Web site takes an interesting approach to explaining the history of psychology. Major events from 1650-1960 are presented in the form of newspaper articles. |
History
| Behavior Online
(http://www.behavior.net/)
This site offers several interesting online discussion groups focusing on the various aspects of behavioral psychology. These groups also offer pertinent information about their particular areas within behavioral psychology. |
History
| Association for Humanistic Psychology
(http://www.ahpweb.org/index.html)
This home page for humanistic psychology allows access to pertinent journals, bibliographies, and related Web sites. |
Research
| The Scientific Method: Elegant Experiments
(http://www.accessexcellence.org)
This site provides an overview of the scientific method, as well as several interesting experiments demonstrating its application. |
Research
| Basic vs. Applied Research
(http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/research-main.html)
This site defines and gives the history and future directions of both basic and applied research. Questions and activities are also provided. |
Research
| Case Studies in Science
(http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/case.html)
This site offers several case studies covering a variety of topics, along with workshops and detailed instructions for developing a case study. |
Research
| The Wonders of the Mind (Online)
(http://www.hypermind.com/mind/MIND.HTM#top)
This CD-ROM-based site provides several fascinating interactive experiments. |
Research
| APS: Psychological Research on the Internet
(http://psych.hanover.edu/APS/exponnet.html)
This American Psychological Society site gives the student access to every psychology-related experiment online. Experiments are organized by topic. |
Research
| Gallery of Data Visualization
(http://www.math.yorku.ca/SCS/Gallery/)
This site offers graphic representations of data, including, for example, the original scatterplot and pie chart, with a history of how each was developed. |
Research
| Introductory Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications
(http://www.psychstat.smsu.edu/sbk00.htm)
This Web site covers every aspect of statistics, from basic ratios to complex ANOVAS. There are numerous interactive exercises, and each concept explanation includes colorful illustrations. |
Research
| Current Theory and Research on Reading
(http://www.literacyonline.org/sltp/session/s13.htm)
The session will introduce basic concepts of current theory and research in reading, with emphasis on basic psychological processing. |
Research
| Research Ethics
(http://www.apa.org/science/research.html)
List of information sites related to research and ethical principles. |
Research
| Animal Research
(http://www.apa.org/science/animal2.html)
Information on the advances and contributions of animal research. |
Research
| Experimental Analysis of Behavior
(http://www.apa.org/about/division/div25.html)
Division 25 of the American Psychological Association provides information and links on the research of basic behavioral processes. |
|
|
2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education