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http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/projects/cases/memory/memory.html
A Case of Mistaken Identity? The Psychology of Eyewitness Memory Open in a new browser window
   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/libraries/projects/cases/memory/memory.html
http://www.uni-regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/phil_Fak_II/Psychologie/Psy_II/beautycheck/english/
Beautycheck Open in a new browser window
   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.uni-regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/phil_Fak_II/Psychologie/Psy_II/beautycheck/english/
http://www.his.com/~pshapiro/left.handed.html
Being Left Handed Open in a new browser window
   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
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/
Classics in the History of Psychology Open in a new browser window
   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/
http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html
Color Matters Open in a new browser window
   Learn how color affects appetite, vision, and energy conservation. Includes color's relationship to architecture and interior design.
   http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html
http://www.mcckc.edu/longview/ctac/psych3.htm
Correlation Open in a new browser window
   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.mcckc.edu/longview/ctac/psych3.htm
http://www.criminalprofiling.ch/
Criminal Profiling Research Open in a new browser window
   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]
   http://www.criminalprofiling.ch/
http://epsych.msstate.edu/
Epsych: Journeys in Mind Open in a new browser window
   Teaches about psychological processes and the nature of thinking via interactive demonstrations, experiments, and video clips.
   http://epsych.msstate.edu/
http://www.davidmyers.org/Brix?pageID=15
Extrasensory Perception Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dna/interviews/loftus.html
Frontline: What Jennifer Saw Open in a new browser window
   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/frontline/shows/dna/interviews/loftus.html
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/genpsy.html
General Psychology Open in a new browser window
   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/~cgboeree/genpsy.html
http://ahpweb.org/aboutahp/whatis.html
Humanistic Psychology Overview Open in a new browser window
   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
http://dragon.uml.edu/psych/illusion.html
Illusions Gallery Open in a new browser window
   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
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
Implicit Association Test Open in a new browser window
   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/
http://www.mcckc.edu/longview/ctac/psych1.htm
Inference versus Observation Open in a new browser window
   Teaches the difference between objectivity and interpretation in empirical study. Includes an exercise in evaluating and correcting a group of statements.
   http://www.mcckc.edu/longview/ctac/psych1.htm
http://www.ingenious.org.uk/Read/Identity/BodyImage/
Ingenious: Body Image Open in a new browser window
   Explores the mental picture of one's own physical appearance, and how it is affected by weight, race and culture, cosmetic body modifications, and adornments.
   http://www.ingenious.org.uk/Read/Identity/BodyImage/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/intelligence/
Intelligence Open in a new browser window
   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/
http://www.apa.org/science/stroop.html
Interference: The Stroop Effect Open in a new browser window
   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
http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap4/chap4d.htm
Introduction to Learning: Classical Conditioning Open in a new browser window
   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
http://brain.web-us.com/brain/LRBrain.html
Left vs. Right - Which Side Are You On? Open in a new browser window
   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
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/regsys/maslow.html
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Open in a new browser window
   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
http://mind.wjh.harvard.edu/mindsurv.html
Mind Survey Open in a new browser window
   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
http://human-factors.arc.nasa.gov/cognition/tutorials/index.html
NASA.gov: Cognition Lab Tutorials Open in a new browser window
   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
http://kids.novita.org.au/content.asp?p=318#whats_psychology_all_about
Novita Kids: What’s Psychology all About? Open in a new browser window
   Information about psychology, what it is and what other children say about it.
   http://kids.novita.org.au/content.asp?p=318#whats_psychology_all_about
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/perscontents.html
Personality Theories Open in a new browser window
   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/~cgboeree/perscontents.html
http://www.personalitypage.com/kids.html
Personality and Kids Open in a new browser window
   Tells about personality type and provides a questionnaire for parents to use in assessing a kid's personality.
   http://www.personalitypage.com/kids.html
http://www.units.muohio.edu/psybersite/
Psybersite Open in a new browser window
   Student-created tutorials applying psychological concepts to a variety of topical issues such as the internet, sports fans, and advertising.
   http://www.units.muohio.edu/psybersite/
http://pantherfile.uwm.edu/johnchay/index.htm
PsychLab On-line Open in a new browser window
   Provides real and simulated interactive psychology experiments. Includes space perception, reaction time, split-brain syndrome, and classical conditioning. [Requires free Shockwave plug-in.]
   http://pantherfile.uwm.edu/johnchay/index.htm
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/p/psychlgy.asp
Psychology Open in a new browser window
   Encyclopedia.com article on what the word means.
   http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/p/psychlgy.asp
http://www.haverford.edu/psych/ddavis/p109g/erikson.stages.%20html
Psychosocial Theory: Erikson Open in a new browser window
   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/ddavis/p109g/erikson.stages.%20html
http://www.apa.org/pi/oema/racism/homepage.html
Racism and Psychology Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.risktaking.co.uk/
Risktaking Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.risktaking.co.uk/
http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/socpsy.html
Social Psychology Open in a new browser window
   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/~mkearl/socpsy.html
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~greg.c/psych.html
Spirituality and Western Psychology Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.prisonexp.org/
Stanford Prison Experiment Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.prisonexp.org/
http://www.childstudy.net/
The Child Development Website Open in a new browser window
   Read about theories from Sigmund Freud, Margaret Mahler, and Erik Erikson. Includes different stages, phases, and subphases from each theory.
   http://www.childstudy.net/
http://www.phil.gu.se/fu/ro.html
The Classical Rorschach Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.abc.net.au/science/descent/
The Descent of Man Open in a new browser window
   Covers the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's four-part radio series on neo-Darwinism.
   http://www.abc.net.au/science/descent/
http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/5/j5j/IPIP/
The IPIP-NEO Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/j/5/j5j/IPIP/
http://teachpsych.org/resources/e-books/faces/index_faces.php
The Many Faces of Psychological Research in the 21st Century Open in a new browser window
   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.
   http://teachpsych.org/resources/e-books/faces/index_faces.php
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html
The Memory Exhibition Open in a new browser window
   Explores the biological, psychological, and cultural aspects of memory. Includes games, tests, and experiments.
   http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/index.shtml
The Mind Open in a new browser window
   Overview of psychology, personality, emotions, intelligence, and memory. Includes surveys, facts, and features.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/index.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/love/
The Science of Love Open in a new browser window
   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/
http://www.mcckc.edu/longview/ctac/psych6.htm
Thinking Creatively Open in a new browser window
   Offers exercises in viewing problems in unusual, novel, or untypical ways. Includes a list of situations and instructions.
   http://www.mcckc.edu/longview/ctac/psych6.htm
http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/djs_lab/demos.html
Visual Cognition Lab Open in a new browser window
   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
http://www.spsp.org/what.htm
What is a Personality/Social Psychologist? Open in a new browser window
   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
http://allpsych.com/
allPsych Open in a new browser window
   Virtual psychology classroom with topic synopses, disorders, dictionary, online tests, education and career information, news, and internet resources.
   http://allpsych.com/

Last Updated: 2007-09-27 17:07:53