DP Psych LSw

I use this ALL the time.

Makes it real to the students!

Thank you, Martha Please tag your contributions ib_psychintro. Go to More>edit this item and then put ib_psychintro in the tag space.

This site is called Discovering Psychology and it has 26 topics, all of which are covered in the Psychology Curriculum. It is a companion website to the video series and telecourse with Philip G. Zimbardo.

Hi Marie Thank you for this site - I like it very much. Could you please go back and tag your contributions ib_psychintro, as it says in the Module 1 notes? Just go to More>edit this item and write ib_psychintro in the tag space.

I have used it for teaching research methods. It is precise and offers good examples for each concept. ib_psychintro

Hi Aradhana Thank you for your links. To tag them ib_psychintro so others may find them, you need to go to More>edit this item, and then type ib_psychintro in the tab space. Could you please go back and do this? I have done this one for you.

It is a good documentary on the so called "side Effects" of drugs. It shows the very lucrative agenda behind medicating.

Thank you Gonzalo. Could you please tag your bookmarks as ib_psychintro? I have done this one for you. Just go to more>edit this item, and then write ib_psychintro in the space.

I have used this website with the students and they loved it. They could understand the ethics much better with these examples. 

I used this list to go through the most controversial experiments. Students loved it and really got into it.

I used this one (also from the OCC) for brain functions. Students loved it so much that gave me the idea to make a 3 d model themselves! Now my class room is full of brains in all kinds of materials. It was fun.

I used this game in class for them to see the effect of various drugs. They loved it

I found this in the occ and I love it. I have not seen them in class, but it is always a reference I give my students to watch at home.

On adoption

Nice resources on research and esp experiments ib_psychintro

Ethical considerations on Research (and publication) according to the APA. It is very clear and well structured. 

Teaching tips 

Classics in the History of Psychology is an effort to make the full texts of a large number of historically significant public domain documents from the scholarly literature of psychology and allied disciplines available on the World Wide Web. There are now over 25 books and about 200 articles and chapters on-line. The site also contains links to over 200 relevant works posted at other sites.

Psych Central is the Internet's largest and oldest independent mental health social network.. It has a directory of online mental health resources and lists of symptoms for mental disorders published online.

Radio programs that teach various Psychology themes.

Very useful for the students. Ten of the most influential social psychology studies.

Bandura - social behaviours in toddlers. The complete and original experiment.  

Some useful texts and handouts that you can use or be inspired with.

A fun and easy activity, using common electronic components, to show students how the neurons work.