DP_Psychology

Remembering we are teaching teens and their brains are different to ours :)

Course Syllabus 2012-2013 Levels of Analysis: Fall Semester 2012 Fall Semester 2012 Fall Semester 2012 Fall Semester 2012 Fall Semester 2012 Psychology defined: the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour and how these are affected by internal processes and the environment . (page 8 in textbook) Let's break it down!

This article is about advanced techniques, the polish that can raise a candidates grades (to a high B or an A).

Great site to help students with their extended essays

All the classic Psychology experiments from Asch, Zimbardo and Milgram, as well as new ones thrown in for good measure.

A ton of visual aids for different psychology experiements

List of studies to inspire and intrigue

Resource on "ethical scenarios."

This video illustrates ethical guidelines when conducting a psychological research, it seems quite amusing and may be useful to use it in class to explain ethical guidelines for the Internal Assessment.

In the past, researchers performed all kinds of questionable experiments in the name of science. For example, in one famous experiment, psychologist Stanley Milgram led his subjects to believe that they were giving painful electric shocks to other people. Many people consider this experiment unethical because it caused the subjects emotional discomfort. Today, researchers must abide by basic ethical norms when conducting research. Most important, they must consider whether they might harm their human or animal subjects while doing research. Ethics Ethics refers to a system of moral values or the way people distinguish right from wrong. The American Psychological Association (APA) requires all its members to adhere to its code of ethics, which applies to the treatment of both humans and animals.

Beginners activities about neuronal communication etc