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Indiana University

Iu: Alfred Binet (Ca.1857 1911): French Psychologist

For Students 9th - 10th
Details the life and contributions of Alfred Binet. Sections include: Quote, Major Contribution, Ideas and Interests, Publications, References.
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Indiana University

Iu: William Mc Dougall (1871 1938): British Born American Psychologist

For Students 9th - 10th
Very short overview of William McDougall, with a short list of publications. Briefly discusses his contributions to psychology.
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Indiana University

Iu: Charles Spearman (Ca. 1863 1945): English Psychologist

For Students 9th - 10th
Details the life and ideas of Charles Spearman. Sections include: Major Contribution, Ideas and Interests, Publications, References.
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Indiana University

Iu: Robert J. Sternberg (1949 ): Cognitive Psychologist

For Students 9th - 10th
Details the life and work of Robert Sternberg. Sections include: Education, Career, Major Contributions, Ideas and Interests, Publications, References.
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Indiana University

Iu: David Wechsler (1896 1981): Psychologist

For Students 9th - 10th
Details the life and contributions of David Wechsler. Sections include: Education, Career, Major Contributions, Ideas and Interests, Definition of Intelligence, Publications, References.
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Shippensburg University

Shippensburg University: Wilhelm Wundt and William James

For Students 9th - 10th
Compares and contrasts the psychologist Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920 CE) and his theory of structuralism with the psychologist Willam James (1842-1910 CE) and his theory of functionalism.
Article
Shippensburg University

Shippensburg University: Personality Theories: Carl Jung (1875 1961)

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed and illustrated overview of the life and work of the Swiss psychologist-psychiatrist Carl Jung discusses his background, how he developed his theories, the influence of Freud, and how his works influence psychiatry today.
Website
Other

Personality research.org; Five Factor Model

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the five factor model in studying personality traits. Gives competing models and descriptives of the psychologists who are proponents of the Big Five.
Lesson Plan
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Annual Box Rat Training Competition

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Access Excellence class project describes what students need to raise and train rats using the methods pioneered by the psychologist B.F. Skinner.
Website
American Psychological Association

American Psychological Association: Apa Journal Online

For Students 9th - 10th
American Psychologist, the official journal of the American Psychological Association, publishes articles on current issues in psychology as well as empirical, theoretical, and practical articles on broad aspects of psychology.
Professional Doc
Other

Intervention Central: Your Site for Response to Intervention Resources

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Founder Jim Wright, a psychologist and school administrator in New York has developed this site to provide the most current practices and ideas regarding academic and behavioral intervention free of charge. Downloadable charts, forms,...
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Racial Discrimination, Kenneth Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
In this transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize, psychologist Kenneth Clark describes his research that illustrated the impact of racism on African American children.
Article
Other

Simply Psychology: Saul Mc Leod: Jean Piaget

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of psychologist, Jean Piaget, highlighting his theories of cognitive development in children. Identify and understand specifics of the three key parts of his cognitive theory.
Primary
Trinity University

Trinity University: Social Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines the overlap between the behavioral sciences (psychology and sociology). It compares the approaches of psychologists and sociologists in researching behavior. An outline of the areas examined in social psychology is...
Website
Emory University

Emory University: William James

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A complete site on William James. Contains an abundance of links for information on William James including links to biographies on his life, links to some of his works, reviews and criticisms, and much, much more!
Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

For Students 3rd - 5th
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder that affects the "worry thoughts" that a person has. One way to think about OCD is to think about superstitions. When you do something a certain way or avoid a situation, such as...
Handout
Columbia University

Columbia University Libraries: Notable New Yorkers: Mamie Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
On this website you can read about Dr. Mamie Clark, distinguished African-American educator, and hear an interview with her about her studies of race and child development. This interview is part of Columbia University's Oral History...
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BBC

Bbc: Science & Nature: Human Body and Mind: What Is Psychology?

For Students 9th - 10th
This guide offers an overview of the field of psychology. Topics include human behavior, branches of psychology, and what psychology is. Archived.
Handout
Other

Rider University: Grad School & Careers in Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a list of links to information regarding attending graduate school and obtaining a career in the psychology field.
Handout
Other

Infed: Carl Rogers

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Carl Rogers, which presents key texts and references to books about him.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Response to Intervention (Rti): A Primer for Parents

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn what questions to ask about Response to Intervention (RTI), an approach to helping struggling learners that is gaining momentum in schools across the country. This article from the National Association of School Psychologists tells...
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Shippensburg University

Shippensburg University: Personality Theories: Jean Piaget

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is an excellent resource on the life and work of the Swiss educational psychologist Jean Piaget (1896-1980).
Primary
York University

Classics History of Psychology: Frustration Aggression Hypothesis Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains 7 different papers dealing with frustration and aggression. They date back to 1941 and are written by some historic psychologists. These papers have great insight into cognition and emotion of frustration and...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Happy Secret to Better Work

For Students 9th - 10th
We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity. [12:20]

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