College Board
2006 AP® Psychology Free-Response Questions
A person wants to buy a car but is having a hard time making a decision. What is getting in the way? Learners turn to psychology to explain what is driving the ambivalence using materials from College Board. A second query asks scholars...
American Psychological Association
Sampling or Assignment?
Each discipline has its own vocabulary, terms it uses to identify key concepts and processes. Sample, to psychologists, refers to those people (participants) a researcher is studying, while assignment refers to the treatment conditions...
Curated OER
The Human Brain's Capacity for Language
Incorporate this slide show into your lecture about speech, language, psychology, or physiology. Addressing the structure of the brain as well as handedness and aphasia, the presentation could fit the needs of many different lecturers....
Annenberg Foundation
Becoming Visible
The television and interstate highways both came of age in 1950s America. Scholars use film, text, and discussion to explore how these and other cultural icons shaped the literature of the time. Pupils also create a family history...
Curated OER
Classical Conditioning Experiment
Students define classical conditioning and examine the effects on their everyday life. They participate in a classical conditioning experiment involving tapping a pencil, hopping, and taking their pulses.
Curated OER
How Psychologists Do Research
Students discover how psychologists complete their research on different topics. In groups, they describe the elements of an experiment and the importance of sampling during research. They identify ethical issues in their research and...
Curated OER
Classical Conditioning Experiment
Students define classical conditioning and identify its four parts.
McGraw Hill
Becoming a Psychologist
Detailed site listing not only the recommendations for becoming a psychologist but also all of the American Psychological Association recognized fields of specialization. Includes descriptions of each field, contact, journals, etc.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1904
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936 CE) who earned the 1904 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his "Work on the physiology of digestion." This website is organized into the following...
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Dewey
Biography and thorough discussion of Dewey's thought, with bibliography at bottom from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Divides his philosophy into theory of knowledge, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics, and then judges his...