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Behaviorism, the Modern Note in Psychology
"Behaviorism--The modern Note in Psychology" written by John B. Watson in 1925 was an important paper in the development of Behaviorism in Psychology. It is reproduced in full here.
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Khan Academy: Dietary Restriction and Sorority Dynamics
This is a five-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Dietary Restriction and Sorority Dynamics."
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Khan Academy: Group Dynamics in a Graduate School Classroom
Answer this five-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Group Dynamics in a Graduate School Classroom."
CommonLit
Common Lit: "When Good People Do Bad Things" by Ann Trafton
In this informational text, Rebecca Saxe, associate professor of cognitive neuroscience at MIT, and her colleagues conducted an experiment to study the way people behave in groups. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are...
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Annual Box Rat Training Competition
This Access Excellence class project describes what young scholars need to raise and train rats using the methods pioneered by the psychologist B.F. Skinner.
Science Museum, London
Making the Modern World: Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis
This article explains how Sigmund Freud developed his theory of psychoanalysis and its effect on understanding the human mind.
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Verywell: Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development
Psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg studied and established the six stages of moral development. Cherry presents a concise article detailing Kohlberg's theory and its stages.
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Optimistic Bias in Perceiving Physical and Mental Health
This article looks at the tendency to view oneself as invulnerable to experience negative life events. They suggest this goes hand in hand with the tendency to overestimate one's probability of experiencing postive life events. (Miami...
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University of Delaware: Major Resource Kits
Major Resource Kits link academic majors to career alternatives by providing information on career paths, sample job titles, and a short bibliography of Career Resource Center materials available to students in a particular major....
United Nations
Unesco: Education: Most Influential Theories of Learning
Concise descriptions of the major theories of learning.
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Khan Academy: Changes in Empathy Throughout Medical School and Residency
This study resource from Khan Academy provides assessment practice for the MCAT's social sciences passages section. This practice resource includes the article "Changes in Empathy Throughout Medical School and Residency" with practice...
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Khan Academy: Challenging Beliefs to Prevent Eating Disorders
This study resource from Khan Academy provides assessment practice for the MCAT's social sciences passages section. This practice resource includes the article "Challenging Beliefs to Prevent Eating Disorders" with practice questions....
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Khan Academy: Science: Health and Medicine
We have some from here but I can't tell how many as they may have video embed codes. I did find some we don't have, as well as some we do have among the embedded videos. There is also a Youtube channel at...
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Khan Academy: What Are Your Chances of Getting Divorced?
The resource from Khan Academy and the Association of American Medical Colleges provides study content for the MCAT. This resource provides practice questions related to a passage about marital disruption and divorce.
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Khan Academy: The J Curve Hypothesis
Read a passage about the J-Curve Hypothesis and answer the follow-up questions.
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Personality Research: Plutchik
This site lists Plutchik's ten postulates for psychoevolutionary theory on emotions, and provides basic emotions and a basis for inclusion for each. Also includes a bibliography.
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Planet psych.com: Defense Mechanisms and Why We Use Them
Brief description of some of the most common defense mechanisms and short explanation of why people use them.
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Global Issues: War, Propaganda, and the Media
This resource has an incredible amount of information regarding propaganda. Includes links to numerous topics with propaganda analysis. Offers unique perspectives that challenge the reader to question commonly held beliefs.