Psychology

[|Perspectives of Psychology] (FlipChart) A flipchart with interactive pages and links to outside sources for demonstrations and supplementary information. A good introduction to varying points of view within psychology.

[|Psychology-- Personality Theories, Part 1] (FlipChart) Summary information over three psychoanalytic personality theories, including information on defense mechanisms, and the id/ego/superego idea.

[|Operant Conditioning] (FlipChart) A lesson on operant conditioning, including an in-class activity where students will go through operant conditioning.

[|Classical Conditioning Activity] (FlipChart) This is a template for an in-class activity during a pscyhology unit on Classical Conditioning.

[|Exploratorium: Divided Attention] (Weblink) This exhibit explores our ability to pay attention to several things at once. When we scan a scene, we keep track of things we've already noticed and determine what to look at next—even though we may not be aware of doing so. Some scientists believe we keep a visual “snapshot” of the scene in our brains. Others, like Dr. Zenon Pylyshyn, believe we use something more like a mental list. This exhibit was inspired by experiments Dr. Pylyshyn and his colleagues use to scientifically study how attention works.

[|Cognition Laboratory Experiments] (Weblink) Here is a small set of experiments designed for my cognitive psychology class. There are many sets of cognitive psychology experiment available. What is unique about these is the combination of their being web deliverable and that the parameters of the experiment can be adjusted by you.

[|Developmental Psychology] (FlipChart) This is a review activity for use in a unit on childhood/ adolescent development.

[|Guess Which Man is Sigmund Freud Game] (Weblink) Read the statements of three men on different topics to determine which one is Freud and who the other two are.

[|Mixed Messages] (Weblink) Stroop Effect

[|Optical Illusions] (Weblink) Demonstrations and explanations of various optical illusions.

[|Ultimate Guide to Optical Illusions] (Weblink) Many optical illusions.

[|Mona Lisa - Visual Perception] (Weblink) See if you notice anything with the 2 Mona Lisa pictures.

[|Social Psychology] (Weblink) These interactive exercises use a variety of techniques that put you in control of your learning. Tutorials, demonstrations, experiments, and surveys are all designed to make social psychology come alive. Take a personality test, analyze your relationships, find out the truth about eyewitness testimony--the major concepts in your text all come alive here.