Psychology Links

Chapter 3: Biology and Behavior

Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception

Synesthesia - Imagine that when you see a city's skyline, you taste blackberries. Or maybe when you hear a violin, you feel a tickle on your left knee. Perhaps you are completely convinced that Wednesdays are light red. If you have experiences like these, you might have synesthesia.

this will take you to tutorials on Sensation and Perception
http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/sen_tut.html

You will find some great animated demonstrations of illusions at this site
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/flash/nill.html

Try the Stroop Effect demonstrations on this site
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/words.html

You can Probe the Brain, as seen on the episode about phantom limb pain with Dr. Ramachandran
learn more about phantom limb pain by visiting Dr. Ramachandran's notebook

For more about Kelley Flynn and cochlear implants visit Scientific American Frontiers web page Each Sound in a Present

Blinded By Choice, Scientific American Frontier
http://www.pbs.org/saf/1302/features/blinded.htm

Misunderstood Minds

Chapter 5: Consciousness

MSNBC: Sleepless in America
http://www.msnbc.com/onair/nbc/nightlynews/sleep/default.asp

Neuroscience for Kids - Sleep: This page has quite a few good links to quizzes and other pages.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/sleep.html

Sleep Questl: This site is maintained by Stanford University professor William C.Dement, the noted sleep psychologist
http://www.sleepquest.com/

GHB Approved to Treat Symptom of Narcolepsy

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Chapter 6: Learning

Parental Attention a Reinforcer for Temper Tantrums

Reinforcement or Punishment?
An interactive instructional website

The Phobia List

Misunderstood Minds

Basic Concepts of Classical Conditioning
A good overview of classical conditioning concepts.

Classical Conditioning Tutorial
An animated version of Pavlov’s dog.

An Animal’s Trainer’s Introduction to Operant and Classical Conditioning
A general introduction to classical and operant conditioning emphasizing animal training.

Classical Conditioning: Real World Implications
Powerpoint-style slide presentation on classical and operant conditioning.

B. F. Skinner - A Brief Autobiography
A detailed description of Skinner’s life in his own words.

Animal Training at SeaWorld
Explanation on how animals are training using instrumental conditioning.

Basic Concepts of Instrumental Conditioning
A good description of the concepts of instrumental conditioning.

Operant Conditioning Tutorial
An animated version of a bird in a Skinner Box.

An Animal’s Trainer’s Introduction to Operant and Classical Conditioning
A general introduction to classical and operant conditioning emphasizing animal training.

Observational Learning
A very brief explanation of observational learning theory.

Albert Bandura
A brief explanation of Bandura’s theory of observational learning.

Social Learning
An explanation of social learning theory.

Albert Bandura
A biography on Albert Bandura.

Violence in the Media Theme Page
This site includes links to a number of articles on violence portrayed in the media.

Chapter 7: Memory

Playing Games with Memory

Flashbulb Memory
Are so-called “flashbulb memories” as accurate as they feel?
Hermann Ebbinghaus
Learn more about this German experimental psychologist whose word-completion test is still used today.
Interactive Applied Cognition Games
Run one of five human memory experiments here with yourself as the guinea pig

Chapters 10 - 12: Development

Miss Life's Greatest Miracle? You can watch it here.

How Cells Divide - Go to "Mitosis vs. Meiosis"

Infant Development - Stages by Month

Development Tracker at Parent Soup

Cognitive Development - centered on Piaget's theory

Adolescence: Change and Continuity

Adolescence Directory On-Line

Girls in America, a site dedicated to raising self-esteem in girls

Online Guide to Ethics and Moral Philosophy

What is your ethical style?

What are your religious beliefs? Check the Belief System Selector.

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center

Depression in the Elderly

What is Grief?

What is Hospice Care?

This has many links to pages on death, dying, bereavement, hospices, etc.

Chapter 13: Motivation and Emotion

Learn about your body's nutritional needs with this interactive feature from NOVA

Try out this interactive site on Facial Expressions.

Controlling Anger - Before It Controls You

Self-Quiz on Motivation and Emotion

World War II propaganda posters. Their purpose was to motivate people during WWII. Please be advised that ethnic slurs are used for the purpose of motivating and remember the historical context of these posters. Click on the links below to see individual posters, or you can go right to the website index to see the entire list.

Murder
Stenographers Needed
You Talk of Sacrifice?