Psychology Teacher Resources

An article featuring psychodynamic theories established to explain personality. The first of these theories is psychoanalysis developed by Sigmund Freud.

Looks at what contributes to the formation of a group, and at three factors that influence a group's behavior, including groupthink, groupshift, and deindividuation. Includes a quiz.

Joelle Rabow Maletis details the science behind post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.

This article discusses the importance of learning to be 'indistractable' and how most parents are not teaching this skill to their children. The author, an instructor at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, shares tips on how to help...

Discusses the life and work of Solomon Asch and the role of group behavior on an individual's behavior. [9:56]

This video discusses the pros and cons of five types of therapy for depression: cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, and psychodynamic therapy. [8:12]

Describes the different criteria that can be used to identify behavior that is abnormal. Includes comprehension questions.

Crash Course video discusses bad versus good behavior and the notion of social thinking. [10:47]

Crash Course video in which Hank Green discusses social influence and how it affects our decisions and behavior. [10:07]

Crash Course video in which Hank Green teaches about the Central Nervous System, Limbic System, and structures of the brain. [12:33]

In this activity, you will explore how psychologists draw solid conclusions from the complex and often ambiguous phenomena they study -- how you think, feel, and behave.

This video focuses on the question: Why do we play games? What do they teach us about ourselves and others? The answer is pretty complicated, especially when you consider that some people really like card games, others may only like...

Focus on non-academic careers for scientific psychologists. Provides links to several scientific psychologists who explain how they secured a job in a nontraditional setting outside the "lab" or "university setting."

Researcher Lawrence Kohlberg took Piaget's work further to better comprehend and establish the stages of human moral development. How does moral development match moral behavior?

Explains what attribution theory is and two major models, including the Correspondent Inference Theory and the Covariation Model.

Introduces the concept of obedience to authority and explains how it is different from conformity. Includes three downloadable articles on Stanley Milgram's famous experiments on obedience, which discuss how his research might help to...