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Valdosta State: The Behavioral System

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent review of behavioral psychology. Presents the four types of behavioral theories in outline form. Has links to more details.
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Other

Presents From the Dead: Analysis of Haruki's Works

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The author of this critical review analyzes the role of the narrator, "I," in Haruki's novels, discussing whether the "I" psychologically plays a mother or father role. This site is a translation of the original critique.
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Other

Vantage Quest: Comparative View of Creative Theories

For Students 9th - 10th
An article comparing creativity theories of psychoanalytic, behavioristic, and humanistic psychology.
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Color Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn to understand color from a variety of perspectives: physiology, psychology, philosophy, and art.
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Great Ideas in Personality: Behaviorism

For Students 9th - 10th
Chart detailing Behaviorism as a school of thought in Psychology. Organized into three sections: Behaviorist Arguments, Criticisms of Behaviorist Arguments, and Behaviorist Responses to Criticisms.
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Language and Linguistics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The language we use everyday reveals a great deal about who we are and where we come from. However, did you know that language is linked to psychology, biology, and other sciences? Explore the "science" of language: how the brain...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Big Mo

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Momentum is not only a physical principle; it is a psychological phenomenon. Students learn how the "Big Mo" of the bandwagon effect contributes to the development of fads and manias, and how modern technology and mass media accelerate...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Team Up!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the physical and psychological effect of stress and tension on human beings. They develop their observing, thinking, writing and teamwork skills by working on a group art project and reporting about it. They learn about...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Stress, Inc.

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the physical and psychological effect of stress and tension on human beings. Concepts of stress and stress management are introduced. Students discover how perception serves to fuel a huge industry dedicated to...
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Bryn Mawr College

Serendip: Mind and Body: Rene Descartes to William James

For Students 9th - 10th
Traces the history of Rene Descartes and William James. Gives information on the rise of psychology. Spanish translation available.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the novel The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoevsky. This stunning psychological portrait tells the story of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young tutor working in the household of an imperious Russian general. Alexey tries to break...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Comparative and Contemporary Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a unit on comparative and contemporary mythology which discusses how the myths from various cultures have similar themes, linguistics, structure, and/or psychological forces. It also discusses the influences of mythology on...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "You Can Buy Happiness, if It's an Experience" by Maanvi Singh

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Cliffs Notes: Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the different models for interpreting and treating abnormal behaviors.
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Scientific American

Forget Survival of the Fittest: It Is Kindness That Counts

For Students 9th - 10th
A psychologist probes how altruism, Darwinism, and neurobiology mean that we can succeed by not being cutthroat. Is it possible?
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National Institutes of Health

National Center for Biotechnology Information: Stigma in Psychiatry

For Students 9th - 10th
Addresses the issue of stigmatization of mental health disorders, its roots, attitudes of public and professionals, the impact of stigma, and efforts to combat stigmatization.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Testing How Fashion Impacts the Behavior of Others Around Us

For Students 9th - 10th
There's an old saying that "the clothes make the man" (or woman, we're quick to add nowadays). How true do you think this is? Here's a project with one approach for finding out.
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Other

Behavior Analyst Online

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A number of major professional behavior analysis journals can be accessed through this gateway. Recent issues as well as back issues are available and can be downloaded in PDF format. Several of the journals, e.g., Journal of Behavior...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Mental Status Exam

For Students 9th - 10th
Students understand the relationship of mental status exam results to cerebral functions in the cerebral cortex.
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Other

Nova Southeastern University: Charles Spearman

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Details the life and work of Charles Spearman. Sections include: Spearman and the Army, Educational and Professional Background, Contributions to the Testing Enterprise, Published Works.
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Infed: Carl Rogers

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of Carl Rogers, which presents key texts and references to books about him.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "When Good People Do Bad Things" by Ann Trafton

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
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...
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California Digital Library

Online Archive of California: Carl r.roger's Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
The Online Archive of California provides a very interesting website. Click on Biography, Important Dates in the right frame it will pull up information in left frame.
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BBC

Bbc: Sleep: Face Memory Test

For Students 9th - 10th
This test assesses your temporal memory, or how long ago something happened. Try to determine if tiredness affects this type of memory. Following the test, find out some information about memory and sleep. This test takes about 15...

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