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Color Theory and Mixing: 16 Lessons in Color Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete site on using color in art. Includes the history of color, psychology of color, color perspective, and how color changes depending on the medium used. Includes activities to help understand how to use color in your art.
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California State University

California State University: Curiosity and Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
California State University student research into the psychological theories of curiosity and what motivates people to do what they do.
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Other

Simply Psychology: Visual Perception Theories

For Students 9th - 10th
Bottom-Up Processing and Top-Down Processing are two schools of thought when scientists discuss how humans perceive the senses which they experience. This article explores the two theories of visual perception and cites evidence and...
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Simply Psychology: Social Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what social psychology is, its history, and significant leaders in the field and the theories they developed.
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Simply Psychology: Social Psychology: Attribution Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what attribution theory is and two major models, including the Correspondent Inference Theory and the Covariation Model.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Timeline: History of Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the historical foundations of contemporary psychology. Use the timeline to explore key events, publications, and perspectives that have shaped psychology from the late 19th century to the present.
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Simply Psychology: Saul Mc Leod: Psychodynamic Approach

For Students 9th - 10th
The first psychodynamic theory of personality came from researcher Sigmund Freud. McLeod takes a historical approach to presenting these theories as they evolved in this article.
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Assoc. For the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
AAASP helps to promote the development of psychological theory, research, and intervention strategies in sport psychology. Learn how psychology applies to sports.
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Princeton University

Princeton: Gestalt Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
This introduction to the theories of gestalt psychology reveals the work of Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Kohler, and Kurt Koffka with visual examples.
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Dewey

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Biography and thorough discussion of Dewey's thought, with bibliography at bottom from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Divides his philosophy into theory of knowledge, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics, and then judges his...
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Other

Simply Psychology: Saul Mc Leod: Erik Erikson

For Students 9th - 10th
An article featuring ego psychologist, Erik Erikson's research of psychosocial behavior in humans. Understand the eight stages of his theory.
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Psychology: Kendra Cherry: Erikson's Psychosocial Stages Summary Chart

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete list identifying psychologist Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development. Find the conflict, events, and outcomes of each of the eight stages.
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PBS

Pbs: A Science Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Website for the PBS series "A Science Odyssey." Numerous opportunities to explore the people and discoveries of science.
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A Short Biography of Jean Piaget

For Students 9th - 10th
The Piaget Society provides a short, easy-to-understand biography on Jean Piaget (1896-1980 CE), including a paragraph on his developmental theories.
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Other

Classical Adlerian Psychology Home Page Alfred Adler I

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page of site that has wealth of information about Adler's theories through numerous links. This page has brief description of Adlerian Psychology and how it differs from other approaches. Hyperlinks to Readings, Adlerian quotes,...
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Other

Ahp: Humanistic Psychology Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
A historical and factual overview of Humanistic Psychology as a Contemporary School of Psychology.
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Educational Psychology Interactive:information Processing Approach to Cognition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discusses the different models of information processing and the basic principles accepted in cognitive psychology. Outlines the different types of memory, and the principles of concept formation. Also provides a table listing examples...
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Moral Development

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive entry detailing the research and theories behind psychology's moral development. Identify the scientists, discoveries, philosophies, and related research in the field.
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Great Ideas in Personality Behaviorism

For Students 9th - 10th
Comparative analysis of Behaviorism and more clinical psychological theories of behavior. Behavioristic arguments, criticisms of Behavioristic arguments, and Behavioristic responses are presented. References, suggested readings and...
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California State University

California State University: Fear and Anxiety

For Students 9th - 10th
This California State University student research paper looks into the reasons that we feel fear and anxiety in our lives. It tackles the biological reasons and different psychological theories.
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Sonoma State University

Sonoma State University: Karen Horney Lecture Notes

For Students 9th - 10th
Lecture notes from a psychology professor. Excellent site for capturing the main topics relevant to Karen Horney and her theories - biography, relationship to Freudian psychology, explanation of all major terms and theories, development...
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Stanford University

Stanford Encyl. Of Philosophy: Aristotle's Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed, sophisticated analysis from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Aristotelian psychology. Discusses primarily his theories of "hylomorphism", mind, and perception. Also explains Aristotle's famous "four causes."
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Other

Child Development: How to Help Children and Teens Develop a Positive Self Image

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides information and tips about how to boost the self esteem of children and teens.
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Gwu: Triarchic Theory (R. Sternberg)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an overview of Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of intelligence, using academic vocabulary. It includes a chart & references.