- Psychology's History and Approaches (Myers for AP - Unit I) & Research Methods (Myers for AP - Unit II)
- Cognition (Myers for AP - Unit VII)
- Biological Bases of Behavior (Myers for AP - Unit III)
- Sensation and Perception (Myers for AP; Unit IV)
- States of Consciousness (Myers for AP 2e; Unit V)
- Learning (Myers for AP 2e; Unit VI)
- Developmental Psych (Myers for AP 2e; Unit IX - Modules 46-48, 51, 52, 54)
- Motivation, Emotion, and Stress (Myers for AP 2e - Unit VIII, plus Module 83)
- Personality (Myers for AP 2e; Unit X)
- Testing & Intelligence (Myers for AP 2e; Unit XI)
- Psychological Disorders & Treatment (Myers for AP 2e; Units XII and Units XIII)
- Social Psychology (Myers for AP 2e; Unit XIV)
Topical Review Resources
History & Approaches
- Video Crash Course: Introduction to Psychology - 10 min video covers early and contemporary approaches to Psych. Use this mode from EdPuzzle to test your understanding!
- Video Crash Course: Psychological Research Methods - 10 min video on need for and types of research methods. Check your understanding as you view!
- General Review of Research Methods - 8 minute review covering the 3 Major Types of Research
- Correlation Review - 5 min video reviewing this sometimes tricky descriptive statistic
- Basic Experimental Design - video (4 minutes)
- Randomized Controlled Trials (Experiments) - Why Sugar Doesn't Make Kids Hyperactive, and how the special features of RCTs can illuminate this!
- Random Assignment v. Random Selection - 1 minute video reviewing this often confusing term pair
- How to Get the Most Out of Studying - great tips for study based on cognitive science; incorporates several key concepts from the Memory unit
- The Human Memory - Great website with TONS of information about memory systems, the brain's role in memory, diseases of memory, and more!
- How Memory Works - NOVA Science Now clip that describes the biology of memory & case study patient H.M.
- What Happens with a Neurosurgeon Slurps Out your Hippocampus - case studies in neuroscience and memory
- How We Make Memories - Crash Course Video
- Remembering and Forgetting - Crash Course Video
- Multiple Choice Practice Questions - on Cognition & Language
- Cognition: How Your Mind Can Amaze & Betray You - Video Crash Course
- I Don't Want to Be Right - New Yorker article on why people persist in false beliefs
- For fun, the Cognitive Bias Song!
Biological Bases of Behavior
- Phineas Gage: Neuroscience's Most Famous Patient - great article from Slate about the facts (and myths) surrounding this amazing case study subject.
- Crash Course: The Chemical Mind - 10 minute overview of neurons, neurotransmitters, etc. Check your understanding as you view!
- Crash Course: Meet Your Master - Getting to Know Your Brain - overview of brain anatomy. Check your understanding as you view!
- Can You Name the Parts of the Brain? - Student-Designed Sporcle Review Game
- Video: Crash Course: The Nervous System
- Crash Course: The Synapse
- The Neuron - short article (with good anatomical diagram) describing neuron parts & functions
- Mapping the Brain - this interactive allows you to see where different brain structures appear on MRI scans of the brain. Totally cool, and good for reviewing brain anatomy.
- Video: Ratbot - example of use of animal models and brain stimulation in neuroscience research
- Video: Neuroplasticity - brief overview of the concept
- Video: Jody & Hemispherectomy - video profiles an extreme case of neuroplasticity & features several brain imaging techniques
- Video: Learn the Parts of the Brain
- Brain Anatomy Learning Module - this interactive module takes you through basic structures of the brain.
- Video: The Chemical Synapse - 8 min video on synaptic communication
- Video: Inside the Teenage Brain - Frontline PBS production describing a boatload of neuroscience research on the adolescent brain! View whole program or by chapter.
- Video: Wernicke's Aphasia
- Video: Broca's Aphasia
- Video: Split Brain Patients & Michael Gazzaniga - Scientific American Frontiers video excerpt
- Video overview of Twin Studies (3 min)
- Video: The Jim Twins - Describes the work of Thomas Bouchard, who studied identical twins separated at birth.
- Video Crash Course: Natural Selection - Though more animal biology-related, this video reviews the basic principle that applies in Evolutionary Psych as well.
- Video Crash Course: Heredity - NOTE: Heredity not the same thing as "heritabiliy," but this is still a helpful overview of genes, chromosomes, DNA, etc.
- Heritability Explained - more web articles & quiz questions to test your understanding of the concept.
- PKU Video: Example of interaction between Nature & Nurture
- Video Crash Course: Epigenetics - biological overview of how epigenetics works
- Video: Epigenetics: Why Do Identical Twins Not Always Look the Same? - NOVA Science NOW
- Video: Can Men and Women Be "Just Friends"? - interesting example of applied evolutionary psych and gender differences
- Article: Men and Women Can't be "Just Friends" - from Scientific American; describes research on this issue
- Video: Sensation & Perception Crash Course - via Hank Green!
- Video: Homunculus Crash Course - an overview of senses and brain processing of them
- Video: Perceiving is Believing Crash Course
- Video: Synesthesia
- Online difference threshold tests (for pitch, rhythm, etc.)
- Backmasking in Music claims (examples)
- Video: "Don't Cut My Tongue" Illusion
- Online Module: Absolute Thresholds (vision)
- Color Blindness Test
- Can you Trust Your Eyes? (video) - illusions involving context effects in color perception
- Synaesthesia (Video) - describes this interesting condition
- How the Ear Works - video describing parts of the ear and process of hearing
- How Old Are Your Ears? - Hearing test that determines how "young" your ears are, based on your threshold for hearing high pitched noises
- Video: Human Factors Psychology - Highlights the work of a Cognitive Neuroscientist who researches distracted driving
- Crash Course: Consciousness - overview of the issue of consciousness & related phenomena
- Crash Course: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream - sleep and dreams overview
- Crash Course: Altered States - hypnosis & psychoactive drugs
- The Scientific Power of Naps (video) - Briefly reviews stages of sleep while explaining the benefits of the power nap.
- Sleep: Why We Need It and What Happens When We Don't Get It
- Why Do We Sleep? - TED Talk by a circadian neuroscientist (June 2013)
- Video Notes/Lecture: Stages of Sleep & Sleep Disorders - 1/2 hour presentation on Sleep Stages and Sleep Disorder
- Video Notes/Lecture: Dream Theories - 12 minute overview of various historic and modern theories of dreams
- NOVA: What Are Dreams? - 6-part playlist covers entire 60 minute show on dream research and theory.
- Shaq Attacks Sleep Apnea - 4 min video on Shaqille O'Neal's treatment of Sleep Apnea, a common sleep disorder.
- Discovering Psychology: Hypnosis - 1/2 hour video from the Discovering Psychology series. Covers hypnosis theory, use in anesthesia, and demonstrations/research
- Multiple Choice Practice Questions - on States of Consciousness
- Your Brain on Drugs: Alcohol - 2 min video on the biochemistry of the effects of alcohol from ASAP Science
- Your Brain on Drugs: Marijuana - 2 min video on the biochemistry of marijuana use
- Video: Curiosity: Your Body on Drugs - 45 min documentary on effects of drug use
- Crash Course: How to Train Your Brain - Behaviorism Overview (Classical Conditioning & Operant Conditioning)
- Overview of Classical Conditioning - from Education Portal Academy
- Great 4-min video outlining the Differences Between Classical and Operant Conditioning.
- Little Albert Experiment neurocomic
- Game: Pavlov's Dog! - Can you train the dog to drool at the sound of a bell?
- Schedules of Reinforcement - very basic overview
- Schedules of Reinforcement - more in-depth explanations
- Bobo Doll Study footage - Original footage of this important study on learned aggressive behavior.
- Student-made video on Higher Order Learning (a.k.a Second Order Conditioning) - Yeah...it's set to an annoying song, but there are a lot of examples...so deal with it?
- Practice MC Items on Learning - for more testing of your understanding
- Theory of Mind - (video) Describes research on the concept of the "Theory of Mind" that develops gradually as children lose their egocentrism.
- Overview: Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development - (video, 4 min) Describes the three phases of this model.
- Piaget vs. Vygotsky in 90 Seconds - (video, 1.5 min) Video created by a teacher to explain (briefly) the major similarities & differences between these researchers and their theories.
- Video: Zone of Proximal Development - quick review of this sometimes confusing concept.
- Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - (video, 4 min) Admittedly, not the BEST instructional video ever made (you'll see mistakes in the writing on the board and in other places), but does provide a quick, accurate overview of the 4 Stages in Piaget's model.
- Article: Emerging Adulthood - Dr. Arnett's research regarding this "phase" of development
- Practice MC Quiz on Child Development - 66 questions on development in children & infants. Most are topics that we address in Unit 4. Some may seem unfamiliar because we address those topics (intelligence, language development) in other chapters.
- Video: Crash Course-Monkeys & Morality (Harlow's attachment research)
- Video: Crash Course - Adolescence
- Standard Deviation, Normal Curve, z-scores, and Percentiles - 5 min video review
- Battle of the Brains - playlist in 6 parts; presents examination of several intelligence theories and tests.
- Letting Go of Learning Styles - explains why "Learning Styles" are not an effective approach (and not the same thing as "Multiple Intelligences")
- 1926 SAT - How Would You Score? - Washington Post found this copy of the original SAT. Good illustration of why test content & norms need to be updated over time.
- Mensa Workout - Try your hand at these challenging puzzles.
- Video: Crash Course - Controversy on Intelligence
- The Science of Appetite (video)
- Scientific Tips for Weight Loss (video) - Great review of psychological and physiological factors that contribute to hunger...and how one can use this information to control weight.
- Article: The Psychology of Hunger - WWII-era hunger experiments revealed psychological effects of starvation
- Article: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment - Also describes Ancel Keys's hunger study
- Crash Course Video: Let's Talk About Sex
- Video: Industrial-Organizational Psychology Video notes - compiled because of a snow day, but good to review, too.
- Video: Solving Problems Through Team Training - highlights the work of an Organizational Psychologist
- TED Talk - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - "Flow: The Secret to Happiness"
- Video Lecture: Emotion Theories - Probably the greatest source of confusion for this unit. So, here is a recording of lecture notes for this topic in case you need a refresher.
- Video Lecture: Stress & Stressors - Quick overview of General Adaptation Syndrome and types of stress.
- Video Review: Motivation Theories - Quick overview of Motivation Theories covered in this unit.
- Emotion Test: See how well you do identifying different facial expressions associated with different emotions.
- Can You Spot the Liar? - online NY Times Quiz to test your informal lie detection skills.
- The Work and Meaning Inventory - An inventory that assesses the meaning you find in work.
- Sigmund Freud: An Analysis of a Mind - YouTube playlist for a documentary about the life and work of Sigmund Freud.
- Why Freud Still Matters,When He Was Wrong About Almost Everything - Captures the lasting legacy of Freud, while acknowledging the many shortcomings of his work.
- Big Five Inventory - This brief online personality inventory employs the popular Big Five trait theory.
- Video: Crash Course - Rorschach and the Freudians
- Video: Crash Course - Measuring Personality
- Handout: Highlights of Changes from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5 - Summary of organizational and terminology changes in the new DSM published in 2013.
- DSM-5 Resources from the American Psychiatric Association - Many individual summary sheets and SHORT VIDEOS on new disorders or changes to the DSM. Great resources.
- Maladaptive Thinking Examples - CBT
- Multiple Choice Practice Items: Psych Disorders and "Applied Multiple Choice Practice Items" for Psych Disorders
- New! Multiple Choice Practice Items: Therapies and "Applied Multiple Choice Practice Items" for Therapies
- Grid Sheet: Examples of Treatment Approaches (compare to the one we completed in class, if confused)
- Video: Dying to Be Thin - we will view portions of this in class. For those who wish to see the full version, here it is!
- Video: THIN - HBO Documentary on Eating Disorders
- Video: Crash Course - OCD and Anxiety Disorders
- Video: Crash Course - Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
- Video: Crash Course - Schizophrenia and Dissociative Disorders
- Video: Crash Course - Personality Disorders
- Video: Crash Course - Eating and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Foot-in-the-Door Phenomenon - 1 minute video on the "Drive Carefully" Sign study
- Conformity - video outlines conformity research, and describes pros and cons of our tendency to conform
- Bystander Effects - In this interesting amateur video, the effect of clothing/appearance is manipulated to test bystander intervention effects.
- Torture? Sure...if the victim is from an outgroup - Time article
- Film: American Denial - explores the roots of racism in America, and social & cognitive reasons this continues to be a problem.
- Crash Course Video: Social Thinking
- Crash Course Video: Social Influence
- Crash Course Video: Aggression v. Altruism
- The Holmes-Rahe Scale - for adults; test measuring severity of stressors in past 2 years. Or, try this printable version.
- College Undergraduate Stress Scale (pdf)- similar to Holmes-Rahe Scale, but adapted for college students.
