Students will watch a film and examine its themes of self-expression, non-conformity, and entertainment.
This article explains and evaluates the cognitive approach.
This resource provides an explanation of cognitive dissonance.
This article describes how mental health functions react to the normal aging process, including why an aging brain may even form the basis for wisdom.
This resource focuses on the cognitive theory of development and describes Piaget's stages of cognitive development.
In this lesson, students read about studies exploring how video games affect gamers. Students learn about the challenges in adequately exploring this question, critically evaluate the evidence that both supports and rejects the connection between violent video games and aggression, and discuss the issue in a class talk show or structured debate.
Resource describing Alfred Adler's theory of individual psychology.
Selection of activities to familiarize students with the concepts of conformity in social psychology.
This video explains conformity and obedience by providing real-world examples.
This resource discusses conformity and obedience. Videos are included to provide examples of conformity and obedience.
In this video, students look at the process and elements of interpreting reality. Students explore the power of cognitive control, the Pygmalion effect, the development of prejudice, and how expectations affect behaviors like performance and compliance.
Article discusses strategies people use to face stress and/or trauma and how coping mechanisms can help people adjust to stressful events while maintaining their emotional well-being.
This video resource describes how neurons talk to each other.
This research article studied age differences in multiple aspects of psychological well-being among midlife and older adults in Japan and the U.S. to test the hypothesis that older Japanese adults would rate aspects of their well-being more highly than older U. S. adults.
This video explores how cultural psychology integrates cross-cultural research with social psychology, anthropology, and other social sciences. It also examines how cultures contribute to self identity, the central aspects of cultural values, and emerging issues regarding diversity.
Duke Professor and behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions.
This article discusses the re-education camp that was established to purge Rwandans of ethnic ideologies that remained following the Hutu massacres in 1994.
This resource explains descriptive research and includes exercises to check understanding.
This textbook presents core concepts common to introductory courses. The 15 units cover the traditional areas of intro-to-psychology; ranging from biological aspects of psychology to psychological disorders to social psychology. This book can be modified: feel free to add or remove modules to better suit your specific needs.
This book includes a comprehensive instructor's manual, PowerPoint presentations, a test bank, reading anticipation guides, and adaptive student quizzes.
This research article that examines the strengths, weaknesses, and threats to reliability, validity, sampling, and generalizability of using e-surveys as a methodological approach for research.