This site is an excellent source of original papers important to understanding the history of psychology.
History of Psychology Timeline
This site provides you with a timeline that traces the history of psychology from early civilization to
the present day.
This site provide an extensive catalogue of the many applications of psychological science
to everyday life.
This site is a treasure house of information for undergraduate students of psychology.
You will find help with careers, writing APA style papers, and conducting your research. Check it out!
This site is sponsored by the Autism Society of America. At it, you will find comprehensive information about all aspects of
the diagnosis, treatment, and recommended educational approaches for children with autism. Causal theories are also addressed at this site.
Students interested in Asperger's disorder will find useful information on this page.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Official website of the American Academy of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,contains
a glossary of symptoms and mental illnesses
affecting teenagers)
American Academy of Pediatrics ADVANCED DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
This is a comprensive site jointly sponsored by researchers at SUNY Stony Brook and the New York Attachment Consortium. An excellent site for finding both original articles in the Bowlby/Ainsworth tradition as well as a selection of attachment measures.
Site for the Children's Defense Fund, a strong advocacy group for children that annually publishes reports on the state of America's children.
Site created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media. This is an excellent resource for all aspects of health related issues. Especially noteworthy are specific areas written in developmentally appropriate ways for kids, teens, and parents.
The Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute
Site of the The Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute with brief, readable articles relating to aspects of maternal and infant pre- and post-natal health care. Particularly useful is the section entitled: Caring for you and your baby: a reference guide.
Site for the proceedings of a 1998 conference on Parenting in America held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Especially noteworthy are the articles listed under "Community Resources for Families.
Although this site is geared towards members of the Jean Piaget society, it does provide students with a brief biography of Piaget, a list of bibliographic resources, and a comprehensive list of related internet sites.
Society for Adolescent Medicine
Official website of the Society for Adolescent Medicine, full text of position papers on a wide variety of applied issues, e.g., eating disorders, nutrition,driver education, access to firearms. Related links section provides a comprehensive alphabetical listing of alternative sites.
Virtual Faculty's 2nd Project: Lev Semonovich Vygotsky
At this site, you will find original papers by contemporary researchers interested in Vygotsky's ideas. Links to archives of some of Vygotsky's seminal papers may also be found at this site.
(Official site of Zero to three, an organization that promotes the physical, intellectual, and Social emotional growth of infants and toddlers.) Very good section on pre- and post-natal brain development and the effects of experience on that development.
Child Data Language Exchange System
This site contains within it many child laguage corpora as well as a program that allows for data analysis.
All you ever wanted to know about reading facial expressions may be found at this site.
Narrative Psychology: Internet and Resource Guide
An excellent site for gaining a broad understanding of what is meant by narrative psychology and to explore how the narrative approach may be used to understand how we construct our lives around stories.
On line text for C. George Boeree's qualitative methods graduate course at Shippensburg University .
The Qualitative Research Report
This online journal will give you a sense of the kind of work qualitative researchers produce. Numerous other sites of interest to qualitative researchers may be accessed from the journal's homepage.
Video and Audio Media in Qualitative Research
This site provides an excellent introduction to the use of video in conducting qualitative research.
American Psychological Association Student Materials
Visit this site for information on many aspects of what you need to know about becoming a psychologist. Good source for guidance about finding psychological testing instruments.
Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
This site provides you with a complete copy of the Ethics Code for Psychologists that became effective on June 1, 2003.
At this site, you will find current information relevant to pursuing careers in scientific psychology. Of particular interest to seniors are a series of articles describing non-academic career paths you might wish to pursue. Additionally, you will find an excellent list of skills and knowledge that employers seek and that you are acquiring as you progress from Psychology 280 to Psychology 480.