A Virtual Field Trip

If you want your students to have as much fun on the web as you’re having, why not introduce them to some of these web sites, keyed to chapters of Lefton’s Psychology (6/e)?

General Sites of Interest

http://www.apa.org/
The American Psychological Association (APA) home page. This site contains a wealth of information about this organization and its services.

http://psych.hanover.edu/APS/
The American Psychological Society (APS) home page. This site contains a wealth of information on this organization, including schedules for conventions and information on teaching, research, and other psychological society activities.

http://www.clark.net/pub/listserv/lspsy1.html
This site is a list server for sites in psychology and philosophy.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/
This is the home page for the Exploratorium located in the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California. An interesting site dealing with science and psychology as well as many other intriguing topics.

http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/
This site is the World Lecture Hall at the University of Texas, Austin. This site contains many interactive links not only to psychology but to most other academic disciplines.

http://www.apa.org/science/lib.html
This APA site is titled An Introduction to Library Research in Psychology. It gives the basics on psychological research for the student and nonpsychologist.

http://rs6000.adm.fau.edu/rinaldi/net/index.html
This site, titled The Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette, discusses the proper use of the Internet and defines many of its properties.

http://ucmp1.berkeley.edu/subway.html
This site, sponsored by the University of California at Berkeley, consists of a virtual subway for the Internet. By clicking on a destination, you are linked to that area.

Chapter 1 What Is Psychology?

http://www.gasou.edu/psychweb/resource/bytopic.html#science
This is the home page for Psych Web, containing links to other sites that offer information on the topics of quack science, scientific ethics, and science humor.

Chapter 2 Biological Bases of Behavior

http://www.med.harvard.edu:80/AANLIB/home.html
This address is for The Whole Brain Atlas at Harvard University, which can be used as a general reference and a place to explore the latest in brain imaging. Take the time to explore the most current images of the brain.

http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/neurotut.html
This site provides a tutorial on basic neural processes.

http://ivory.lm.com/~nab/
This site is titled Neurosciences on the Internet and contains a searchable index of resources on the Internet. There are also areas for contributions; you can also play neuroroulette.

Chapter 3 Perception

http://aspen.uml.edu/~landrigad/ILLUSION.HTML
This site presents a gallery of perceptual illusions and discusses their applications in studying basic sensations and perception.

http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/sen_tut.html
This site displays a collection of tutorials on the basic principles of sensation and perception, as well as one on depth cues and processing of depth in visual perception.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/index.html
This site is a cow eye dissection, with many images of the procedure.

Chapter 4 States of Consciousness

http://www.cloud9.net/~thorpy/
A site devoted to research on sleep, clinical practice, and sleep-related foundations and professional associations.

Chapter 5 Learning

http://www.cisab.indiana.edu/
This site is the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior at Indiana University, Bloomington. This site discusses research with animals and is linked to other sites on this topic and to animal behavior societies.

http://www.envmed.rochester.edu/wwwrap/behavior/jaba/jabahome.html
This site is the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA) and is devoted to the studies involving the application of an experimental analysis of behavior to problems of social importance.

Chapter 6 Memory

http://www.demon.co.uk/mindtool/memory.html
This is the Mind Tools home page; it contains different memory techniques and mnemonics.

http://werple.mira.net.au/~dhs/ad.html
This is the Alzheimer's home page. This site discusses the disease, associations for victims, and current research.

Chapter 7 Cognition: Thought and Language

http://rampages.onramp.net/~world/langlinks.html
This site contains many interesting sites on language and includes links to foreign language and culture, universal surveys, and language learning centers.

Chapter 8 Intelligence

http://www.apa.org/journals/bell.html
An APA home page that gives two views of TheBell Curve, a controversial book on intelligence.

http://weber.u.washington.edu/~wcalvin/sciamer.html
This site discusses an article in Scientific American by Calvin.

http://www.apa.org/science/test.html
This is an APA site on Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on Psychological Tests. This site discusses both published and unpublished psychological tests and gives information on finding these tests.

Chapter 9 Motivation and Emotion

http://www.cts.com:80/~habtsmrt/
This site contains information on addictive behaviors and how to change or manage these behaviors.

Chapter 10 Child Development

http://www.efn.org/~djz/birth/babylist.html
This is the Infant, Babies and Small Children home page. This site contains resources for parents-to-be, as well as parents of infants and small children.

Chapter 11 Adolescence and Adulthood

http://www.psych.med.umich.edu/web/aacap/
This is the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry home page. This site contains information for new families and professionals and contains many links to other sites on this and related topics.

Chapter 12 Personality and Its Assessment

http://www.iris.brown.edu/iris/freud/Freud_OV_274.html
The Sigmund Freud home page, which discusses many of Freud's theories and concepts.

Chapter 14 Psychological Disorders

http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/depress.html
This APA site provides information on depression.

http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/panic.html
An APA site on Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder. Covers the basics on panic attacks and treatments. This site is devoted to promoting understanding of panic disorders.

http://avocado.pc.helsinki.fi/~janne/asdfaq/index.html
This site is titled Depression FAQ and contains definitions, treatments, causes, and readings on the topic of depression.

Chapter 15 Approaches to Treatment

http://galaxy.einet.net/galaxy/Social-Sciences/Psychology/Clinical.html
This page contains product and service descriptions, periodicals, directories, and academic organizations related to clinical psychology.

http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/howto.html
This APA site is titled Finding Help: How to Choose a Psychologists; it discusses options when selecting a psychologist.

http://www.well.com/user/selfhelp/
This site covers popular topics in psychology and self-help.

http://fohnix.metronet.com/~thearc/welcome.html#1
This is the National Association on Mental Retardation home page. This site discusses the implications and treatments for retardation and has many links of interest to care givers and organizations.

http://uhs.bsd.uchicago.edu/~bhsiung/mental.html
This is the Dr. Bob's Mental Health Links home page. This site contains many links intended primarily for the mental health professional on topics dealing with causes and treatment of mental health problems.

Chapter 16 Social Psychology

http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/violence.html
An APA site on Violence and Television. This site discuses the problem of violent programming on television and aggressive behavior by children and teenagers.


Lefton Home Page		Student Center		Faculty Center		A&B Home