Topic: General/Introduction
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new link as of December 1, 2007
The study of the obvious - good essay on how psychology just seems to be common sense to many people [added 10/27/07]
TV's effects on children - This site from the University of Michigan Health System pulls together a brief summary and set of resources on TV's effects on violence, attitudes, and more for children. It includes some advice for parents. [added 7/14/07]
Biography of Albert Bandura - [added 1/1/06]
For our French-reading subscribers out there, Sylvain Delouvée has pointed me to two excellent resources for social psychology instructors:
-- Prejuges & Stereotypes and
-- Sylvain and colleagues have created Psychologie-sociale.org [added 7/5/06]
Personality Pedagogy - Marianne Miserandino has begun developing an excellent resource for instructors of personality psychology using a Wiki model. Definitely worth a look. [added 7/5/06]"Leon Festinger: Lunch with Leon" - a fascinating essay by Michael Gazzinaga about his many encounters and conversations with Leon Festinger - published in the Perspectives on Psychological Science. [added 4/7/06]
Understanding Katrina - a series of essays from social scientists from the Social Science Research Council [added 1/9/06]
The 9-11 Report - Lois Winkler suggested we might share ways we could possibly use the 9-11 report and its finding in our courses. For example, the report talks about likely "group think" in the decision-making process. Are there other connections to social psych you have made or could make with the report? Pass those along to me at jfmueller@noctrl.edu and I will share them. [added 12/1/04]
Psychology Matters - The APA is building a "web-based compendium of psychological research that demonstrates the application and value of psychological science in our every-day lives," including research on some social psychology topics. [added 11/20/03]
Topic Summaries/Bibliographies - Lisa Schulte has provided her class with detailed summaries and bibliographies of several social topics including authoritarianism, the false consensus effect, and exposure to the media and aggression. [added 2/1/03]
The Mead Project - "foundational documents in sociological social psychology" from the Sociology Dept. of Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada [added 11/07/02]
"Social Psychology: Past, Present, and Some Predictions for the Future" - book chapter - Branscombe, N.R. & Spears, R. (2001). In Halonen, J.S. & Davis, S.F. (Eds.), The many faces of psychological research in the 21st century (chap. 7). Published online. [added 7/10/02]
What is a Personality/Social Psychologist? - from SPSP [added 6/19/02]
Necessary and sufficient conditions - excellent explanation of these concepts with good examples and practice exercises from Norman Swartz
1919 Social Psychology textbook - by Edward Alsworth Ross - courtesy of the Mead Project
Distinction between sociological and psychological approach to social psychology
Kenneth Gergen - manuscripts on social psychology as social construction and other topics
Resources for the Teaching of Social Psychology is a part of the CROW Project, Course Resources on the Web. CROW is sponsored by the Associated Colleges of Illinois and generously supported by UPS. This site was created by Jon Mueller, Professor of Psychology at North Central College, Naperville, IL. Send comments to Jon.
