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Mind: Understanding the Psychological Effects of Street Drugs

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Information about the dangerous psychological effects of drugs and alcohol.
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California State University: Fear and Anxiety

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This California State University student research paper looks into the reasons that we feel fear and anxiety in our lives. It tackles the biological reasons and different psychological theories.
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Simply Psychology: Social Psychology: Attribution Theory

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Explains what attribution theory is and two major models, including the Correspondent Inference Theory and the Covariation Model.
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Psychologist World: Attachment Theory

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An article defining the development of psychology's Attachment Theory, originally identified with that term, by John Bowlby. Identify other contributors to the scientific theory and whether only children experience it.
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Verywell: Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development

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Psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg studied and established the six stages of moral development. Cherry presents a concise article detailing Kohlberg's theory and its stages.
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Simply Psychology: Visual Perception Theories

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Bottom-Up Processing and Top-Down Processing are two schools of thought when scientists discuss how humans perceive the senses which they experience. This article explores the two theories of visual perception and cites evidence and...
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Verywell: What Is Sociocultural Theory?

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A definition and supporting details explaining what sociocultural theory is and its role in the world. Russion scientist Lev Vygotsky initiatedthe study of the sociocultural theory.
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Sparknotes: Psychology: Personality

For Students 9th - 10th
An article featuring psychodynamic theories established to explain personality. The first of these theories is psychoanalysis developed by Sigmund Freud.
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Unesco: Education: Most Influential Theories of Learning

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Concise descriptions of the major theories of learning.
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Educational Psychology Interactive: Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

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A concise overview of psychologist Jean Piaget's cognitive development stages and details of his theory. Find charts and details of his theory focused on the development of children.
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York University

Classics in the History of Psychology: The Vectors of Mind

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This site goes into detail about Spearman's two factor theory. From the classic paper "The Vectors of Mind" by L. L. Thurstone (1934) Address of the president before the American Psychological Association, Chicago meeting, September, 1933.
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Wynja: Analytic Psychology

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Provides an explanation of Carl Jung's theories about the unconscious and archetypes. Discusses how these theories relate to the individuation process.
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Simply Psychology: Saul Mc Leod: Psychodynamic Approach

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The first psychodynamic theory of personality came from researcher Sigmund Freud. McLeod takes a historical approach to presenting these theories as they evolved in this article.
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Simply Psychology: Saul Mc Leod: Erik Erikson

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An article featuring ego psychologist, Erik Erikson's research of psychosocial behavior in humans. Understand the eight stages of his theory.
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Princeton: Gestalt Psychology

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This introduction to the theories of gestalt psychology reveals the work of Max Wertheimer, Wolfgang Kohler, and Kurt Koffka with visual examples.
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New World Encyclopedia: Abnormal Psychology

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Explains what the field of abnormal psychology covers, its historical roots, the different models used in the study of mental illness, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) used in diagnosis, and the...
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Simply Psychology: Language Acquisition

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides an overview of the theories of language acquisition put forward by B.F. Skinner and Noam Chomsky. Includes two videos.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: Literary Critical Theory: Interpretive Strategies

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Defines various critical approaches in brief. Click the Critical Theory link at the bottom of the page for more detail.
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Wikipedia: Personality Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on the psychology of personality gives information on the two traditional models, discusses the "N" and "S" personality types, and briefly mentions criticisms leveled at the two models.
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Psychology World: Cognitive Dissonance

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An explanation of the three fundamental assumptions of the cognitive dissonance theory. Also presents an experiment that was conducted as an example that shows how the theory works.
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York University

Classics History of Psychology: Commentary Origin/development of Psychoanalysis

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Brief biography of Freud; discussion of his major theories about hysteria, dream interpretation, self-analysis, oedipus complex, etc. Makes references to several of Freud's books and papers.
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Sonoma State University

Sonoma State University: Alfred Adler's Individual Psychology

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Gives biographical overview and explanations of Adler's theories.
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Moral Development and Moral Education

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at several theories of moral development including Piaget, Kohlberg, and Gilligan. Must click on Overview of Moral Development and Education on right side of screen. Links to several articles on moral education.
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California State University

California State University: Curiosity and Exploration

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California State University student research into the psychological theories of curiosity and what motivates people to do what they do.

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