Psychology-Related Links

The following are psychology-related links (listed in alphabetical order) reviewed and recommended by the Hood College faculty. 

Nothing here is meant to replace professional advice or care from a licensed mental health practitioner. 

American Psychological Association (APA) 
This link is to the American Psychology Association. This organization has approximately 130,000 members and 50 divisions with a wide variety of subspecialties. Within this link you will find a lot of information concerning both academic and applied issues in psychology. 

American Psychological Society (APS) 
The American Psychological Society has more than 10,000 members and is the largest general psychology organization focusing mainly on research. This link provides individuals with access to a plethora of information on teaching and research. One especially helpful feature is a link to many psychology department Web sites. 

Association for Death Education and Counseling
This is the home site for the Association of Death Education and Counseling. Information is available about the field of thanatology, journals, certification and other important information.

Careers in Psychology 
Dr. Margaret (Marky) Lloyd has put together an impressive Web site dedicated to answering questions about post-collegiate careers in psychology. Links to exploring career-related abilities and entry-level jobs for psychology majors make this site a popular destination for students. 

Center for Neuro Skills 
Information from one of the most respected brain rehabilitation facilities in the United States, The Center for Neuro Skills, is provided here. Highlights at this site include a brain injury map, mild head injury checklist and a pharmacology guide to the most commonly prescribed medications following TBI.

Divisions of the American Psychological Association 
The American Psychological Association currently consists of areas of specialization referred to as "divisions." In this informative site you will find descriptions of all current divisions, from Division 1: General Psychology to Division 51: The Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity. 

The Electronic Zoo 
This site contains a wealth of information pertaining to veterinary medicine and animals—both wild and domestic.

Evolutionary Psychology for the Common Person 
This colorful site addresses the field of evolutionary psychology across many levels. It offers a nice overall review of the field including an interesting essay concerning the question, "What is Evolutionary Psychology?" It also contains a well-developed recommended readings section which, in conjunction with Amazon.com, allows the visitor the ability to order the text directly from the site.

Gerontological Society of America 
Multidisciplinary society for professionals in the field of aging. Focuses on promoting the scientific study of aging.

Introduction to Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology 
A short video (04:12) created by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology providing an introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology and details about job opportunities. 

Maryland Psychological Association 
A task force has been established to develop this new site. The site is geared primarily toward current and potential M.P.A. member interests. 

Minnesota Raptor Center 
The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota provides medical treatment for injured birds of prey. This Web site includes general information about birds of prey, raptor images, raptor audio and educational projects.

Neurosciences on the Internet 
This site is an index of neuroscience resources available online. It covers information on neurobiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology, neurological diseases and cognitive science.

Powers of Persuasion 
This unique, award winning site uses posters from World War II is illustrate the potential power of persuasion through propaganda. The posters and their accompanying captions are divided into two basic categories; 1) those used to incite American patriotism and 2) those used to incite negative feelings towards the Nazis and their Allies.

Psychology Research on the Net 
This American Psychological Society site offers you the opportunity to be a subject in numerous online experiments in the fields of sensation and perception, social, cognitive and developmental psychology. 

Social Psychology Network 
This highly informative link (based at Wesleyan University) provides access to a ton of information of interest to social psychologists including: a rank-ordered list of U.S. Ph.D. graduate programs in psychology, home pages of some social psychologists and access to other sites dedicated to social psychology. 

The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 
This site is the home page of The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the official newsletter of the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology. In addition to providing back issues of the newsletter, the page has links to numerous other I/O related sites around the world, a graduate school handbook and job/grant information.

Stanford Prison Experiment 
This unique site, created by Philip Zimbardo, presents an in-depth review of the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment, which Zimbardo conducted in the 1970s. One of the highlights is a slide show of some of the more memorable events of the study. 

Whole Brain Atlas
Located at Harvard University, this informative and interactive site offers an exhaustive visual review of the human brain. Highlights include "Top 100 brain structures" and a "Name That Brain Structure" game.