Directory: Science: Social Sciences: Psychology: Social (178)

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Stanford Prison Experiment - Philip Zimbardo's website about his classic study. Contains a 42 page slideshow with videoclips of the original experiment with Zimbardo's commentary, points for discussion, and links to related sites.

Resources for Teaching Social Psychology - Links to resources including lecture notes, introductions to specific research areas and methodologies, writing and study guides, and class assignments.

A Sociological Social Psychology - A tour through social psychology from the nature-nurture debate through to the psychology of urbanisation, all from a sociological perspective.

Social Cognition Paper Archive - Abstracts and preprints of research papers, and links to researchers in the field.

Consumer Behavior and Marketing: The Psychology of Consumers - Provides an overview of topics in consumer psychology from a marketing point of view.

Social Psychology Basics - Electronic textbook by Professor George Boeree, with chapter topics including person perception, persuasion, conformity, and sociobiology.

Traffic Psychology - Research articles on the social psychology of driving and road rage, by Leon James, Professor at the University of Hawaii.

Humor as a Defense Mechanism in the Holocaust - An investigation by Chaya Ostrower for her PhD on the types and functions of humor used by Jews during the Holocaust.

Nonverbal Communication Research - News, links to researchers and labs, online articles, and teaching resources.

Geneva Emotion Research Group - Theoretical and empirical psychology research group at the University of Geneva. Research interests and contact details for group members; online abstracts and publications lists; details of current research. Some text in German.

SPSP Mentorship Program - Offers free email-based career mentoring in personality and social psychology to students from underrepresented groups in psychology (e.g., ethnic and racial minorities).

Sociophysiology - Research group at the University of Bern's Department for Psychiatric Neurophysiology, using novel methodology to investigate nonverbal behaviour and communication. Includes summaries of findings. Some content in German only.

Nonverbal Behavior and Communication - Research papers, abstracts, and links to research labs and online experiments.

Culture and Emotion Lab - Lab of Jeanne L. Tsai, assistant professor of psychology at Stanford University. Includes current research, publications, how to participate, related links, and the General Ethnicity Questionnaire.

Community Psychology UK - Provides links and information relevant to the field of community psychology.

European Network of Community Psychologists - Provides information about research and education in the field of community psychology.

Quality of Life Research Center - Positive psychology research institute. Includes listing of research projects, staff profiles, and contact details

Biology of Aggression - Science Friday audio discussion of the role of genes and family environment in aggression, featuring Adriane Raine, Dorothy Nelkin, and Craig Ferris.

Decision Making - Science Friday audio discussion of the involvement of emotion and ventromedial prefrontal cortex in decision making, featuring Daniel Tranel and Scott Plous.

Social Psychological Principles in Humor - Popular cartoons with psychological analysis of their themes.

Implicit Association Test - Educational resource and research site for investigations in implicit social cognition. Includes online tests for implicit preferences for racial groups, age groups, political candidates, and associations between gender and academic domains.

Community Psychology Network (CPN) - A searchable guide to the field of community psychology, prevention, intervention, and action research.

UMass Adult Attachment Lab - Details of research projects, list of recent publications, instruments and measures for attachment research, and an attachment research network.

Applied Social Psychology Laboratory - Details of research focused on the psychology of families, politics, and law. The laboratory is a part of the Catholic University of Milan.

Nijmegen Cultural Psychology Group - Research group focusing on youth culture, male-female relationships, sexual behavior, the construction of a philosophy of life, and the contemporary development of new religious forms. Includes information about recent activities, past and current research, and a selection of papers and abstracts.

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