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Academic Earth

Academic Earth provides videos of lectures by top scholars in "Subjects" that range from Astronomy to Entrepreneurship to Religion, from "Universities" as celebrated as MIT, Berkeley, Harvard, and Stanford. Visitors must register to view the lectures, but registration is free. There are over 1500 video lectures available, with more being added everyday. In addition to viewing the lectures...

https://academicearth.org/
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ACT Raising Safe Kids Program

Launched by the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2001, and revised several times since, the ACT Raising Safe Kids Program relies on research evidence to provide training about positive, effective parenting. Coordinated by the APA's Violence Prevention Office, ACT aims to "strengthen family and improve parenting skills and practices to create safe and healthy environments" for kids. The...

http://www.apa.org/pi/prevent-violence/programs/act.aspx
AllPsych Online: The Virtual Psychology Classroom

For instructors or students looking for material on many aspects of psychology, the AllPsych Online site may prove to be indispensable. The site was started in 1999, and it contains eight primary sections which cover everything from classic psychology studies to an extensive reference area. First-time visitors may wish to start by looking through the "Reference" area, which features an expanded...

https://allpsych.com/
American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association (APA) is the primary professional organization that represents the interests of a wide variety of psychology professionals, including those working in the fields of clinical, behavioral, and experimental psychology. There's a great deal of interest for both professional psychologists and students of psychology here, including the popular "Monitor on...

https://www.apa.org/
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American Psychological Association Help Center

The American Psychological Association (APA) is the world's largest scientific and professional psychological organization, with a membership of well over 100,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. Now the research and advocacy of this venerable institution is available in easily digestible nuggets via the APA Help Center. The Help Center Interest Areas (Work & School,...

https://www.apa.org/helpcenter/index
American Psychological Society: Teaching Resources

Teachers of psychology looking for high-quality resources to augment their students' classroom experience need look no further than this collection of online materials. Compiled by the American Psychological Society, the links are divided into topical sections that include health psychology, statistics, clinical psychology, research methods, and a dozen other topics. Visitors to the site will find...

https://psych.hanover.edu/APS/teaching.html
American RadioWorks: Design of Desire

Wants are much different than needs, though it would seem that various groups do a very good job of convincing individuals that they need all types of consumer goods. This rather insightful documentary from American RadioWorks looks into the world of buying and selling by talking with marketers, scientists, designers, and others. Produced by Chris Julin, Ochen Kaylan, and Ellen Guettler, the...

http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/design/
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APA: Education and Psychology

The American Psychological Association (APA) has been disseminating empirically based psychological information since its founding in 1892. On this portion of the APA site dedicated to Education and Psychology, readers will find articles in four categories: Pre-K to 12 Education, Undergraduate Education, Graduate and Postgraduate Education, and Continuing Education. Each category is packed with...

http://www.apa.org/education/
Association for Applied Sport Psychology

The three interrelated focus areas of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) are health and exercise psychology, performance psychology and social psychology. The aim of the Association is to see how "participation in sport, exercise, and physical activity may enhance personal development and well-being throughout the life span." Visitors will find that the "About" section of their...

https://appliedsportpsych.org/
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Association for Psychological Science

The Association for Psychological Science (APS), founded in 1988, seeks to “promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of human welfare.” This website takes a step toward that goal. Start with the homepage, where you can find a list of links to Psychological Science in the News, featuring up to date...

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/
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