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APP OF THE WEEK — Psychology Spotlight
Psychology Spotlight by Wiley Publishing (free for iOS: iPad and iPhone) “The app shines a powerful spotlight on psychology, enabling you to read all the latest news and developments in your field instantly. Whether you want to keep track of broad trends across the discipline or focus in on a subfield. Psychology Spotlight… Read more »
WEB SITE OF THE WEEK: WILEY PLUS
WEB SITE OF THE WEEK Each week, the Psychology Update will highlight a website that is worth exploring by either the professor and/or student. The sites listed will be rich in content to supplement teaching and increase student engagement. WILEY PLUS https://www.wileyplus.com/WileyCDA/Section/Real-World-Psychology.id-819557.html WileyPLUS course: Real World Psychology by Karen Huffman, Catherine A. Sanderson With a… Read more »
NO CELEBRITIES HERE — NFL CAMPAIGN: “NO MORE” TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DESCRIPTION: Two brief articles (accompanied by videos) that are to serve as PSA (public service announcements) regarding domestic violence. The first is headlined in Time Magazine as “Watch the Chilling New Domestic Violence Ad You’ll See During the Super Bowl.” The article points out that the PSA is based on an actual 911 call for… Read more »
When White People See Themselves With Black Skin, Something Interesting Happens
Description: This Huffington Post article cites a study from the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences. It discusses how researchers using virtual reality experiments gave their subjects the opportunity to experience their bodies with different color skins, ages, and gender. The results suggested that unconscious racial biases could be reduced by having an individual become more… Read more »