The Perspectives of Psychology
By Therese Nemec
Students read about the six theoretical perspectives used to explore psychological events and do an interactive exercise.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Exercise
By Pamela West
In this learning activity you'll use Maslow's Hierarchy and choose which need is taking precedence and which is being sacrificed in each situation.
Deal Me In!
By Kathy Lich
In this learning activity you'll practice using inductive reasoning to draw conclusions.
Learning About Multiple Intelligences in the Land of Oz (Screencast)
In this screencast, students read about the seven types of intelligence identified by psychologist Dr. Howard Gardner. They then review the type(s) of intelligence of each character in the Land of Oz.
Perception - Understanding the World Around You
By VickyWeiland
Learn the definition of perception, its process and how it affects communication
Perception- Believing Is Seeing
By Carol May
In this learning activity you'll view a library of figures demonstrating various concepts in visual perception.
Operant Conditioning
In this learning activity you'll analyze a scenario using operant conditioning. (For security reasons, the ability to email results to your instructor at the end of the lesson has been disabled)
A Rabbit or a Duck: An Ambiguous Figure
In this learning activity you'll discover how perception influences understanding.
Angles Within Angles
In this learning activity you'll discover how visual perception of size is influenced by what's surrounding an image.
Stacked Cubes: An Unstable Figure
In this learning activity you'll discover how visual perception influences your understanding of unstable figures.
Demand Characteristics: A Pitfall in Research
Students read about the phenomenon of people trying to do their best to be good subjects when participating in research.
A Goose or a Hawk: An Ambiguous Figure
In this learning activity you'll discover how the visual perception concept influences your understanding of ambiguous figures.
Six-Pointed Figure
In this learning activity you'll discover how the concept of unstable figures influences your perception of an image.
Understanding the Stages of Learning
By Beth Dailey
Students test their understanding of the five stages of learning.
Circles in Circles
In this learning activity you'll discover how perception of size is influenced by what's surrounding an image.
Similar Squares
Folded Paper: An Unstable Figure
In this learning activity you'll discover how the visual perception concept influences your understanding of unstable figures.
All Is Vanity: An Ambiguous Figure
In this learning activity you'll discover how your visual perception influences your understanding of ambiguous figures.
Cubes or Bricks: An Unstable Figure
Surrounded Circles
In this learning activity you'll discover how visual perception is influenced by what's surrounding the image.
Exploring Memory
The student reads about encoding, storage, and retrieval and test his or her memory in an interactive exercise.
Psychology and Research
Students read about the scientific method and the three main types of research. They enter their answers to questions on the screen.
Overlapping Circles: An Unstable Figure
Squares In and Out
Linking Boxes: An Unstable Figure