Best of the Web: History & Social Sciences » Psychology

"The REVISED Online Psychology Dictionary currently defines nearly 400 terms, over 150 recently added."

"The American Psychological Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at the national level."

Provides "a collection of dates and brief descriptions of over 3100 events in the history of psychology." Searchable by date or keyword.

Provides either a 16-page PDF version or a hyperlinked version of the APA Ethical Principles document.

Explores the development of AI, "the area of computer science focusing on creating machines that can engage on behaviors that humans consider intelligent."

"This site is specific to the field of abnormal psychology. Here you will find different perspectives regarding the interpretation of abnormal behavior, many of the common types of disorders, as well as some information on treatment for certain types of disorders."

Biofeedback products and resources for home users.

"BrainNet distributes or assists in the distribution of information related to the central nervous system and various neurological disorders. What make us unique is that most of the information we distribute cannot be found on the Internet."

"In an effort to establish more complete and valuable information to impact violence-related policies, programs, and practices, CSPV works from a multi-disciplinary platform on the subject of violence and facilitates the building of bridges between the research community and the practitioners and policy makers."

"The Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) is committed to the development of mind and brain research aimed at investigating the psychological, computational, and neuroscientific bases of cognition."

Defines the basic concepts of cognitive science.

Directory of links divided into categories.

Provides links to online glossaries and dictionaries of psychology terminology.

This gateway provides research "viewpoints and practical suggestions about the practiceof health psychology in medical and rehabilitation settings."

Online publication featuring articles, book reviews, and links with the goal of bringing "into communication the variety of approaches to the understanding of human nature which have a regrettable tendency to be less in touch with one another than they might."

"This pamphlet was created by the American Psychological Association (APA) Science Directorate to help students and non-psychologists find relevant research on psychological topics of interest. This ranges from newspaper articles on current topics to detailed articles found in scientific journals. It is intended to provide a head start in finding where psychological research is published, how it is indexed, and where to go in the library to find different resources."

"Founded in 1979 as the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, NAMI today works to achieve equitable services and treatment for more than 15 million Americans living with severe mental illnesses and their families . Hundreds of thousands of volunteers participate in more than one thousand local affiliates and fifty state organizations to provide education and support, combat stigma, support increased funding for research, and advocate for adequate health insurance, housing, rehabilitation, and jobs for people with mental illnesses and their families."

Links to online resources.

"A searchable and browsable index of neuroscience resources available on the Internet: Neurobiology, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, psychology, cognitive science sites and information on human neurological diseases."

The Center for Cross-Cultural Research provides access to fulltext articles in the field of cultural and social psychology.

Guide to academic research literature in personality and personality theory.

Medical journal online since 1994.

This "online cognitive and social psychology laboratory site. . .consists of a set of interactive experiments, a cumulative data archive, download utilities for both data and experiment source code, downloadable Excel macros for analyzing data from the experiments, and support materials for those who want to use and/or develop experiments at the site."

Links to online resources divided by subject category.

A comprehensive and up-to-date index of psychology and social science journals on the web.

Examines approaches to psychology and research methods.

The Social Science Information Gateway "provides access to psychology resources on the Internet. Each resource has been evaluated and categorised using the APA PsycINFO coding scheme. The main focus of coverage in SOSIG is on areas of psychology relevant to the social sciences."

Articles and videos from BBC News on the idea of happiness.