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American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association is the largest organization of psychologists in the United States. It publishes a number of journals on psychological topics and has books and brochures available. Undergraduate student members are welcome.

American Psychological Society

The American Psychological Society promotes and advances research and applications in psychology. Student affiliate memberships are available.

Canadian Psychological Association/Société canadienne de psychologie

The CPA is a national voluntary organization with over 4,000 members, representing the interests of psychologists and advocating the development of national standards and ethical principles. National conferences, scientific journals, and mainstream publications are used to disseminate information. Collaborative relationships are maintained with other provincial and national associations and with government departments in order to advance the objectives of the association.

Even the Rat Was White: A Historical View of Psychology (1976, 1994)

This critique of psychology rests on the premise that in its first century, psychology has systematically excluded important sociocultural factors, particularly race and ethnicity. Guthrie offers suggestions for the promotion of a more inclusive science of human behavior.

The Great Psychologists (1986)

This fascinating book explores the early psychologists’ views of mental processes and behavior.

How to Think Straight About Psychology (1993)

This excellent book explores how psychologists think about behavior. Special attention is given to creating and defending arguments based on scientific evidence.

Is Psychology the Major for You? (1987)

This book is must reading for anyone interested in a career in psychology. The authors give insights into what it is like to work in a number of different areas of psychology, from clinical to experimental to industrial/organizational.

Library Use: A Handbook for Psychology
(2nd ed.) (1992)

From this book you will learn about selecting, defining, and locating topics for library search in psychology. The topics chosen appeal to the interests of many psychology students, and you don’t need to have highly technical knowledge to use the book.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (1994, 4th ed.)

This is the style manual used by researchers and students in psychology and other behavioral and social sciences. The manual provides publication information that includes the topics of organization, writing, submitting manuscripts, reducing bias in language, referencing, and general policies and ethics in scientific publication.

Untold Lives: The First Generation of American Women Psychologists (1987)

This well-crafted volume uses a research method called historiography to capture the struggles of America’s pioneering women psychologists. The authors constructed the stories of the earliest women in psychology from correspondence, archives, and interviews and concluded that their collective experience documented harsh discriminatory practices that placed obstacles in the paths of talented women. The authors also review what aspects have changed for women in psychology since that time.

The Science Game (1993)

This popular book covers a number of important ideas about conducting research in psychology in an entertaining and informative way.

Internet Resources

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A comprehensive site about the content and services of psychology, including active research departments.

http://www.hanover.edu:80/psych/hanpsyc.html

Participate in experiments and explore job possibilities among other activities posted on the web site.

http://psy.ucsd.edu/otherpsy.html

List of psychology departments around the world.

http://www.hanover.edu/psych/APS/aps.html

Web site for the American Psychology Society, which is dedicated to advancing the scientific aspects of psychology.

http://www.apa.org/

Web site for the American Psychological Association, a professional group that advocates for clinical practice and science.

http://www.psych-web.com/

A comprehensive site operated by Georgia Southern University, including career tips, research strategies, and special features.

http://www.cwu.edu/-warren/today.html

Explore what happened on today’s date in history related to psychology via the American Psychological Association.

http://www.cwu.edu/-warren/today.html

Cyberlink explores electronic journals and databases researchers use in psychology.

http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols/famous.html

Browse through famous historical figures in psychology.

http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols/ethics.html

Investigate how psychologists adhere to ethical standards in research, teaching, and practice at the MegaPsych web site.

http://www.utc.edu/-psichi/Psichi.htm

Check out the national honorary society for excellence in undergraduate psychology study.

http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/pubinfo.html

APA offers some tips on how to apply psychology to concerns in daily life.

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