The Innocence Project
This organization works to exonerate individuals who have been falsely convicted and sentenced to prison for crimes that they did not commit. Read more about the work that they do on their website. http://www.innocenceproject.org/
"The Magic of the Mind": How Can Eyewitness Testimony Go Wrong?
Innocent People, Confessing to Crimes...Why?
Psyc Website
Psychology World is a pretty comprehensive interactive website that provides easy to use information that enhances the content that we discuss in class. There are also interesting quizzes and facts on this site that may aid some of you in grasping the material.
http://www.psychologistworld.com/
http://www.psychologistworld.com/
Texas researcher's study linking autism and vaccines retracted by British medical journal
The College Calculation
Hispanic Immigrants’ Children Fall Behind Peers Early, Study Finds
Spanked Kids = Lower IQs?
This preliminary study has found a correlation between children who are spanked often and its impact on their Intelligence Quotient.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1926222,00.html
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1926222,00.html
Parents' Talks Can Make Kids Drive Safer
Can Evolution Run in Reverse?
Apparently not, according to a recent study.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/science/29evol.html?ref=science
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/science/29evol.html?ref=science
NFL and the everlasting Dementia Debate
Sports Pychology is a very lucrative aspect of Psychology that unfortunately, we don't get to touch on during this course. However, someone in one of the classes asked me about it so when I read this article, I wanted to share it just in case it piqued anyone's interest for a research paper topic. Essentially, if you are not aware, there has always been long standing speculation and subsequent research about the lasting impact of the hits on the head that NFL players take during games. This is essentially the same concern for boxers and various other athletes who participate in heavy contact sports.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/sports/football/01dementia.html?ref=sports
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/sports/football/01dementia.html?ref=sports
Coping with Alzeimer's Disease
Alzheimer's is expexcted to increase along with our increasing geriatric population. This article is a great resource for anyone who may be interested in choosing this topic for their research paper.
http://health.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-alzheimers-ess.html
Extreme Grieving
Many of us rarely want to think about our deaths or the deaths of loved ones, but it is a part of life. This NY Times article focuses on those who are not able to adequately cope with the death of a loved one, and take a much longer, painful route to recovery after such a loss. We will be talking about death and dying when we cover Human Development.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/health/29grief.html?_r=1&ref=health
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/health/29grief.html?_r=1&ref=health