http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:01 PDT Fri, 24 May 2013 14:57:01 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87873 An excellent brain atlas site, complete with scans associated with disorders. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=334550 Introduces the field of physical anthropology; Physical anthropology: study of human biology, nonhuman primates, and hominid fossil record; Places paleoanthropology within overall context of anthropological studies (along with cultural anthropology, linguistics, and archeology); Focus on physical anthropology and be oriented toward understanding of the natural and cultural factors involved in the evolution of the first hominids. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=353336 Psychology is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity, including relating to individuals' daily lives and the treatment of mental illness. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84895 This is an introduction to sociology textbook that is editable by the users (in wiki format). It was created for a class I was teaching and is publically available. The more people who use it, the better it will become. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=433542 Each chapter covers a period of historical time (e.g. a century). Sections within chapters describe what was going on in every geographical region of the world; each section provides a reference for that region in the subsequent chapter, i.e. in the next time period. The reader can thus get a snapshot of the entire world at a point in time by reading one chapter, or can follow the history of a region through time by linking to sections in successive chapters. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=352856 The American system of government, begun as an experiment in liberty and democracy in 1776, has proven to be remarkably resilient and adaptable. While often categorized as a democracy, the United States is more accurately defined as a constitutional federal republic. What does this mean? "Constitutional" refers to the fact that government in the United States is based on a Constitution which is the supreme law of the United States. The Constitution not only provides the framework for how the federal and state governments are structured, but also places significant limits on their powers. "Federal" means that there is both a national government and governments of the 50 states. A "republic" is a form of government in which the people hold power, but elect representatives to exercise that power. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=514046 This is a free, online textbook offered by the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development. "Based on decades of NICHD research on parenting, this 62-page booklet gives parents the tools they need to make their own decisions about successful parenting. The booklet provides real-world examples and stories about how some families include responding, preventing, monitoring, modeling, and mentoring in their own daily parenting activities.״ http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=434751 This is a free book that "describes the symptoms, causes, and treatments of the major anxiety disorders, with information on getting help and coping.״ It can be read at this site, downloaded as a pdf or ordered. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=434742 This is a free, online book that "describes ADHD symptoms, causes, and treatments, with information on getting help and coping." One can read the book here, download it as a pdf, or order a hard copy. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=537172 The 10 labratory activities in this manual cover the standard laboratory assignments: bone and bone feature identification; Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; living primate identification and lifestyles; bone interpretation; and lessons studying the skulls of the current known hominid ancestral forms. This books uses high quality color images and assignments that are available through creative-commons, thus avoiding copyright and royalty issues. Now other schools can use this material, saving their students the $65 cost of the commercially available one-time use black and white books.