http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 03:40:50 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 03:40:50 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=79896 This site offers modules focusing on different aspects of psychology. The authors described it this way, "This site is designed to teach about psychological processes in a rich experiential setting. But we don't want to be dull and boring along the way. Cheesy? Sure! Silly? No doubt! Stuffy? Never!!! Asking ridiculous rhetorical questions? Guess I'll plead no contest there!" This site was selected as the 2005 Classics Award Winner of the Psychology Discipline because it provides a diverse collection of activities and demonstrations that serve to illustrate a variety of psychological concepts. The vast array of topics covered in ePsych ensures that most any psychology instructor can find something of use in this dynamic site - and students are sure to enjoy it. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76987 An interactive Flash movie on designed to help students learn all about the structures of the brain visible from a midsagittal section. The parts of the brain are taken apart and put back together to help teach students about the structure and function of the different parts. There is also a quiz to go along with the module. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83723 A tutorial with flash animations on the human systems; part of the Get Body Smart web site (by ConceptCreators, Inc.) called "An Online Examination Human Anatomy and Physiology." Includes skeletal system, musclular system, muscle tissue physiology, nervous system, circulatory system, respiratory system, urinary system, and histology. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=401789 An interactive tuitorial for nurses about psych pharmaceuticals with quizzes and completion certificates. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=77812 This site presents the basics of reinforcement and punishment in a two-step tutorial that includes examples and self-quizzes. Students must successfully demonstrate mastery of the first module to gain access to the second module. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83116 This site is designed to be a guide to research methods and topics in psychology. Theories, phases of research, and research methods are all discussed. Activities and quizzes sorted by level of difficulty are also provided. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81010 This tutotorial is one of two made available to the public that have been designed to support an advanced biological psychology course. The tutorial begins with an image about the internal structure of neurons, followed by a verbal explanation of the material addressed and then a self-test matching the visually based informationto labels. The final section of each tutorial consists of multiple-choice self-test items that test student knowledge of the material presented in the tutorial. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=87940 Pseudo-Isochromatic Plates for Color Vision Testing http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90935 Three tutorials on basic genetics, covering Mendelain inheritance, proabability and punnet squares, and extensions to Mendel such as incomplete, co-dominance, pleiotropy, etc. Each tutorial includes nice illustrative photos and figures, a multiple choice quiz at the end that gives prompt feedback on correct or incorrect answers, and a glossary. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=86393 This site has information about the anatomy of the human body and brain as well as how the brain interacts with the body. The anatomy portion has basic, interactive diagrams of muscles, skeleton, basic internal organs, and the nervous system. Each section also has interactive games to help reinforce learning.