| Reviewed: |
Jun 23, 2012 by Psychology |
| Overview: |
PSYBLOG is a collection of blog articles on recent findings or topics of interest in psychology. The studies covered have been published in reputable academic journals in many different areas of psychology.
Information is presented in an accessible and interesting way that would likely appeal to students (at all levels) and the general public. Topics are slightly restricted, but still broad enough to be of interest and use to a diverse audience. The blog has over 50,000 readers and is written and designed by Jeremy Dean, a researcher at University College London. |
| Learning Goals: |
• The reader/learner will acquire introductory knowledge and understanding of high interest psychology topics. |
| Target Student Population: |
Students in any level of study from middle school, high school, college, graduate, and post-graduate would find the site interesting. It would be of most value to those in middle school, high school, undergraduate psychology classes, and those no longer in school who would not likely have access to databases and are just interested in exploring psychology. Students at the graduate level might need more depth, but would likely still enjoy reading the articles. |
| Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills: |
The material is presented in such a way that readers would likely need very little background knowledge in psychology. However, having some basic understanding may help readers glean more information from the site. |
| Type of Material: |
Collection of articles (articles on a variety of topics likely of interest to students and the general public) |
| Recommended Uses: |
• The collection would be useful for students looking for research ideas or those just interested in psychology who want to skim through one site for summary information rather than use the research databases. It is a useful site to begin a search, or to get basic information from the field of psychology.
• The collection also could be useful as supplementary readings to complement assigned academic readings in a class. It could be particularly useful in an introductory psychology course as it presents material in an easily readable and interesting format. |
| Technical Requirements: |
Requires an Internet connection and compatible browser (accessed using Chrome Browser for the desktop and Mozilla Firefox 11) |
