This is the second in a continuing series of teaching aid handbooks published by the American Psychological Association. The handbook contains almost 90 activities to use on the subjects of methodology, learning and memory, sensory processes and perception, developmental psychology, personality, use of computers, and statistical concepts. The activities in the handbook can be used by students at secondary level and undergraduates and are designed for ease of use by the instructor.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Needs updating:
APA really needs to update this text as it is close to 10 years old now, and many of the supplies needed for the activities are difficult to obtain.
Loved this book!:
I use this book in my high school psychology class. Many of the experiments were originally done on college age students, but I find it highly applicable to juniors and seniors as well. I only wish I could use more of the experiments but because of lack of time I do not get to them.
Creative and Fun!:
This was an excellent resource for my high school Psychology course. This book offers a variety of ideas for all of the major areas studied in an introductory psychology course. There were some great ideas/games that I used as demonstrations at the beginning of class to grab their attention. For example, we played the "hot and cold game" to demonstrate operant conditioning, as well as the "telephone" game to demonstrate aspects of memory. The students enjoyed the ideas this book had to offer, and I had fun... more info
A lifesaver for first time teachers:
I recently taught Introductory Psychology for the first time, and this book was a great help in designing my course. For each area of psychology, I chose activities from this book to illustrate key concepts. Every activity that I tried went over well with my students.
