Psychbytes

The following “bytes” are designed as supplemental resources to assist educators in teaching relevant psychological concepts.

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General Information for Psychology Students

How to create a poster presentation using PowerPoint

Careers and Graduate Studies in Psychology

Careers:
- Dr. Kit - Careers related to Psychology
  Dr. Kit Nast, Bishop State Community College
- Dr. Kit - Success at Work
  Dr. Kit Nast, Bishop State Community College
College Programs:
- Dr. Kit - Degrees in Psychology
  Dr. Kit Nast, Bishop State Community College
- Dr. Kit - Success In School
  Dr. Kit Nast, Bishop State Community College

General Psychology

Introductory Information:
- Did you know…? – Research Methodology
- Key terminology review - Intro to Psychology
- Key terminology review – Research Methodology
- Careers in Psychology (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Theoretical Perspectives (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Descriptive Research Methods (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Descriptive Research Methodology (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Understanding Experiments (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Critical Thinking (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Common Item Formats (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Properties and Types of Scales (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Correlations (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- What Psychologists Do (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Experiments (audio explanation)
- Scientific Thinking (audio explanation)
Human Development:
- Did you know…? – Human Development
- Key terminology review – Attachment, Cognition and Language Development
- Key terminology review – Social Development; Adolescence and Aging
- Teen Stars (multiple choice quiz)
  instructional content contributed by Dr. Andrew Johnson, Park University
- Assimilation and Accommodation (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Infant Reflexes (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Language Development (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Moral Development (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Gender Development (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Attachment Styles (audio explanation)
- Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development (audio explanation)
- Parentese (audio explanation)
- Piaget's Stages of Development (Flash demonstration)
- Metamemory (video explanation)
  Dr. William Wozniak, University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Naive Physics (video explanation)
  Dr. William Wozniak, University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Critical Periods (video explanation)
  Dr. Wayne Briner, University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Infant Reflexes (video explanation)
  Dr. Wayne Briner, University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Infant Senses (video explanation)
  Dr. Wayne Briner, University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Teratogens (video explanation)
  Dr. Wayne Briner, University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Play Years - Centration (video explanation)
- Play Years - Gender Development (video explanation)
- Adolescent Egocentrism (video explanation)
- Midlife Crisis (video explanation)
- Social Clock (video explanation)
Neurological Psychology:
- Did you know…? – Hormones & The Brain
- Key terminology review – Neurological Psychology
- The Brain (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Communication in the Nervous System (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Hemispheric Specialization (Flash demonstration)
States of Consciousness:
- Did you know…? – Consciousness
- Key terminology review – States of Consciousness
- Dreams (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- The Riddle of Hypnosis (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Effects of Psychoactive Drugs (audio explanation)
- Drug Classification (Fash demonstration)
- Sleep Stages (Flash demonstration)
Sensation and Perception:
- Did you know…? – Sensation and Perception
- Key terminology review – Sensation and Perception
- Depth Perception (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Gestalt Principles (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Vision (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Perceptual Powers (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Sensory Thresholds (audio explanation)
Thinking and Intelligence:
- Did you know…? – Thinking and Intelligence
- Key terminology review – Thinking and Cognition
- Teen Stars (multiple choice quiz)
  instructional content contributed by Dr. Andrew Johnson, Park University
- Barriers to Rational Reasoning (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Thinking and Reasoning (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Automatic & Controlled Response (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Bystander Effect (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Cognitive Dissonance (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Intelligence (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Theoretical Approaches to Intelligence (audio explanation)
- Teaching with Multiple Intelligences Example - Learning Colors (PowerPoint presentation)
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Memory:
- Did you know…? – Memory
- Key terminology review – Memory
- Retrieval Strategies (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Memory: Reconstructing the Past (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- How We Remember and Forget (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Eyewitness Testimony (audio explanation)
- Reconstructive Memory Processes (audio explanation)
- The Role of Encoding in Memory (Flash demonstration)
Learning:
- Did you know…? – Learning
- Key terminology review – Learning
- Key terminology review – Learning
- Classical Conditioning in Real Life (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Operant Conditioning (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Operant Conditioning (Flash demonstration)
- Classical Conditioning (Flash demonstration)
- Schedules of Reinforcement (Flash demonstration)
Personality:
- Defense Mechanisms (multiple choice quiz)
Biopsychology:
- Mimicry
  Dr. Joseph Benz, University of Nebraska at Kearney

Psychometrics

Introductory Information:
- Interactive Timeline of the History of Tests and Measurements
- Key terminology review – Overview
Statistics:
- Scale Types and Properties (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Z-scores (audio explanation)
- Using Standard Deviations (audio explanation)
- Key terminology review – Norms and Basic Statistics
Correlations:
- Key terminology review – Correlation and Regression
- How to Interpret Correlations (audio explanation)
Reliability and Validity:
- Key terminology review - Reliability
- Key terminology review - Validity
- The Role of Error (audio explanation)
Creating and Administering Tests:
- Common Item Formats (audio PowerPoint presentation)
- Key terminology review – Writing Test Items
- Key terminology review – Test Administration
- Example of Poor Test Administration (video)
- Example of Infant Cognitive Assessment (video)
Testing in Applied Settings:
- Key terminology review – Clinical, Counseling and Personality Testing
- Audio Response to a Word Association Task (audio explanation)
Bias in Testing:
- Key terminology review – Test Bias

Human Development

Introduction to Human Development
- Did You Know...? - Theories of Development, Prenatal Development, & Birth
Child Development
- Did You Know...? - Infant and Toddler Development
- Did You Know...? - Preschool Development
- Did You Know...? - Child Development
- Learning Colors (PowerPoint presentation)
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Adolescent Development
- Did You Know...? - Adolescent Development
- Teen Stars (multiple choice quiz)
  instructional content contributed by Dr. Andrew Johnson, Park University
Adult Development and Aging

Social Influence and Persuasion:

Unless otherwise specified, all instructional content created by Dr. Jean Mandernach (jeanmandernach@yahoo.com)
Interactive components and instructional design by Sarah Taylor (taylorss@alumni.unk.edu)