Social Psychology
By: Melissa, Billy,
Jeremy, Claire
USEFUL PSYCHOLOGY SEARCH
& RESEARCH LINKS
- American
Psychology Assosiation Online
- The American Psychological Association website has many useful
tools. A large feature is its "headline" section where
new stories and studies are revealed involving psychology. There
is a members only area where users can get even more up-to-date
info. Books, videos and merchendise can also be purchased right
off of the site and there are a lot of useful links to other
sites regarding APA and psychology.
- University
of Minnesota Duluth Psychology Department
- This is the Psychology Department at UMD's website. A brief
description of the Department is laid out at the begining of
the page. Links on this page include; news, undergraduate info,
people, internships, on-line coarses, multimedia events, forms,
links and UMD homepage. If you are having trouble finding what
you are looking for, you can type what you need and a search
within the site will be performed.
- Social
Psychology
- This is the American Psychologicl Society website. This site
does not have an extensive amount of information, but members
do have more access if they choose. An advertisement fot the
15th annuel convention of the society is found at the top of
the page. News and new research sections are found at the bottom
of the page, but are actually a small section of the site. This
site is helpful to most students who are looking for guidance
in the field of psychology.
- About
Psychology as a whole
- This psychology website's main feature is looking at what
is "in the spotlight." This is where headline stories
regarding psychology are found. There is an extensive number
of links, many being subfields of Psychology. Sponsored links
regarding psychology in people's lifestyles are found near the
end of the website. Along with these are small advertisements
for a couple of universities that specialize in Psychology.
Professor Guinta
Summary
of project
In our interview
of professor Steven Giunta, we accomplished many things. We first
gave an overview of the different types of tasks a psychologist
may come in contact with. He might have to write a paper, teach
a class, or persuade his peers. These are just a small example
of the numerous tasks a psychologist may have to perform. Next,
we decided to analyze our actual interview with Giunta. Giunta
is a very interesting man, perhaps most striking of his many
traits was his lack of an ego. He seemed very genuine, and enthusiastic
about working with students, instead of looking down on them.
In his interview we learned of his past experience working with
Delta Airlines, which lead to his realization that he wanted
to help people, and not perform a boring, monotonous job. A vast
spectrum of the reasons a psychologist needs to write was next
on the agenda. They may have to write a report, a novel, or a
syllabus as in the case of Giunta. This lead into our analysis
of Giunta's writing sample. The sample was a plea to use a mediation
process, rather than the current litigation process, in legal
cases regarding neglectful parents. Giunta's contention in that
the current litigation proceedings force the parents, children
and court system in direct opposition to each other. Mediation
offers a middle ground where all three sides work together, rather
than against each other. Our report also included some basic
facts about the field of psychology, average salary and data
on room for advancement in the field were offered. We found this
project to be very enlightening. Giunta provided us with the
ability to get a small window into his world, and the world of
a psychologist in America.