Research Guides: Open Educational Resources Subject Guide: Psychology

Course Materials

e-Source Research
20 interactive chapters with authoritative answers to methodological questions on behavioral and social science research. With contributions from a team of international experts, this anthology provides the latest information on addressing emerging challenges in public health.
The National Institute of Mental Health Publications
The NIMH provides many publications, including booklets, brochures and fact sheets on a wide variety of topics.
Merlot
Tutorial
The Psych Files
Psychologist Michael Britt has created this podcast for those interested in the topic of psychology and how psychological theory can be seen in everyday life.
PSYBLOG
PSYBLOG is a collection of blog articles on recent research findings or topics of interest in psychology. The studies covered have been published in reputable academic journals in many different areas of psychology.
Psychology in the 21st Century from the Open University
Psychology is not a simple subject. This unit examines how different aspects of human behavior provide the focus for different psychologists. Using learning as an example, you will discover how many different approaches can be adopted thus illustrating that there is no single way of answering psychological questions.
The Body: A Phenomenological Psychological Perspective from The Open University
The body has traditionally been treated as a biological object in psychology. However, is there more to our bodies than that? Some psychologists recognize that we relate to other people and the world about us through our body. This unit explores the theoretical perspective on embodiment: the phenomenological psychological perspective.

Courses

MIT OpenCourseWare
The human brain is the most complex, sophisticated, and powerful information-processing device known. To study its complexities, the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology combines the experimental technologies of neurobiology, neuroscience, and psychology, with the theoretical power that comes from the fields of computational neuroscience and cognitive science.
PSYCH101: Introduction to Psychology
This course will introduce you to the fundamental principles of psychology and to the major subjects of psychological inquiry. It has been designed to not only provide you with the tools necessary for the study of psychology but to present you with a sampling of the major areas of psychology research.

Textbooks

Boundless Psychology (Lumen Learning)
This introductory psychology textbook covers biology, language, human development, emotions, personality, disorders, and more. It can be adopted in full or customized to fit your course needs.
OpenStax College
Provided by Rice University and supported by many education foundations. OpenStax provides quality free textbooks to meet your course needs.
Open Textbook Library
Introduction to Psychology. Created by the University of Minnesota and now part of a large network of universities, Open Textbook College provides free high quality textbooks.

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Open Textbook Library
Social Psychology.
Milne Open Textbooks (formerly State University of New York (SUNY))

Videos

TED Talks - Psychology Channel
UC Berkeley
Introduction to the principal areas, problems, and concepts of psychology
A Class Divided
This is one of the most requested programs in FRONTLINE's history. It is about an Iowa schoolteacher who, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in 1968, gave her third-grade students a first-hand experience in the meaning of discrimination. This is the story of what she taught the children, and the impact that lesson had on their lives.
Inside the Teenager Brain
In "Inside the Teenage Brain," FRONTLINE chronicles how scientists are exploring the recesses of the brain and finding some new explanations for why adolescents behave the way they do.
Crime 101
A series of "crime drama" videos and associated instructional videos that explore a range of psychological applications to the criminal justice process.
Stanford Prison Experiment
What happens when you put good people in an evil place? Does humanity win over evil, or does evil triumph? These are some of the questions we posed in this dramatic simulation of prison life conducted in the summer of 1971 at Stanford University.
What Makes Us Happy?
We all want to be happy. But how, exactly, do you go about it? More stuff or less? More choice or less? The answers -- from psychologists, journalists, Buddhist monks -- may surprise you. Curated by TED