Guides: Psychology: Websites

Useful Websites

Useful websites for Psychology

APA Style website
APA site providing information on writing in APA style, including APA 7th referencing
American Psychological Association
The APA is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. Find out about news and events and the latest APA research.
AllPsych Online: the virtual Psychology classroom
Over 2000 pages of psychology information including a Psychology dictionary, a timeline of Psychology and an index of psychiatric disorders.
Association for Psychological Science (APS) (formerly American Psychological Society)
A nonprofit organisation dedicated to the advancement of scientific psychology and its representation at the national and international level
The Barbary Macaque Project
This project started in 2008 as a collaboration between Dr. Majolo and Professor Quarro. The project aims to understand the socioecology of the Barbary Macaque in order to shed light on the ecological and social factors affecting primate social behaviour.
British Psychological Society
Represents psychology and psychologists in the UK. It is responsible for the development, promotion and application of psychology for the public good. Includes the BPS Directory and register of Chartered Psychologists.
Centre for Mental Health
Centre for Mental Health has a focus on criminal justice, employment, mental health at work, recovery and children, with supporting work on broader mental health and public policy.
CogPrints
Electronic archive for self-archive papers in any area of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Linguistics.
Human Behavior & Evolution Society
HBES is a society for all those studying the evolution of human behaviour.
Institute of Psychiatry (Kings College London)
Europe’s largest centre for research and post-graduate education in psychiatry, psychology, basic and clinical neuroscience. The IoP is a School of King’s College London.
Mental Health Foundation
The UK's leading mental health research, policy and service improvement charity.
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
The Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (CBU) is an internationally leading centre for cognitive science and its translation into benefits for health and well-being.
The Personality Project
Aims to share scientific personality theory and research with academic researchers, students and those interested in personality research. This is a joint product of the members of the Personality, Motivation and Cognition laboratory at Northwestern University.
Primate Info Net
Website of the National Research Center of primates, which is based in the University of Wisconsin, US.
Primate Society of GB
Website of the primate society of GB, which is dedicated to advancing primate research, conservation and captive care.
Psychology resources (Centre for Psychology of Athabasca University)
This list of psychology resources is based at the Centre for Psychology of Athabasca University in Athabasca, Alberta, Canada.
PsycTech (Psychology Technicians)
Site for the University of Lincoln Psychology technicians, with information about SONA, survey platforms and support available.
SafetyLity
This website provides abstracts of reports from researchers who work in more than 30 professional disciplines relevant to preventing unintentional injuries, violence and self harm.
Social Psychology Network
A suite of nonprofit web sites supported by the National Science Foundation.
WHO Mental Health
World Health Organization information about mental health.

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