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Adolescence, 9/e
John W. Santrock, University of Texas, Dallas

The Science of Adolescent Development

Web Links (Referenced in Text Margins)

Freud's Theory
(http://www.psychoanalysis.org/)

The web site of the Abraham A. Brill Library of the New York Psychoanalytic Association with extensive information about Freud's theory and links to personality research programs with a psychoanalytic orientation.
Horney's Theory
(http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/horney.html)

Includes a biography of Karen Horney and examination of her psychoanalytic theory.
Erikson's Theory
(http://snycorva.cortland.edu/~ANDERSMD/ERIK/welcome.html)

Provides a summary chart of Erikson's eight stages, a biography of Erikson, critiques and controversies related to Erikson's theory, and links to other sites with information about Erikson's views.
Piaget's Theory
(http://chd.gse.gmu.edu/immersion/knowledgebase/theorists/constructivism/Piaget.htm)

Read about numerous aspects of Piaget's Theory.
Vygotsky's Theory
(http://www.psy.pdx.edu/PsiCafe/KeyTheorists/Vygotsky.htm)

Explore Vygotsky's background, theoretical views, and applications to education.
Vygotsky's Theory
(http://www.teach-nology.com/currenttrends/constructivism/vygotsky/)

Explore Vygotsky's background, theoretical views, and applications to education.
Skinner's View
(http://www.gwu.edu/~tip/skinner.html)

An overview of Skinner's view of learning. Includes a video clip of Skinner discussing operant conditioning and provides links to other web sites with information about Skinner's ideas.
Albert Bandura
(http://www.gwu.edu/~tip/bandura.html)

Bronfenbrenner's Theory
(http://www.human.cornell.edu/faculty/facultybio.cfm?netid=ub11)

Bronfenbrenner and a Multicultural Framework
(http://www.treatment.org/taps/tap20/tap20debord.html)

Generating Research Ideas
(http://spsp.clarion.edu/mm/RDE3/C2/c2hypgen.html)

This web site has good strategies for generating research ideas. You are given opportunities to learn how theories are formed, how research hypotheses are generated and evaluated, and how science progresses.
Generating Research Ideas
(http://www.cs.queensu.ca/home/janice/nserc/node2.html)

This web site has good strategies for generating research ideas. You are given opportunities to learn how theories are formed, how research hypotheses are generated and evaluated, and how science progresses.
Adolescence Research Journals
(http://www.hec.ohio-state.edu/famlife/adolescence/adolmain.htm)

This web site can give you access to information about a number of research journals in the area of adolescent development and other resources.
Correlational Research
(http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/tutorial/lamar/ylamar.htm)

Extensive information about correlation research. You can study correlation and causality, uses of the correlational method, how to plan various correlational studies, common mistakes in correlational studies, and understanding correlational statistics.
Experimental Research
(http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/tutorial/abrahams/sbk16m.htm)

Helps you learn how the experimental method works.
Ethical Principles
(http://www.apa.org/ethics/code.html)

This web site of the American Psychological Association on ethical principles with information about such topics as respecting others, nondiscrimination, sexual harassment, evaluation, assessment, intervention, teaching, training, supervision, and research.