Psychology Student Resources

Resources for Current Students

Departmental Links Declared majors: see "PSYMAJ" in Blackboard FAQs about the Major Psychology Major Requirements Senior Thesis Program - information and application Rosenberg Student Research Award - information and application Neuroscience Program Books & Movies (add your own favorite) How to ask for a Letter of Recommendation How to E-mail a Professor	Effective Study Habits & Tips on Reading Primary Sources Strategies for Success in College Tips for Effective Studying Doing Well in Class Muhlenberg Academic Success Workshops How to Read an Empirical Journal Article Finding, Reading and Citing Articles And still more On-Line Research Studies
Participating in Research Studies Muhlenberg PSY 101: L.O.C. Requirement Participate in On-Line Research Studies More On-Line Research Studies	Designing & Running a Study Finding Measures, Scales & Manipulations Ethics, Consent and Sign-Up Forms Procedures for Running Participants at Muhlenberg (PDF) Tutorial on Ethics/Informed Consent Conducting Research on the Internet (PDF) Random Number Generator
Statistics SPSS Guide Statistical Tests Decision Tree (PDF) Statistical Tests Decision Tree 2 (PDF) APA Style for Stats Research Reports (Word Doc)	Library Resources Finding, Reading and Citing Articles Trexler Library Library Instruction Guides for Psych Courses PSYCHINFO Full User Guide from Ebscohost Quick PSYCHINFO Guide from Ebsco (PDF)
Writing Papers Psychology Papers - General Advice Writing Empirical Research Papers: Beginners Writing Empirical Research Papers: Advanced (PDF) Avoiding Inappropriate Paraphrasing What is Plagiarism? Safe Practices to Avoid Accidental Plagiarism Summary Guidelines for Unbiased Language, 6th Ed. (PDF) Language Use for Gender, 6th Ed. (PDF) Language Use for Sexual Orientation, 6th Ed. (PDF) Finding, Reading and Citing Articles Muhlenberg College Writing Center	APA Style Basics Tutorial (w/audio), 6th Ed. Annotated Sample Paper, 6th Ed. (PDF) Finding, Reading and Citing Articles Summary Guidelines for Unbiased Language, 6th Ed. (PDF) Language Use for Gender, 6th Ed. (PDF) Language Use for Sexual Orientation, 6th Ed. (PDF) APA Style for Stats Research Reports (Word Doc)
Presenting Research Creating a Poster Presentation Giving a Research Talk Wordle - Create visual word "clouds" based on word frequency Psychology Day	Research Apprenticeships, Fellowships, Independent Research & Funding Undergrad Research Fellowships, Summer Programs & Funding Resources APA Links for Research Opportunities & Internships About PSY 270 and PSY 970 Psychology Senior Thesis Program Rosenberg Student Research Award - information and application
Internships & Volunteer Work Internships, Summer Programs & Funding Resources APA Links for Research Opportunities & Internships Declared majors can access a list of internship sites w/contact information via Blackboard Community Volunteering Muhlenberg’s Career Center Muhlenberg Internship Manual	Organizations Muhlenberg's Psychology Club (see Dr. Bips) Psi Chi Association for Psychological Science (APS) American Psychological Association (APA) Eastern Psychological Association Society for Personality & Social Psychology Society for Neuroscience National Association of School Psychologists
Graduate School If You're Thinking about Graduate School.... I Want to Go to Graduate School, Now What? Extensive Links on all Aspects of Grad School Self-Quiz about Careers in Counseling Careers in Counseling and Psychotherapy Graduate School - Child Clinical Psychology (PDF) Kisses of Death in Grad School Applications (PDF) How to Ask for a letter of recommendation Example Academic Vita Online Psychology Career Center	Career Information Overview of Careers in Psychology Self-Quiz about Careers in Counseling Careers in Counseling and Psychotherapy Career Information Links Online Psychology Career Center Careers in Animal Behavior Careers in Psychology with a Bachelor's Degree Areas of Psychology (an eclectic list) Asking for a letter of recommendation Muhlenberg’s Career Center Info. for Psych Majors
Additional Psychology Links Resources in Multicultural Psychology Amoeba Web Psych Web Psychology Tutorials & Demonstrations Dr. Scuitto’s Links Hanover College Links Albion College Links SPN Psychology Links Search Engine Areas of Psychology (an eclectic list)	Psychology in the News