New ToPIX Content: 10/17/13
This update includes additions to the Grading Rubrics page,
Human Factors in the News, Psychological Disorders Video, Social Video, and
Cognitive Video pages.
Bill Altman posted a Human Development
Portfolio Rubric from Nicole Kras to the Grading Rubrics page. Check out the
page here
or go directly to the rubric here.
Jessica
Hartnett posted a link to an NPR story about human factors issues as they
relate to subway map preferences in Boston. Read more on the Human Factors in the News page.
Doug Maynard
posted a link to the “This American Life” radio show, Episode
507: Confessions. Excerpts of the show could be used for topics spanning the
areas of Psychological Disorders (obsessive-compulsive disorder), Social Psychology (social influence), or Cognition (as it relates to confirmation bias).
Thanks
again to Bill, Jessica, and Doug for their contributions to ToPIX!
If
you have found ToPIX useful, please consider contributing your suggestions for
content! You are welcome to update the wiki yourself or simply shoot me
an email: (TOPIX@TeachPsych.org).
