Interactive Links

Active Learning Exercise

• Why are "Pseudo" Personality Tests So Popular?
  Explore four important logical fallacies, the Barnum effect, the fallacy of positive instances, the self-serving bias, and ad hoc explanations, that help explain why people enjoy horoscopes and pseudo personality tests.
  
  

• That's My Theory?
  Interview three giants in the field of psychology to determine which one is Dr. Freud.   This brief game show briefly discusses the theory of Dr. Freud and two other well known psychologists.  Try it, you will have fun.
  

Freud

• Sigmund Freud and The Freud Archives
  This is a collection of Internet links to Freud related sites. (See also pages 475-482 in Psychology in Action, 5e.)
  
  
• Sigmund Freud - The Father of Psychoanalysis This site is maintained by the Austrian National Tourist Office. It has links to Freud's biography and brief descriptions of the work of his followers.
  
  
• The Abraham A. Brill Library of the New York Psychoanalytic Institute
  This page contains links to many psychoanalytic related resources.
  
  

Humanistic Psychology

• A Guide to Humanistic Psychology
  This page by the Association for Humanistic Psychology has just about all the information you would ever want for a comprehensive introduction to Humanistic Psychology.
  
  
• The Association For Humanistic Psychology
  This international group promotes the ideals of Humanistic Psychology.  This page has links to many facts about humanistic psychology including a brief history of humanistic psychology and brief biographies of the founders and important theorists in the movement.
  
  
• Carl Rogers
  A brief biography of Carl Rogers.  (See pages 487-490 in Psychology in Action, 5e.)
  
  
• Carl Rogers (1902-1987)
  Another brief biography of Carl Rogers.

Personality Tests

Warning:
There are literally thousands of Web sites that deal with personality and personality testing. The tests listed below are for entertainment value only. Some of these tests will give you a flavor of what you might find in an actual personality test, but a valid personality test would have to be administered by a trained psychologist, not via the Internet. Some of the "tests" listed here are just satires of personality tests and have no value except entertainment. We also caution you to not submit any personal information over the Internet. (See also pages 464-470 in Psychology in Action, 5e)

• The Keirsey Temperament Sorter
  This is really the only link listed here that is an example of an actual personality test. There are 70 questions and the test is self-scoring. Remember that to be valid this test must be given by a trained psychologist.
  
  

• Internal/External Locus of Control Test
  You can take this test to determine if you have a personality that is bases on an internal or external locus of control.   Remember that to be valid any personality test must be given by a trained psychologist.
  
  
• Personality Tests on the WWW
  This site has a list of about 20 links to "personality tests." Some of these are similar to actual personality tests, some are just funny take-offs on some real tests.
  
  
• Are You Wacked? The Planet Wally Guide to Personality Tests.
  This page has several links to humorous, or satirical "tests." Remember, these are just for fun!!

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