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Professor of Psychology | Wesleyan University

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December 19, 2021

Teaching Social Psychology Effectively: A Practical Guide (PDF)→

December 19, 2021/ Scott Plous

Plous, S., Myers, D. G., Kite, M., & Dunn, D. S. (2021). Teaching social psychology effectively: A practical guide. In J. Zumbach, D. Bernstein, S. Narciss, and P. Marsico (Eds.), International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching. Springer.

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December 15, 2014

Action Teaching (PDF)→

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S. Plous (2012). The Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology, (ed. D. Christie). New York: Wiley-Blackwell, pp 1-5.

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December 15, 2014

Is There Such a Thing as Prejudice Toward Animals? (PDF)→

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S. Plous (2003). Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination (ed. S. Plous). New York: McGraw-Hill, pp. 509-528.

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Scott Plous

In the News

  • The World's Most Compassionate 24 Hours

    Scott’s online course has enrolled more than a million students since it opened in 2013, making it one of the world's largest courses. And the final challenge for this vast number of students is to spend 24 hours in the most compassionate way possible. — BBC News

  • The Science of Compassion

    Scott appeared on a National Public Radio podcast to discuss the “Day of Compassion” — an experiment in which people live as compassionately as possible for 24 hours and see what happens. — Hidden Brain, NPR

Featured Publications

  • Action Teaching

    S. Plous (2012). The Encyclopedia of Peace Psychology (ed. D. Christie)

  • Are You an Action Teacher? Win $1,000 While Making the World a Better Place

    S. Plous (2009). Psychology Teacher Network

  • How Social Science Can Reduce Terrorism

    S. Plous and P.G. Zimbardo (2004). Chronicle of Higher Education

Recommended Sites

  • UnderstandingPrejudice.org ➞

  • eInterview.org ➞

  • ActionTeeaching.org ➞

  • Research Randomizer ➞

  • Stanford Prison Experiment ➞

  • The Jigsaw Classroom ➞

  • JoeChemo.org ➞

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