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MONITOR ON PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 31, No. 4, April 2000
A mirror on the self
Considered by some to be the ultimate identity tool, the Internet allows us to explore other facets of our personalities. The danger lies in failing to integrate online and offline selves, psychologists say.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/mirror.html>
Science
A Web of research
They're fun, they're fast and they save money, but do Web experiments yield quality results?
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/research.html>
Online experiments: ethically fair or foul?
Researchers are facing new ethical challenges as they conduct experiments on the World Wide Web.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/fairorfoul.html>
Often, the bells and whistles backfire
Human factors psychologists are intervening to make Web sites more user-friendly.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/usability.html>
Practice
Is Internet addiction real?
More research is being conducted to explore the ways people use--and misuse--the Internet.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/addiction.html>
Self-help sites: a blessing or a bane?
Psychologists are poised to offer Web services, but questions loom about the quality of information online.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/selfhelp.html>
Taking telehealth to the next step
Providing psychotherapy from a distance is still in its infancy, but it may not be long until it's mainstream, experts predict.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/telehealth.html>
How will the rules on telehealth be written?
Psychologists seek to influence regulations that govern telehealth practice--before outsiders write them first.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/telerules.html>
Taking time and space out of service delivery
Stephen Sulzbacher's telehealth practice provides behavioral treatments to children in rural communities.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/teledelivery.html>
Public Interest
Linking up online
Is the Internet enhancing interpersonal connections or leading to greater social isolation?
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/linking.html>
A renaissance for all?
The technology revolution could widen old gaps in opportunity.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/renaissance.html>
Education
Free of charge, open all hours
Smaller psychology departments get a boost from a Web site that allows users to collect and store experimental data--all for no charge.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/freeofcharge.html>
Reinventing class discussion online
Professors find that role-playing and other icebreakers get students talking on the Web.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/reinventing.html>
One psychology project, three states
Internet-based research projects link students from across the country.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/project.html>
The student union
Graduate students share their favorite Web sites on job hunting, research training and professional development.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/gradweb.html>
Association
Carving out a career niche online
Psychologists are expanding their careers on the Web.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/career.html>
What's new on APA's Web site
APA's award-winning site continues to evolve to meet the needs of members and the general public.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/apaweb.html>
Hot at Convention
Internet sessions headline APA's Convention.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/convention.html>
Nominate your colleagues for APA's 2001 awards
Deadline for all nominations is June 1.
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/nominate.html>
In brief
Psychologist's work and dreams led to the rise of the Internet
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/licklider.html>
What makes a successful cyber-student?
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/cyberstudent.html>
Cyber-grants: the wave of the future
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/cybergrants.html>
Feds consider medical records rules that would affect psychology practice and science
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/records.html>
Confidentiality not guaranteed by most health Web sites, report finds
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/confidentiality.html>
Prescription for better health care: more Internet development
<http://www.apa.org/monitor/prescription.html>
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<http://www.apa.org/monitor/homepage.html>
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