Explore how scientific research by psychologists can inform our professional lives, family and community relationships, emotional wellness, and more.
Work in America™ 2026
Workers weather stress, uncertainty, and AI with psychological capital
Children’s and adolescents’ learning with educational technology
Research-based recommendations to protect and support students’ learning, development, and well-being
APA Publishing products and resources that support research, education, practice and general wellbeing.
Tools for psychologists to do their jobs every day.
Perspectives on aging: Psychology across the lifespanlogin required
Sue Grigson’s research could help change the way we treat addiction
Resources for students, teachers and psychologists at all levels to explore career growth in psychology.
Professional Resilience in Changing Times
Paid Promotional Presentations Designed to Deepen Your Clinical Knowledge
Browse the latest updates from APA, informed by psychological science.
Candice Hargons, PhD, elected as 2028 APA president
APA CEO Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, to retire in January 2028
You can make a difference
Learn about key issues impacting psychologists today
A litmus test for AI In education
A simple litmus test to guide AI implementation in the classroom
Interpreting item statistics
Some teachers use online assessment systems (often embedded inside district Student Information Systems) that report ‘item statistics’ for their assessments.
Adding assessment to psychology activities/demonstrations: Why and how
Steps that may be useful for teachers as they modify existing demonstrations/activities to add assessment possibilities.
Smiling Operational Definition [PDF]
This activity gets students involved in making operational definitions in the context of gathering data, and the results of the data gathering demonstrate the implications of operationally defining variables.
Digital or analog, remote or in-person: Thinking matters
Strategies for fostering long term, transferable learning.
Using Psychological Perspectives to Change Habits [PDF]
This activity asks students to analyze a personal habit using psychological perspectives.
Assessment Guide for Psychology Teachers [PDF]
This guide was developed to help teachers continue to build confidence in their assessment skills in order to provide useful feedback to students about their intellectual progress.
