r/AcademicPsychology is a subreddit with 188k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, psychology, research, study, and looking, and they frequently recommend/review textbook and project management tool.
A place to share and discuss articles/issues related to all fields of psychology. Discussions should be of an academic nature, avoiding ‘pop psychology.’ This is also a place to talk about your own psychology research, methods, and career in order to gain input from our vast psychology community.
This subreddit is generally aimed at those in an intermediate to master level, mostly in/around graduate school, or for professionals; undergraduates, etc., are recommended for r/psychologystudents.
Popular Themes in r/AcademicPsychology
#1
Advice Requests
: "Going Back to School at 37 (for psychology) - need note taking tips!"
36 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Grip Device/ BIOPAC Alternatives"
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "School psychologists, are you happy with your job?"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Looking for new assignment ideas"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AcademicPsychology
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Looking For
72 posts
#2
Psychology
: "How did McCulloch’s ideas evolve into modern Psychology?"
63 posts
#3
Research
40 posts
#4
Study
40 posts
#5
Looking
40 posts
#6
Paper
34 posts
#7
Book
7 posts
#8
Masters
: "[AUS] What is the Master of Clinical Psychology course like at ISN?"
4 posts
#9
Hard Time
3 posts
#10
Struggling With
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/AcademicPsychology
Textbook
3 reviews
#1
Jamie Ward
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Eric Kandel
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
E. Bruce Goldstein
4.0★ from 1 review
Project Management Tool
1 review
#1
Quire
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AcademicPsychology
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Advice/Career
: "Do you regret taking psychology as your career path?"
74 posts
#2
Question
: "Power Calculation for 2x2 and 2x2x2 Factorial Designs"
52 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Is Carl Jung still relevant in contemporary psychology?"
35 posts
#4
Resource/Study
: "Going Back to School at 37 (for psychology) - need note taking tips!"
25 posts
#5
Search
: "Does anyone know what happened to the Columbia Lighthouse Project (suicide prevention)?"
7 posts
#6
Ideas
: "Readings for psychology seniors (non-textbook)"
6 posts
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Last updated: September 8, 2026