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Forty Studies That Changed Psychology by Roger R. Hock
Call Number: Reference Collection BF198.7 .H63 2013
ISBN: 9780205918393
Publication Date: 2013

CHAPTER I: Biology and Human Behavior

ONE BRAIN OR TWO?
Gazzaniga, M. S. (1967). The split brain in man. Scientific American, 217(2), 24-29.
MORE EXPERIENCE=BIGGER BRAIN
Rosenzweig, M. R., Bennett, E. L., Diamond, M. C. (1972). Brain changes in response to experience. Scientific American, 226(2), 22-29.
ARE YOU A NATURAL?
Bouchard, T., Lykken, D., McGue, M., Segal, N., Tellegen, A. (1990). Sources of human psychological differences: The Minnesota study of twins reared apart. Science, 250, 223-229.
WATCH OUT FOR THAT VISUAL CLIFF!
Gibson, E.J., Walk, R. D. (1960). The "visual cliff." Scientific American, 202(4), 67-71.

CHAPTER II: Perception and Consciousness

TAKE A LONG LOOK
Fantz, R L. (1961). The origin of form perception. Scientific American, 204, 61-72.
TO SLEEP, NO DOUBT TO DREAM...
Aserinsky, E., Kleitman, N. (1953). Regularly occurring periods of eye mobility and concomitant phenomena during sleep. Science, 118, 273-274. Dement, W. (1960). The effect of dream deprivation. Science, 131, 1705-1707
AS A CATEGORY, IT'S A NATURAL
Rosch, Eleanor H. (1973). Natural categories. Cognitive Psychology, 4, 328-350.
ACTING AS IF YOU ARE HYPNOTIZED
Spanos, N. P. (1982). Hypnotic behavior: A cognitive, social, psychological perspective. Research Communications in Psychology, Psychiatry, and Behavior, 7, 199-213.

CHAPTER III: Learning and Conditioning

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SALIVATING DOGS!
Pavlov, I. P. (1927). Conditioned reflexes. London: Oxford University Press.
LITTLE EMOTIONAL ALBERT
Watson, J. B., Rayner, R. (1920). Conditioned emotional reactions. . Journal of Experimental Psychology, 3, 1-14.
KNOCK WOOD!
Skinner, B.F. (1948). Superstition in the pigeon. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 38,168-172.
SEE AGRESSION ... DO AGRESSION!
Bandura, A., Ross, D., Ross, S. A. (1961). Transmission of aggression through imitation of aggressive models. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 63, 575-582.

CHAPTER IV: Intelligence, Cognition, and Memory

WHAT YOU EXPECT IS WHAT YOU GET
Rosenthal, R., Jacobson, L. (1966). Teachers' expectancies: Determinates of pupils' IQ gains. Psychological Reports, 19, 115-118.
JUST HOW ARE YOU INTELLIGENT?
Gardner, H. (1983) Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. New York: Basic Books.
MAPS IN YOUR MIND
Tolman, E. C. (1948). Cognitive maps in rats and men. Psychological Review, 55, 189-208.
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!
Loftus, E. F. (1975). Leading questions and the eyewitness report. Cognitive Psychology, 7, 560-572.

CHAPTER V: Human Development

DISCOVERING LOVE
Harlow, H. F. (1958). The nature of love. American Psychologist, 13, 673-685.
OUT OF SIGHT BUT NOT OUT OF MIND
Piaget, J. (1954). The development of object concept. In J. Piaget, The construction of reality in the child (pp. 3-96). New York: Basic Books.
HOW MORAL ARE YOU?
Kohlberg, L. (1963). The development of children's orientations toward a moral order Sequence in the development of moral thought, Vita Humana, 6, 11-33
IN CONTROL AND GLAD OF IT!
Langer, E. J., Rodin, J. (1976). The effects of choice and enhanced personal responsibility for the aged: A field experiment in an institutional setting, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 34,191-198.

CHAPTER VI: Emotion and Motivation

A SEXUAL MOTIVATION
Masters, W. H., Johnson, V. E. (1966). Human sexual response Boston: Little, Brown.
I CAN SEE IT ALL OVER YOUR FACE!
Ekman, P., Frieseri, W. V. (1971). Constants across cultures in the face and emotion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 17, 124-129.
WATCHING YOUR EMOTIONS (PDF download)
Ross, P. (2003). Mind Readers. Scientific American. 289(3), 74-77.
THOUGHTS OUT OF TUNE
Festinger, L., Carlsmith, J. M. (1959). Cognitive consequences of forced compliance. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 58, 203-210.

CHAPTER VII: Personality

ARE YOU THE MASTER OF YOUR FATE?
Rotter, J. B. (1966). Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement. Psychological Monographs, 80, 1-28.
MASCULINE OR FEMININE...OR BOTH?
Bern, S. L. (1974). The measurement of psychological androgyny. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 42, 155-162.
RACING AGAINST YOUR HEART
Friedman, M., Rosenman, R. H. (1959). Association of specific overt behavior pattern with blood and cardiovascular findings. Journal of the American Medical Association, 169, 1286-1296.
THE ONE, THE MANY
Triandis, H., Bontempo, R., Villareal, M., Asai, M., Lucca, N. (1988). Individualism and collectivism: Cross-cultural perspectives on self-ingroup relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 323-338.

CHAPTER VIII: Psychopathology

WHO'S CRAZY HERE, ANYWAY?
Rosenhan, D. L. (1973). On being sane in insane places. Science, 179, 250-258.
YOU'RE GETTING DEFENSIVE AGAIN!
Freud, A. (1946). The ego and the mechanisms of defense. New York: International Universities Press.
LEARNING TO BE DEPRESSED
Seligman, M. E. P., Maier, S. F. (1967). Failure to escape traumatic shock. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74, 1-9.
CROWDING INTO THE BEHAVIORAL SINK
Calhoun, J. B. (1962). Population density and social pathology. Scientific American, 206(3), 139-148.

CHAPTER IX: Psychotherapy

CHOOSING YOUR PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Smith, M. L., Glass, G. V. (1977). Meta-analysis of psychotherapy outcome studies. American Psychologist, 32, 752-760.
RELAXING YOUR FEARS AWAY
Wolpe, J. (1961). The systematic desensitization treatment of neuroses. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 132, 180-203.
PROJECTIONS OF WHO YOU ARE
Rorschach, H. (1942). Psychodiagnostics: A diagnostic test based on perception. New York: Grune & Stratton.
PICTURE THIS!
Murray, H. A. (1938). Explorations in personality (pp. 531-545). New York: Oxford University Press.

CHAPTER X: Social Psychology

A PRISON BY ANY OTHER NAME
Zimbardo, P. G. (1972). The pathology of imprisonment. Society, 9(6), 4-8. Haney, C., Banks, W. C., & Zimbardo, P. G. (1973). Interpersonal dynamics in a simulated prison. International Journal of Criminology & Penology, 1, 69-97.
THE POWER OF CONFORMITY
Asch, S. E. (1955). Opinions and social pressure. Scientific American, 193(5), 31-35.
TO HELP OR NOT TO HELP
Darley, J. M., Latané, B. (1968). Bystander intervention in emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 8, 377-383.
OBEY AT ANY COST?
Milgram, S. (1963). Behavioral study of obedience. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 67, 371-378.