Forty studies that changed psychology : explorations into the history of psychological research /

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Author / Creator: Hock, Roger R., 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Edition:Sixth edition.
Imprint: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, [2009]
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Chapter I. Biology and Human Behavior
  • Reading 1. One Brain or Two?
  • Gazzaniga, M. S. (1967). The split brain in man. Scientific American, 217(2), 24-29
  • Reading 2. 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
  • Reading 3. 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
  • Reading 4. Watch Out for the Visual Cliff!
  • Gibson, E. J., & Walk, R. D. (1960). The "visual cliff." Scientific American, 202(4), 67-71
  • Chapter II. Perception and Consciousness
  • Reading 5. Take a Long Look
  • Fantz, R. L. (1961). The origin of form perception. Scientific American, 204(May), 61-72
  • Reading 6. 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
  • Reading 7. Unromancing the Dream
  • Hobson, J. A., & McCarley, R. W. (1977). The brain as a dream-state generator: An activation-synthesis hypothesis of the dream process. American Journal of Psychiatry, 134, 1335-1348
  • Reading 8. 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
  • Reading 9. It's Not Just about Salivating Dogs!
  • Pavlov, I. P. (1927). Conditioned reflexes. London: Oxford University Press
  • Reading 10. Little Emotional Albert
  • Watson, J. B., & Rayner, R. (1920). Conditioned emotional responses. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 3, 1-14
  • Reading 11. Knock Wood!
  • Skinner, B. F. (1948). Superstition in the pigeon. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 38, 168-172
  • Reading 12. See Aggression ... Do Aggression!
  • 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
  • Reading 13. What You Expect Is What You Get
  • Rosenthal, R., & Jacobson, L. (1966). Teachers' expectancies: Determinates of pupils' IQ gains. Psychological Reports, 19, 115-118
  • Reading 14. Just How Are You Intelligent?
  • Gardner, H. (1983) Frames of mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. New York: Basic Books
  • Reading 15. Maps in Your Mind
  • Tolman, E. C. (1948). Cognitive maps in rats and men. Psychological Review, 55, 189-208
  • Reading 16. Thanks for the Memories!
  • Loftus, E. F. (1975). Leading questions and the eyewitness report. Cognitive Psychology, 7, 560-572
  • Chapter V. Human Development
  • Reading 17. Discovering Love
  • Harlow, H. F. (1958). The nature of love. American Psychologist, 13, 673-685
  • Reading 18. 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
  • Reading 19. 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
  • Reading 20. 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
  • Reading 21. A Sexual Motivation...
  • Masters, W. H., & Johnson, V. E. (1966). Human sexual response. Boston: Little, Brown
  • Reading 22. I Can See It All Over Your Face!
  • Ekman, P., & Friesen, W. V. (1971). Constants across cultures in the face and emotion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 17, 124-129
  • Reading 23. Life, Change, and Stress
  • Holmes, T. H., & Rahe, R. H. (1967). The Social Readjustment Rating Scale. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 11, 213-218
  • Reading 24. 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
  • Reading 25. 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
  • Reading 26. Masculine or Feminine ... or Both?
  • Bem, S. L. (1974). The measurement of psychological androgyny. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 42, 155-162
  • Reading 27. 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
  • Reading 28. 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
  • Reading 29. Who's Crazy Here, Anyway?
  • Rosenhan, D. L. (1973). On being sane in insane places. Science, 179, 250-258
  • Reading 30. You're Getting Defensive Again!
  • Freud, A. (1946). The ego and the mechanisms of defense. New York: International Universities Press
  • Reading 31. Learning to be Depressed
  • Seligman, M. E. P., & Maier, S. F. (1967). Failure to escape traumatic shock. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74, 1-9
  • Reading 32. Crowding into the Behavioral Sink
  • Calhoun, J. B. (1962). Population density and social pathology. Scientific American, 206(3), 139-148
  • Chapter IX. Psychotherapy
  • Reading 33. Choosing Your Psychotherapist
  • Smith, M. L., & Glass, G. V. (1977). Meta-analysis of psychotherapy outcome studies. American Psychologist, 32, 752-760
  • Reading 34. Relaxing Your Fears Away
  • Wolpe, J. (1961). The systematic desensitization treatment of neuroses. Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases, 132, 180-203
  • Reading 35. Projections of Who You Are
  • Rorschach, H. (1942). Psychodiagnostics: A diagnostic test based on perception. New York: Grune & Stratton
  • Reading 36. Picture This!
  • Murray, H. A. (1938). Explorations in personality (pp. 531-545). New York: Oxford University Press
  • Chapter X. Social Psychology
  • Reading 37. 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
  • Reading 38. The Power of Conformity
  • Asch, S. E. (1955). Opinions and social pressure. Scientific American, 193(5), 31-35
  • Reading 39. To Help or Not to Help
  • Darley, J. M., & Latane, B. (1968). Bystander intervention in emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 8, 377-383
  • Reading 40. Obey at Any Cost?
  • Milgram, S. (1963). Behavioral study of obedience. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 67, 371-378
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index