Experiments
The Satiation and Motivation Experiment – Ancel Keys (Minnesota Starvation Experiment)
A comprehensive academic analysis of Ancel Keys' landmark Minnesota Starvation Experiment, examining human physiological and...
Behavioral Psychology
69 results
Experiments
The Contrafreeloading Experiment (Working for Food) – Glen Jensen
A comprehensive academic analysis of Glen Jensen's 1963 contrafreeloading experiment, exploring why organisms choose effortful...
Experiments
The Yerkes-Dodson Law Experiments (Arousal and Performance) – Robert Yerkes and John Dodson
A comprehensive academic analysis of Robert Yerkes and John Dodson's 1908 experiments on arousal, stimulus...
Experiments
The Drive Reduction Theory Experiments (Maze Running) – Clark Hull
A comprehensive academic analysis of Clark Hull's drive reduction theory, detailing maze running experiments, mathematical...
Experiments
The Klüver-Bucy Syndrome Experiment (Macaque Monkey Fear) – Heinrich Klüver and Paul Bucy
A comprehensive academic analysis of the seminal 1930s Klüver-Bucy experiment, examining bilateral temporal lobectomy, fear...
Experiments
The Fear Conditioning Experiment (Little Albert) – John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner
A comprehensive academic analysis of the 1920 Little Albert experiment on fear conditioning conducted by...
Theories
Drive Theory of Social Facilitation – Robert Zajonc
A comprehensive academic analysis of Robert Zajonc's Drive Theory of Social Facilitation, detailing physiological arousal,...
Experiments
The Token Economy in Psychiatric Wards Experiment – Teodoro Ayllon and Nathan Azrin
A comprehensive academic analysis of Teodoro Ayllon and Nathan Azrin's pioneering token economy experiments at...
Experiments
The Little Peter Experiment (Systematic Desensitization) – Mary Cover Jones
A comprehensive academic analysis of Mary Cover Jones's seminal 1924 Little Peter study, pioneering counter-conditioning...
Experiments
The Little Albert Experiment (Phobia Conditioning) – John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner
A comprehensive academic analysis of Watson and Rayner's 1920 Little Albert experiment, detailing classical phobia...
Experiments
The Learned Helplessness Experiment – Martin Seligman and Steven Maier
A comprehensive academic analysis of Seligman and Maier's foundational 1967 learned helplessness experiments, neurobiology, and...
Experiments
The Extinction and Reinstatement Experiment – Robert Rescorla and V.M. Heth
A comprehensive academic analysis of the 1975 Rescorla and Heth experiment on extinction, reinstatement, and...