Experiments
The Shouting Experiment (Social Loafing) – Bibb Latané
A comprehensive academic analysis of Bibb Latané's 1979 shouting experiment, the psychological mechanisms of social...
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Theories
Availability Heuristic – Amos Tversky & Daniel Kahneman
A comprehensive academic analysis of Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman's availability heuristic, its cognitive mechanisms,...
Theories
Attribution-Emotion-Action Model in Achievement Settings – Bernard Weiner
A comprehensive academic analysis of Bernard Weiner's Attribution-Emotion-Action Model, exploring cognitive appraisals, affects, and behaviors...
Theories
Attribution Theory (Naive Analysis of Action) – Fritz Heider
A comprehensive academic analysis of Fritz Heider's Attribution Theory and the Naive Analysis of Action,...
Theories
Attenuation Theory of Attention – Anne Treisman
A comprehensive academic analysis of Anne Treisman's Attenuation Theory of Attention, detailing its mechanisms, empirical...
Theories
Attentional Networks Model (Alerting, Orienting, Executive) – Michael Posner & Steven Petersen
A comprehensive guide to Posner and Petersen's Attentional Networks Model, detailing alerting, orienting, and executive...
Theories
Appraisal-Tendency Framework – Jennifer S. Lerner & Dacher Keltner
A comprehensive academic analysis of Lerner and Keltner's Appraisal-Tendency Framework, examining how discrete emotions influence...
Theories
Anchoring-and-Adjustment Heuristic – Amos Tversky & Daniel Kahneman
A comprehensive academic examination of Tversky and Kahneman's anchoring-and-adjustment heuristic, exploring cognitive mechanisms, empirical evidence,...
News
How to Help Kids and Adults Learn From People Who Disagree
A new study reveals why we avoid opposing views—and tests two simple cognitive nudges that...
Scales
Ruminative Response Scale (RRS)
A comprehensive academic guide and psychometric review of the Ruminative Response Scale (RRS), detailing its...
Experiments
The False Consensus Effect Experiment – Lee Ross
A comprehensive academic analysis of Lee Ross's seminal 1977 false consensus effect experiments, exploring cognitive...
Experiments
The Fundamental Attribution Error Experiment (Castro Essays) – Edward Jones and Victor Harris
A comprehensive academic analysis of the seminal 1967 Jones and Harris Castro essay study, exploring...