Experiments
Vase) – Edgar Rubin The Ames Room Illusion Studies – Adelbert Ames Jr. The Ames
A comprehensive academic analysis of Edgar Rubin's figure-ground vase illusion and Adelbert Ames Jr.'s Ames...
History of Psychology
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Theories
Psychological Automatism and Tension Theory – Pierre Janet
A comprehensive academic examination of Pierre Janet's psychological automatism, psychological tension theory, dissociation, and dynamic...
Experiments
Phenomenon Studies (Apparent Motion) – Max Wertheimer The Gestalt Principles of
A comprehensive academic analysis of Max Wertheimer's 1912 apparent motion studies, the phi phenomenon, and...
Theories
Principle of Unity of Consciousness and Activity – Sergei Rubinstein
A comprehensive academic analysis of Sergei Rubinstein's foundational principle of the unity of consciousness and...
Experiments
Chapman and Jean Chapman The Barnum Effect Experiment (Forer Effect) – Bertram
A comprehensive academic analysis of the Barnum-Forer effect, exploring Bertram Forer's experiment, illusory correlation, and...
Experiments
Principle Studies (Positivity Bias) – Margaret Matlin and David Stang The Fading
A comprehensive academic analysis of Margaret Matlin and David Stang's research on the Pollyanna Principle,...
Theories
Morphopsychology – Louis Corman
A comprehensive academic analysis of Louis Corman's morphopsychology, examining facial morphology, clinical principles, biological laws,...
Theories
Methodological Behaviorism – John B. Watson
A comprehensive academic analysis of John B. Watson's methodological behaviorism, its historical context, epistemological foundations,...
Experiments
Norman Mackworth The Psychological Refractory Period Experiments – A.T. Welford
A comprehensive academic analysis of Norman Mackworth and A.T. Welford's seminal experiments on the Psychological...
Experiments
Experiment – William Chase and Herbert Simon The Mental Chronometry Experiments
A comprehensive academic analysis of William Chase and Herbert Simon's landmark 1973 mental chronometry experiments...
Theories
Law of Contiguity – Edwin R. Guthrie
A comprehensive academic analysis of Edwin R. Guthrie's Law of Contiguity, exploring one-trial learning, reinforcement...
Theories
Latent Learning and Cognitive Maps – Edward C. Tolman
A comprehensive academic analysis of Edward C. Tolman's groundbreaking theories on latent learning, cognitive maps,...