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Expectancy-Value Theory of Motivation – John William Atkinson
A comprehensive academic analysis of John William Atkinson's Expectancy-Value Theory of Motivation, its mathematical model,...
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Excitation-Transfer Theory – Dolf Zillmann
A comprehensive academic analysis of Dolf Zillmann's Excitation-Transfer Theory, exploring physiological arousal, cognitive misattribution, and...
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Ego Defense Mechanisms Taxonomy – Anna Freud
A comprehensive academic analysis of Anna Freud's seminal taxonomy of ego defense mechanisms, theoretical foundations,...
Experiments
The Greedy Banker Experiment (Priming) – John Bargh
A comprehensive academic analysis of John Bargh's priming theories and the greedy banker experiment, examining...
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Dual-Process Model of Bereavement – Margaret Stroebe & Henk Schut
A comprehensive academic analysis of Margaret Stroebe and Henk Schut's Dual-Process Model of Bereavement, examining...
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Dual Control Model of Sexual Response (Inhibition and Excitation) – John Bancroft & Erick Janssen
A comprehensive academic analysis of John Bancroft and Erick Janssen's Dual Control Model of sexual...
Experiments
The Reactance Theory Experiments – Jack Brehm
A comprehensive academic analysis of Jack Brehm's seminal psychological reactance experiments, theoretical models, methodology, and...
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Cybernetic Model of Self-Regulation – Charles S. Carver & Michael F. Scheier
An exhaustive academic treatise examining Carver and Scheier's cybernetic model of self-regulation, feedback loops, hierarchical...
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Cultural-Historical Psychology – Lev Vygotsky
A comprehensive academic analysis of Lev Vygotsky's cultural-historical psychology, examining mediation, higher mental functions, ZPD,...
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Crowd Psychology (Psychology of Crowds) – Gustave Le Bon & Gabriel Tarde
A comprehensive academic analysis of crowd psychology, exploring the foundational theories, tensions, and legacies of...
Experiments
The Small World Experiment (Six Degrees of Separation) – Stanley Milgram
A comprehensive academic analysis of Stanley Milgram's Small World Experiment, exploring methodology, mathematical models, critique,...
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Container-Contained Model of Thinking – Wilfred Bion
A comprehensive academic analysis of Wilfred Bion's container-contained model, exploring alpha-function, maternal reverie, and the...