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Forty Studies That Changed Psychology
Explorations into the History of Psychological Research
Hock Roger Translator: Polyzopoulou Lydia Scientific editor: Kargopoulos Filippos Pages: 528
Shape: 17 x 24
ISBN: 978-960-6863-13-4
Price: 45.40 €
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1st edition: November 2009
In this book, Roger Hock collected the most important, famous and influential studies in the history of Psychology. The studies have been organized by ten chapters according to the major psychology branches into which they best fit ( Biology and Human Behavior, Perception and Consciousness, Learning, Intelligence, Cognition and Memory, Human Development, Emotion, Personality, Psychopathology, Psychotherapy and Social Psychology).
Each reading contains :
- a brief introduction summarizing the background in the field leading up to the study
- the theoretical propositions or hypotheses on which the research rests
- a detailed account of the experimental design and methods used to carry out the research
- a summary of the results of the study
- an interpretation of the meaning of the findings based on the author’s own discussion in the original article
- the significance of the study to the field of psychology
- a brief discussion of supportive or contradictory follow-up research findings and subsequent questioning or criticism from others in the field
- a sampling of recent applications and citations of the study in others’ articles to demonstrate its continuing influence
- references for additional and updated reading relating to the study.
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