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Explains 40 influential studies of human behavior during psychology's history. Each study includes an overview and history, and presents the theories underlying the research, research design and methods, results, and interpretation of findings. Sections explore the study's significance to the field, and discuss criticism and subsequent research as well as recent applications of the research. Covers research by Jean Piaget, B.F. Skinner, and Masters and Johnson, on learning, personality, emotion, and motivation. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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How do we know what we know about human behavior? How did Piaget revolutionize our understanding of intellectual development? What did Pavlov really discover about salivating dogs? What is the story behind Masters and Johnson's research into human sexual response? These and many other questions are answered in this unique volume. Roger R. Hock describes and explains forty of the most influential studies that have shaped our understanding of human behavior during psychology's brief history. This book offers not simply the findings and results of these pivotal studies, but takes the reader on a journey into the excitement and experience of psychological discovery.
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