Classic experiments in psychology - Mook, Douglas G., 1934- (Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004)
Hecht and adaptation to the dark -- H.K. Hartline : lateral inhibition in the retina -- Georg von Bekesy : the mechanics of hearing -- Jerome Bruner : motivation and perception -- Gibson and Walk : the visual cliff -- Lettvin et al. : what the frog's eye tells the frog's brain -- Theodore Newcomb : attitude change at college -- Muzafer Sherif : prejudice and the robbers' cave -- Kurt Lewin : tensions in the life space -- Solomon Asch on conformity -- Festinger et al. : when prophesy fails -- Stanley Milgram on obedience to authority -- Latane and Darley : the unresponsive bystander -- Benjamin Franklin : mesmer and animal magnetism
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Psychology -- Experiments