Experiments
The Instrumental Devaluation Experiment – Julie Colwill and Robert Rescorla
A definitive academic analysis of Colwill and Rescorla's 1985 instrumental devaluation experiment, exploring action-outcome associations...
Cognitive Psychology
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News
How Students Use AI Matters More Than How Often, Study Finds
A longitudinal study reveals that using generative AI as a learning aid—not a replacement—boosts academic...
Scales
Desire for Precise Product Information (DPPI)
A comprehensive academic evaluation of the Desire for Precise Product Information (DPPI) scale, developed by...
Scales
State Mental Energy Depletion (SMED)
The State Mental Energy Depletion (SMED) scale is a 5-item psychometric measure adapted by Sinha...
Experiments
The Transposition Experiment (Relational vs. Absolute Learning) – Kenneth Spence
A comprehensive analysis of Kenneth Spence's neobehaviorist model of transposition, contrasting absolute gradient summation with...
Experiments
The Motor Equivalence Experiment (Swimming Rats) – D.A. Macfarlane
A detailed academic exploration of D.A. Macfarlane's 1930 swimming rats study and its transformative impact...
Experiments
The Expectancy Theory Experiments – Edward Tolman
A comprehensive academic analysis of Edward C. Tolman's expectancy theory experiments, purposive behaviorism, latent learning,...
Experiments
The Place vs. Response Learning Experiment – Edward Tolman
A comprehensive academic analysis of Edward Tolman's seminal Place vs. Response learning experiments, cognitive maps,...
Experiments
The Latent Learning Experiment (Cognitive Maps) – Edward Tolman and Charles Honzik
A comprehensive academic analysis of Edward Tolman and Charles Honzik's 1930 latent learning experiment, cognitive...
Scales
Task-Specific Cognitive Flexibility (TSCF)
A comprehensive psychometric guide to the Task-Specific Cognitive Flexibility (TSCF) scale, adapted by Herd and...
Scales
General Belief in Luck
The General Belief in Luck (GBL) scale is a 4-item psychometric instrument assessing individual differences...
Theories
Wundt Curve of Hedonic Value and Exploratory Behavior – Wilhelm Wundt & Daniel Berlyne
A comprehensive analysis of the Wundt Curve, Daniel Berlyne's psychobiology of curiosity, collative variables, and...