Experiments
Task – Peter Wason The Confirmation Bias Experiment (2-4-6 Problem) – Peter
An exhaustive academic examination of Peter Wason's 1960 2-4-6 hypothesis testing task, confirmation bias, methodology,...
# Cognitive Psychology
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Experiments
Scanning Experiment (Sternberg Paradigm) – Saul Sternberg The Wason Selection
A comprehensive academic analysis of Saul Sternberg's memory scanning paradigm and the Wason selection task,...
September 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Semantic Network Experiments – Allan Collins and Ross Quillian The Spreading
An exhaustive analysis of Allan Collins and Ross Quillian's seminal semantic network experiments, hierarchical memory...
September 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Inoculation Theory of Persuasion Resistance – William J. McGuire
A comprehensive academic analysis of William J. McGuire's Inoculation Theory, detailing cognitive mechanisms, empirical foundations,...
September 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
Craig Johnson and William Scott The Flashbulb Memory Study – Roger Brown and
A comprehensive academic analysis of flashbulb memory, examining the foundational work of Roger Brown alongside...
September 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Heuristic-Systematic Model of Persuasion – Shelly Chaiken
A comprehensive academic examination of Shelly Chaiken's Heuristic-Systematic Model (HSM), detailing cognitive processing modes, motivations,...
September 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Hostile Media Effect Experiment – Robert Vallone, Lee Ross, and Mark Lepper
A comprehensive academic analysis of the landmark 1985 Vallone, Ross, and Lepper hostile media effect...
September 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Self-Deception Experiment – Ruben Gur and Harold Sackeim
A comprehensive academic analysis of Ruben Gur and Harold Sackeim's landmark 1979 self-deception experiment, methodology,...
September 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Early Selection Filter Model of Attention – Donald Broadbent
A comprehensive academic analysis of Donald Broadbent's 1958 early selection filter model of attention, its...
September 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Dual Representation Theory of PTSD – Chris R. Brewin
A comprehensive academic analysis of Chris R. Brewin's Dual Representation Theory of PTSD, exploring VAMs,...
September 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Attenuation Theory of Attention – Anne Treisman
A comprehensive academic analysis of Anne Treisman's Attenuation Theory of Attention, detailing its mechanisms, empirical...
September 5, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Analogical Mapping and Structure-Mapping Theory – Dedre Gentner
A comprehensive academic analysis of Dedre Gentner's Structure-Mapping Theory, examining analogical alignment, systematicity, SME, and...
September 5, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti