LibGuides: Psychology Experiements: Home

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Experiments in Psychology

The following resources are available to help you research:

The Asch Effect - Solomon Asch
Coginitive Dissonance - Leon Festinger
The Eye of the Storm - Jane Elliott
Stanley Milgram's Obedience Experiment
Robbers Cave Experiment - Muzafer Sherif
The Standford Prison Study - Philip Zimbardo
The Halo Effect - Edward Thorndike

Encyclopedia Resources

Database and eBook Research

Use the following databases for your research.

JSTOR Requires a Boston Public Library eCard. Complete the registration through the link below.

Boston Public Library eCard
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Reference eBooks

Psychology: Methods and Measurements by Beins, Bernard C.
Call Number: 150 BEI

ISBN: 1438141467

Publication Date: 2012

From the series Student Handbook to Psychology. Explores how psychology research ask questions and attempt to answer them.

Databases

Gale Psychology

Curated resources related to the study of psychology.

Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Explore issues and controversies in modern society from a variety of viewpoints and sources.

JSTOR from Boston Public Library

JSTOR is a scholarly journal database with great resources for academic research. You must have Boston Public Library eCard for JSTOR. Get the eCard here: bit.ly/bpltutorials

Gale Power Search

Search all Gale databases.

Article Resources

Additional Links:

JSTOR Daily
News commentary with links to academic research.
Simply Psychology
Simply Pscyhology is an online resource with well-edited articles about psychology. It includes information about many of the experiments being researched for this unit.
Stanford Prison Experiment
Online museum exhibit from Stanford University about the Stanford Prison Experiment.
You are Wrong About: Stanford Prison Experiment
A podcast that explores misconceptions and ethical issues with the Standford Prison Study.
An Introduction to Cognitive Dissonance Theory and an Overview of Current Perspectives on the Theory
A chapter from the book Cognitive Dissonance, Second Edition: Reexamining a Pivotal Theory in Psychology.
American Psychological Association
Use the search feature on the APA website to find articles related to many of the experiments. (Many of the links in the results go to books for purchase, but there are also many links to articles).
The Bad Show: Radio Lab
This Radio Lab podcast episode includes an exploration of Stanley Milgram's obedience experiment.