Students of psychology have long faced the problem of tracking down
original research articles, which are generally scattered in
hard-to-find journals or presented in watered-down form in text books.
In Introducing Psychological Research, Philip Banyard and Andrew
Grayson have resolved this dilemma once and for all by providing
detailed summaries and background information for sixty-three of the
most influential studies in psychology.
The studies included in this remarkable reference illustrate the breadth
of psychological research covering the areas of biological psychology,
comparative psychology, social psychology, human diversity,
developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, and health psychology.
Among the ground- breaking trials highlighted are Piaget's cognitive
approach; the jigsaw technique; the prison simulation; the Robbers'
Cave; and the Minimal Group Studies. Contributors to this collection
include Stanley Milgram, Philip Zimbardo, Henry Tajfel, B. F. Skinner,
Niko Tinbergen, Sandra Bem, Carol Gilligan, Sigmund Freud, and Albert
Bandura.