Classics in psychology
Social psychology
The chapter on social psychology from the new psychology textbook by Schacter, Gilbert and Wegener can be downloaded for free here.
A good introduction to ten famous studies in social psychology can be found here.
Asch, S. E. (1946). Forming impressions of personality. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 41(3), 258–290.
Asch, S. E. (1955). Opinions and social pressure. Scientific American, 193(5), 31–35.
Bandura, A., Ross, D., & Ross, S. A. (1961). Transmission of aggression through imitation of aggressive models. Journal of Abnormal and social Psychology, 63(3), 575–582.
Cohen, D., Nisbett, R. E., Bowdle, B. F., & Schwarz, N. (1996). Insult, aggression, and the southern culture of honor: An “experimental ethnography.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70(5), 945–960.
Darley, J. M., & Batson, C. D. (1973). " From Jerusalem to Jericho": A study of situational and dispositional variables in helping behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 27(1), 100–108.
Darley, J. M., & Latane, B. (1968). Bystander intervention in emergencies: Diffusion of responsibility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 8(4), 377–383.
Deutsch, M., & Krauss, R. M. (1962). Studies of interpersonal bargaining. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 6(1), 52–76.
Festinger, L., & Carlsmith, J. M. (1959). Cognitive consequences of forced compliance. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 58(2), 203–210.
Heider, F. (1946). Attitudes and cognitive organization. Journal of Psychology, 21(1), 107–112.
Kelley, H. H. (1950). The warm-cold variable in first impressions of persons. Journal of Personality, 18(4), 431–439.
Mead, G. H. (1913). The social self. The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods, 374–380.
Milgram, S. (1963). Behavioral study of obedience. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 67(4), 371–378.
Nisbett, R. E., & Wilson, T. (1977). Telling more than we can know. Psychological Review, 84(1), 231-259.
Nisbett, R. E., & Wilson, T. D. C. (1977). The halo effect: Evidence for unconscious alteration of judgments. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 35(4), 250–256.
Ross, L. (1977). The" False Consensus Effect": An Egocentric Bias in Social Perception and Attribution Processes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 13(3), 279–301.
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