Psychology exams

Localization

Sperry (1968) and Gazzanigga (1967) - research with split-brain patients

Neuroplasticity + Techniques

Maguire et al (2000) - neuroplasticity in London taxi drivers

Neurotransmitters

Freed et al (2001) - the role of dopamine in Parkinson’s disease

Hormones

Scheele et al (2012) - the role of oxytocin in human fidelity

Pheromones

Hare et al (2017) - the ability of androstadienone and estratetraenol to signal gender and attractiveness

Genetics

Bouchard and McGue (1981) - twin studies on heritability of intelligence

Genes

Scarr and Weinberg (1983) - the Transracial Adoption Study

Evolutionary explanation of behaviour

Curtis, Aunger and Rabie (2004) - evolutionary explanation of disgust

Multi-store memory model

Glanzer and Cunitz (1966) - primacy and recency effect

Schema

Anderson and Pichert (1978) - schemas influence retrieval

Thinking and decision making

Albarracin et al (2001) - a meta-analysis of TPB as a model of condom use

Reconstructive memory

Loftus, Miller and Burns (1978) - reconstructive memory in a visual recognition task

Biases in thinking and decision-making

Tversky and Kahneman (1981) - framing effect

The influence of emotion on cognitive processes

Brown and Kulik (1977) - determinants of flashbulb memories

Social identity theory

Tajfel et al (1971) - minimal group experiment

Social cognitive theory

Bandura, Ross and Ross (1961) - Bobo doll experiment

Stereotypes

Steele and Aronson (1995) - stereotype threat

Culture and its influence on behaviour and cognition

Chiu (1972) - cognitive styles in Chinese and US students

Cultural dimensions

Eylon and Au (1999) - power distance and empowerment in the workplace

Enculturation

Trainor et al (2012) - active learning as the mechanism of musical enculturation

Acculturation

Shah et al (2015) - obesity in South Asian workers in the UAE