by Alex Boese
THE PENIS IMAGINED AS A SPERM-SHOVELLING SCOOP
Gallup, G. G., & R. L. Burch (2004). “Semen Displacement as a Sperm Competition Strategy in Humans.” Evolutionary Psychology 2: 12–23.
Gallup, G. G., R. L. Burch, & S. M. Platek (2002). “Does Semen Have Antidepressant Properties?” Archives of Sexual Behavior 31 (3): 289–93.
Seven: Oh, Baby!
Sulek, Antoni. (1989). “The Experiment of Psammetichus: Fact, Fiction, and Model to Follow.” Journal of the History of Ideas 50 (4): 645–51.
LITTLE ALBERT AND THE RAT
Benjamin, L. T., J. L. Whitaker, R. M. Ramsey, & D. R. Zeve (2007). “John B. Watson’s Alleged Sex Research: An Appraisal of the Evidence.” American Psychologist 62 (2): 131–39.
Cornwell, D., & S. Hobbs (1976). “The strange saga of Little Albert.” New Society. March 18: 602–4.
Harris, Ben. (February 1979). “Whatever Happened to Little Albert?” American Psychologist 34 (2): 151–60.
Magoun, H. W. (1981). “John B. Watson and the Study of Human Sexual Behavior.” Journal of Sex Research 17 (4): 368–78.
Watson, J. B., & R. R. Watson (December 1921). “Studies in Infant Psychology.” Scientific Monthly 13 (6): 493–515.
SELF-SELECTION OF DIET BY INFANTS
Davis, C. M. (1935). “Self-Selection of Food by Children.” The American Journal of Nursing 35 (5): 403–10.
Davis, C. M. (1939). “Results of the self-selection of diets by young children.” Canadian Medical Association Journal 41 (3): 257–61.
Munro, N. (1966). “A Review of the 1928 Research by Clara Davis.” Journal of Home Economics 58 (8): 655–58.
A GIRL NAMED GUA
Benjamin, L. T., Jr., & D. Bruce (1982). “From Bottle-Fed Chimp to Bottlenose Dolphin: A Contemporary Appraisal of Winthrop Kellogg.” The Psychological Record 32: 461–82.
BABY IN A BOX
Benjamin, L. T., & E. Nielsen-Gammon (1999). B. F. Skinner and Psychotechnology: The Case of the Heir Conditioner. Review of General Psychology 3 (3): 155–67.
Capshew, J. H. (October 1993). “Engineering Behavior: Project Pigeon, World War II, and the Conditioning of B. F. Skinner.” Technology and Culture 34 (4): 835–57.
Skinner, B. F. (March 1979). “My Experience with the Baby-Tender.” Psychology Today: 29–31, 34, 37–38, 40.
THE NEW MOTHER
Blum, D. (2002). Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection. New York: Perseus Publishing.
Harlow, H. F., & S. J. Suomi (1970). “Nature of Love—Simplified.” American Psychologist 25 (2): 161–68.
Mason, W. A. (1978). “Social Experience and Primate Cognitive Development.” In Burghardt, G. M., & M. Bekoff, eds. The Development of Behavior: Comparative and Evolutionary Aspects. New York: Garland Publishing. 233–51.
THE ULTIMATE BABY MOVIE
Wright, S. H. (May 17, 2006). “Media Lab Project Explores Language Acquisition.” MIT Tech Talk 50 (27): 4.
Eight: Toilet Reading
Kira, A. (1976). The Bathroom. New York: The Viking Press.
SPACE INVADERS IN THE LOO
Koocher, G. P. (1977). “Bathroom Behavior and Human Dignity.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 35 (2): 120–21.
Middlemist, R. D., E. S. Knowles, & C. F. Matter (1977). “What to Do and What to Report: A Reply to Koocher.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 35 (2): 122–24.
FART-OLOGY
Tomlin, J., C. Lowis, & N. W. Read (1991). “Investigation of normal flatus production in healthy volunteers.” Gut 32: 665–69.
Nine: Making Mr. Hyde
SHOCKING OBEDIENCE
Blass, T. (2004). The Man Who Shocked the World: The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram. New York: Basic Books.
Masserman, J. H., S. Wechkin, & W. Terris (December 1964). “ ‘Altruistic’ Behavior in Rhesus Monkeys.” American Journal of Psychiatry 121: 584–85.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A BAG MAKES
Riley, J. (March 17, 1967). “Saga of the Barefoot Bag on Campus.” Life: 72A–72B.
Zajonc, R. B. (1968). “Attitudinal Effects of Mere Exposure.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Monograph Supplement 9 (2, Part 2): 1–27.
BEHIND THE WHEEL
Baron, R. A. (1976). “The Reduction of Human Aggressions: A Field Study of the Influence of Incompatible Reactions.” Journal of Applied Social Psychology 6 (3): 260–74.
Deaux, K. K. (1971). “Honking at the Intersection: A Replication and Extension.” Journal of Social Psychology 84: 159–60.
Turner, C. W., J. F. Layton, & L. S. Simons (1975). “Naturalistic Studies of Aggressive Behavior: Aggressive Stimuli, Victim Visibility, and Horn Honking.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 31 (6): 1098–1107.
THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT
Haney, C., C. Banks, & P. Zimbardo (1973). “A Study of Prisoners and Guards in a Simulated Prison.” Naval Research Reviews 30: 4–17.
Zimbardo, P. G. (2004). “A Situationist Perspective on the Psychology of Evil: Understanding How Good People Are Transformed into Perpetrators.” In A. G. Miller, ed., The Social Psychology of Good and Evil. New York: Guilford Press. 21–50.
Zimbardo, P. G., C. Maslach, & C. Haney (1999). “Reflections on the Stanford Prison Experiment: Genesis, Transformations, Consequences.” In T. Blass, ed., Obedience to Authority: Current Perspectives on the Milgram Paradigm. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. 193–237.
THE UNRESPONSIVE BYSTANDER
MacCoun, R. J., & N. L. Kerr (1987). “Suspicion in the Psychological Laboratory: Kelman’s Prophecy Revisited.” American Psychologist 42: 199.
Schwartz, S. H., & A. Gottlieb (1976). “Bystander Reactions to a Violent Theft: Crime in Jerusalem.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 34 (6): 1188–99.
Shotland, R. L., & W. D. Heinold (1985). “Bystander Response to Arterial Bleeding: Helping Skills, the Decision-Making Process, and Differentiating the Helping Response.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 49 (2): 347–56.
Shotland, R. L., & M. K. Straw (1976). “Bystander Response to an Assault: When a Man Attacks a Woman.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 34 (5): 990–99.
Ten: The End
FEAR FACTOR
Korn, J. H. (1997). Illusions of Reality: A History of Deception in Social Psychology. New York: State University of New York Press. 62–66.
HEARTBEAT AT DEATH
“Heart at Death” (November 14, 1938). Life: 20.
DYING ON ACID
Alsop, S. (1974). “The Right to Die with Dignity.” Good Housekeeping 179 (2): 69, 130, 132.
Cohen, S. (1965). “LSD and the Anguish of Dying.” Harper’s Magazine 231: 69–78.
Phifer, B. (1977). “A Review of the Research and Theological Implications of the Use of Psychedelic Drugs with Terminal Cancer Patients. Journal of Drug Issues 7 (3): 287–92.
A SOUL IN THE BALANCE
Carrington, H. (1908). The Coming Science. Boston: Small, Maynard & Company.
MacDougall, D. (July, 1907). “Hypothesis Concerning Soul Substance.” American Medicine, New Series, 2 (7): 395–97.
“Plan to Weigh Souls: Physician Proposes Experiment with Death Chair” (March 12, 1907). Washington Post: 3.
Roach, M. (2005). Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
“Soul Has Weight, Physician Thinks” (March 11, 1907). New York Times: 5.
“Weight of the Soul: Experiments Made with Dying Men Arouse Sharp Comment” (August 3, 1910). Washington Post (reprinted from the Lancet): 2.
THE DAY THE WORLD DIDN’T END
“Chicago Unworried by Dire Prediction of Flood Tomorrow” (December 20, 1954). Mexia Daily News: 1.
Dawson, L. L. (1999). “When Prophecy Fails and Faith Persists: A Theoretical Overview.” Nova Religio 3: 60–82.
THE LAST SURVIVOR
Berenbaum, M. (2001). “Rad Roaches.” American Entomologist 47 (3): 132–33.
Sullivan
, R. L., & D. S. Grosch (1953). “The radiation tolerance of an adult wasp.” Nucleonics 11 (3): 21–23.
ELEPHANTS ON ACID
Alex Boese holds a master’s degree in the history of science from the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of The Museum of Hoaxes and Hippo Eats Dwarf and the creator of hoaxes.org. He lives near San Diego.
Also by Alex Boese
THE MUSEUM OF HOAXES
HIPPO EATS DWARF
A Field Guide to Hoaxes and Other B.S.
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