Playing the Game: Psychology Textbooks Speak Out about Love

Isis 103 (1):111-125 (2012)
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Starting in 1958, Harry Harlow published numerous research papers analyzing the emotional and social development of rhesus monkeys. This essay examines the presentation of Harlow's work in introductory psychology textbooks from 1958 to 1975, focusing on whether the textbooks erased the process of research, presented results without hedging, and provided a uniform account of Harlow's work and results. It argues that many textbooks were not passive vehicles of knowledge transmission; instead, they played a role similar to articles of meta-analysis and literature reviews

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Introduction to Psychology.E. R. Hilgard - 1958 - Les Etudes Philosophiques 13 (3):378-378.

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