This unique book closes the gap between psychology textbooks and the research that made them possible. ItŐs journey through the "headline history" of psychology presents 40 of the most famous, most influential studies in the history of the science, as selected by todayŐs leading authorities in the field. Readers are granted a valuable insiderŐs look at the studies that continue to be cited most frequently, stirred up the most controversy when they were published, sparked the most subsequent related research, opened new fields of psychological exploration, and changed most dramatically manŐs knowledge of human behavior.