List of famous experiments in psychology

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Below is a List of famous psychology experiments. Please add your own nominations

• Ivan Pavlov's experiments with dogs and classical conditioning (1900s)
• John B. Watson and Rosalie Rayner conduct the Little Albert experiment showing evidence of classical conditioning (1920)
• Solomon Asch's conformity experiments shows how group pressure can persuade an individual to conform to an obviously wrong opinion (1951)
• B.F. Skinner's demonstrations of operant conditioning (1930s - 1960s)
• Harry Harlow's experiments with baby monkeys and wire and cloth surrogate mothers (1957-1974)
• Stanley Milgram's experiments on human obedience (1963)
• Philip Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment (1971)
• Allan and Beatrice Gardner' attempts to teach American Sign Language to the chimpanzee Washoe (1970s)
• Martin Seligman studies learned helplessness in dogs (1970s)
• Rosenhan experiment (1972)
• Kansas City preventive patrol experiment (1972-1973)
• Elizabeth Loftus' and John C. Palmer's car crash experiment shows that leading questions can produce false memories (1974)