Perceptions of Past Research

Publication records were determined for 17 research topics in learning, memory, and perception. Topics varied in the initial and median years of publications, longevity, and size and shape of the distributions of publications. A total of 237 research scholars indicated their knowledge, perceptions,...

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Published in:The American psychologist 1992-02, Vol.47 (2), p.319-328
Main Authors: Bruce, Darryl, Bahrick, Harry P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Experimentation
History
History of Psychology
Human
Learning
Memory
Perception
Perceptions
Psychologist Attitudes
Psychology
Social research
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Summary:Publication records were determined for 17 research topics in learning, memory, and perception. Topics varied in the initial and median years of publications, longevity, and size and shape of the distributions of publications. A total of 237 research scholars indicated their knowledge, perceptions, and evaluations of the issues. Familiarity with a problem depended on its age and when one was trained: Earlier PhDs were more familiar with older issues, and later PhDs, with more recent issues. Topics perceived as the demonstration of a phenomenon were judged as less important and those perceived as the investigation of a cognitive process, more important. Problems viewed as resolved were accorded more significance and those abandoned because of paradigm shifts or intractability, less significance.
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.47.2.319