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The Kitty Genovese Story in Introductory Psychology Textbooks: Fifty Years Later
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Griggs, Richard A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
Given the many inaccuracies in the original "New York Times" 38-witnesses version of the Kitty Genovese story, this study examined the accuracy of this story in current introductory psychology textbooks, 50 years later. Recent studies have shown that there is no evidence for the following three key features of the original story: (1)…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Case Studies, Introductory Courses, Psychology
The Disappearance of Independence in Textbook Coverage of Asch's Social Pressure Experiments
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Griggs, Richard A. – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
Asch's classic social pressure experiments are discussed in almost all introductory and social psychology textbooks. However, the results of these experiments have been shown to be misrepresented in textbooks. An analysis of textbooks from 1953 to 1984 revealed that although most of the responses on critical trials were independent correct ones,…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Textbook Bias, Textbook Standards, Social Psychology
Coverage of Milgram's Obedience Experiments in Social Psychology Textbooks
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Griggs, Richard A.; Whitehead, George I., III – Teaching of Psychology, 2015
Past studies of the treatment of Milgram's obedience experiments in social psychology textbooks from the 1960s to the 1990s discovered an evolving "Milgram-friendly" coverage style (dealing with criticisms of his experiments either summarily, in a pro-Milgram manner, or not at all). We examined 10 current social textbooks to determine…
Descriptors: Social Psychology, Compliance (Psychology), Social Behavior, Experimental Psychology