2026 Frances K. McSweeney: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	36	9464	8848	5010	4566	123	6360

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Psychology

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Research.com Recognitions

1991 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Frances K. McSweeney is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their professional focus is grounded within this academic institution, contributing to the broader scientific community through research and scholarship.

McSweeney's work has been recognized by the American Psychological Association, having been awarded the title of Fellow in 1991. This distinction marks a significant professional acknowledgment within the field of psychology.

No recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, or specific research topics have been documented in the available data. Similarly, information on book publications, main fields of study, subfields, or main topics of work is not specified. However, the affiliation and award suggest a background in psychological or behavioral sciences.

Best Publications

Habituation revisited: an updated and revised description of the behavioral characteristics of habituation.

Catharine H. Rankin;Thomas Abrams;Robert J. Barry;Seema Bhatnagar

1881
Citations
Classical Conditioning of Preferences for Stimuli

Calvin Bierley;Frances K. McSweeney;Renee Vannieuwkerk

331
Citations
Recent Developments in Classical Conditioning

Frances K. McSweeney;Calvin Bierley

274
Citations
General-process theories of motivation revisited : The role of habituation

Frances K. McSweeney;Samantha Swindell

191
Citations
Sensitization-habituation may occur during operant conditioning

Frances K. McSweeney;John M. Hinson;Cari B. Cannon

167
Citations
The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Operant and Classical Conditioning

Frances K. McSweeney;Eric S. Murphy

146
Citations
Rate of reinforcement and session duration as determinants of within-session patterns of responding

Frances K. McSweeney

141
Citations
DYNAMIC CHANGES IN REINFORCER EFFECTIVENESS: THEORETICAL, METHODOLOGICAL, AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR APPLIED RESEARCH

Eric S. Murphy;Frances K. McSweeney;Richard G. Smith;Jennifer J. McComas

129
Citations
Common processes may contribute to extinction and habituation.

Frances K. McSweeney;Samantha Swindell

128
Citations
Responding changes systematically within sessions during conditioning procedures.

Frances K. McSweeney;John M. Roll

108
Citations
Sensitization and habituation regulate reinforcer effectiveness

Frances K. McSweeney;Eric S. Murphy

105
Citations
Criticisms of the satiety hypothesis as an explanation for within-session decreases in responding.

Frances K. McSweeney;Eric S. Murphy

97
Citations
Concurrent schedule responding as a function of body weight

Frances K. McSweeney

90
Citations
Do animals satiate or habituate to repeatedly presented reinforcers

Frances K. Mcsweeney;John M. Roll

88
Citations
Prediction of concurrent keypeck treadle-press responding from simple schedule performance

Frances K. McSweeney

82
Citations
Modeling influences on eating behavior

Barbara Rosenthal;Frances K. McSweeney

82
Citations
Habituation of salivation and motivated responding for food in children.

Leonard H Epstein;Frances G Saad;Elizabeth A Handley;James N Roemmich

81
Citations
Patterns of responding within sessions.

Frances K. McSweeney;John M. Hinson

79
Citations
Dynamic changes in reinforcer effectiveness: Satiation and habituation have different implications for theory and practice

Frances K. McSweeney

73
Citations
The generality of within-session patterns of responding: Rate of reinforcement and session length

Frances K. Mcsweeney;John M. Roll;Cari B. Cannon

71
Citations
Within-session responding as a function of post-session feedings

Frances K. McSweeney;Julie Hatfield;Tammy M. Allen

71
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Roll Washington State University

Larry W. Hawk University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Leonard H. Epstein University at Buffalo, State University of New York

John Colombo University of Kansas

Robert J. Barry University of Wollongong

External Links

Personal website of Frances K. McSweeney

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