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Kenneth W. Spence

Kenneth W. Spence

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
46
Citations
12122
World Ranking
6321
National Ranking
3425

Kenneth W. Spence publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kenneth W. Spence sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 98 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Kenneth W. Spence D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kenneth W. Spence sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1956 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 1955 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1940 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Kenneth W. Spence was affiliated with the University of Iowa in the United States. Their academic contributions were documented through publications and recognized by multiple awards during their career.

The scientist authored research published in "The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology." One of the recent papers was titled Barry John Kemp 1940-2024, published in 2024 in the same journal.

Throughout their career, Kenneth W. Spence collaborated independently, as no frequent co-authors have been documented.

  • The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology

Kenneth W. Spence was recognized with several honors, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 1940
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, awarded in 1955
  • APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association, awarded in 1956

The scientist's work primarily contributed to psychological sciences and archaeological scholarship, as indicated by publication venues and awards. Kenneth W. Spence is recorded as deceased, and their legacy includes both academic contributions and recognition by prominent scientific organizations.

Best Publications

  • Behavior Theory and Conditioning

    Kenneth Wartenbee Spence

  • The differential response in animals to stimuli varying within a single dimension.

    K. W. Spence

  • The nature of discrimination learning in animals.

    K. W. Spence

  • CHAPTER 12 – The Motivational Components of Manifest Anxiety: Drive and Drive Stimuli1

    Janet Taylor Spence;Kenneth W. Spence

  • A theory of emotionally based drive (D) and its relation to performance in simple learning situations.

    Kenneth W. Spence

  • Anxiety and strength of the UCS as determiners of the amount of eyelid conditioning.

    K. W. Spence;Janet Taylor

  • The relationship of anxiety level to performance in serial learning.

    Janet A. Taylor;Kenneth W. Spence

  • Experimental studies of learning and the higher mental processes in infra-human primates.

    Kenneth W. Spence

  • The role of secondary reinforcement in delayed reward learning.

    K. W. Spence

  • The relation of anxiety (drive) level to performance in competitional and non-competitional paired-associates learning.

    K. W. Spence;I. E. Farber;H. H. McFann

  • The nature of the response in discrimination learning.

    Kenneth W. Spence

  • COMPLEX LEARNING AND CONDITIONING AS A FUNCTION OF ANXIETY

    I. E. Farber;Kenneth W. Spence

  • Theoretical interpretations of learning.

    Kenneth W. Spence

  • Anxiety (drive) level and performance in eyelid conditioning.

    Kenneth W. Spence

  • Essays in neobehaviorism : a memorial volume to Kenneth W. Spence

    Kenneth Wartenbee Spence;Howard H. Kendler;Janet Taylor Spence

  • Conditioning and extinction as a function of anxiety.

    Kenneth W. Spence;I. E. Farber

  • Behavior Theory and Learning: Selected Papers.

    Kenneth Wartenbee Spence

  • Operationism and Theory in Psychology

    Gustav Bergmann;Kenneth W. Spence

  • The nature of theory construction in contemporary psychology.

    K. W. Spence

  • Continuous versus non-continuous interpretations of discrimination learning.

    K. W. Spence

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet T. Spence
Janet T. Spence The University of Texas at Austin

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