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30
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3701
World Ranking
11381
National Ranking
5942

Overview

Richard A. Griggs was affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research contributions focused primarily in the Social Sciences, with specific attention to subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Neurology, and Philosophy.

The scholar's work covered several main topics, including:

  • Psychology of Social Influence
  • Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment
  • Neurology and Historical Studies
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry

Griggs contributed to academic discourse through publications in the venue Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, with at least two papers published there.

Their recent papers include:

  • Using research ethics as a springboard for teaching Milgram's obedience study as a contentious classic (2020), published in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology
  • New revelations about Rosenhan's pseudopatient study: Scientific integrity in remission (2020), published in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology

In their collaborative work, Griggs frequently co-authored with researchers Jenna Blyler and Sherri L. Jackson, each with multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • The elusive thematic‐materials effect in Wason's selection task

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  • The effects of problem content and negation on Wason's selection task.

    Richard A. Griggs;James R. Cox

  • The effects of experience on performance in Wason's selection task

    James R. Cox;Richard A. Griggs

  • The Elusive Pragmatic Reasoning Schemas Effect

    Sherri L. Jackson;Richard A. Griggs

  • Another look at Linda

    Wayne S. Messer;Richard A. Griggs

  • The role of problem structure in a deductive reasoning task.

    Richard A. Griggs;Stephen E. Newstead

  • Drawing inferences from quantified statements: a study of the square of opposition

    Stephen E. Newstead;Richard A. Griggs

  • Psychology: A Concise Introduction

    Richard A. Griggs

  • Pedagogical Aids in Textbooks: Do College Students' Perceptions Justify Their Prevalence?

    Pam Marek;Richard A. Griggs;Andrew N. Christopher

  • Memory cueing and instructional effects on Wason’s selection task

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  • Introductory Psychology Textbooks: An Objective Analysis and Update

    Richard A. Griggs;Sherri L. Jackson;Andrew N. Christopher;Pam Marek

  • Student Belief and Involvement in the Paranormal and Performance in Introductory Psychology

    Wayne S. Messer;Richard A. Griggs

  • Facilitation in the Abstract Selection Task: The Effects of Attentional and Instructional Factors

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  • A National Survey of Undergraduate Psychology Degree Options and Major Requirements.

    Wayne S. Messer;Richard A. Griggs;Sherri L. Jackson

  • Darwinian algorithms and the Wason selection task: a factorial analysis of social contract selection task problems.

    Richard D. Platt;Richard A. Griggs

  • Coverage of the Stanford Prison Experiment in Introductory Social Psychology Textbooks

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  • Coverage of the Stanford Prison Experiment in Introductory Psychology Textbooks

    Richard A. Griggs

  • Similarity of Introductory Psychology Textbooks: Reality or Illusion?:

    Richard A. Griggs;Pam Marek

  • Critical Thinking in Introductory Psychology Texts and Supplements

    Richard A. Griggs;Sherri L. Jackson;Pam Marek;Andrew N. Christopher

  • Misconceptions Tests or Misconceived Tests

    Richard A. Griggs;Sarah Ellen Ransdell PhD

  • The Continuing Saga of Little Albert in Introductory Psychology Textbooks

    Richard A. Griggs

  • Quantifier interpretation and syllogistic reasoning

    Maxwell J. Roberts;Stephen E. Newstead;Richard A. Griggs

  • To “see” or not to “see”: That is the selection task

    Richard A. Griggs

  • Coverage of Milgram’s Obedience Experiments in Social Psychology Textbooks Where Have All the Criticisms Gone?

    Richard A. Griggs;George I. Whitehead

  • Brief Introductory Psychology Textbooks: An Objective Analysis

    Richard A. Griggs;Sherri L. Jackson;Teresa J. Napolitano

  • Coverage of recent criticisms of Milgram’s obedience experiments in introductory social psychology textbooks:

    Richard A. Griggs;George I. Whitehead

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