1. Sleep and Dream Research | Examination of Dement and Kleitman (1957) study on sleep and dreaming, including participant instructions, conclusions about REM sleep, and its relationship to dreaming.

2. Developmental and Phobia Studies | Analysis of monkey toy preferences (Hassett et al.), button phobia treatment (Saavedra and Silverman), and reinforcement-based learning, exploring nature vs. nurture debate.

3. Social and Learning Psychology | Investigation of Milgram’s obedience study, Bandura’s social learning theory on aggression, and Pozzulo et al.’s research on eyewitness identification in line-ups.

4. Cognitive and Neuropsychology | Study of doodling and memory retention (Andrade), mindfulness effects on brain scans (Hölzel et al.), and cognitive influences on decision-making.

5. Experimental Methodologies | Comparison of Fagen et al. (elephant learning) and Bandura (aggression) studies, discussion of similarities and differences in psychological research methods.

6. Ethics and Research Evaluation | Critical analysis of Piliavin et al.’s (subway Samaritan) study on prosocial behavior, with discussions on strengths, weaknesses, and ethical considerations in field experiments.