Information deprivation as a motivational variable.

A Mathematical Theory of Communication

Claude E. Shannon · Bell System Technical Journal · 1948 · 80.7K citations

Engineering, Communication, Electrical Engineering +11

The nature of hypnosis: Artifact and essence.

Martin T. Orne · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1959 · 927 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +9

Effects of decreased variation in the sensory environment.

W. H. Bexton, W. Heron, T. H. Scott · Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie · 1954 · 477 citations

Life Sciences, Psychology, Sensory Physiology +8

Analysis-of-Variance Tests in the Analysis and Comparison of Curves.

David A. Grant · Psychological Bulletin · 1956 · 317 citations

Natural Sciences, Biostatistics, Experimental Design +8

Uncertainty and conflict: A point of contact between information-theory and behavior-theory concepts.

D. E. Berlyne · Psychological Review · 1957 · 241 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +6