Perceptual defense as a function of unacceptable needs.

Emotionality and perceptual defense.

Elliott McGinnies · Psychological Review · 1949 · 431 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +11

Personal values as selective factors in perception.

Leo Postman, Jerome S. Bruner, Elliott McGinnies · Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology · 1948 · 405 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +11

EMOTIONAL SELECTIVITY IN PERCEPTION AND REACTION*

Jerome S. Bruner, Leo Postman · Journal of Personality · 1947 · 284 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +10

A note on McGinnies' "Emotionality and perceptual defense."

Davis Howes, Richard L. Solomon · Psychological Review · 1950 · 128 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +8

THE EFFECT OF NEED FOR ACHIEVEMENT ON RECOGNITION OF NEED-RELATED WORDS1

David C. McClelland, Alvin M. Liberman · Journal of Personality · 1949 · 99 citations

Education, Educational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology +10