Effects of accurate expectations and behavioral instructions on reactions during a noxious medical examination.

Effects of fear and specificity of recommendation upon attitudes and behavior.

Howard Leventhal, Robert Singer, Susan Jones · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1965 · 618 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +10

On the nature of fear.

D. O. Hebb · Psychological Review · 1946 · 483 citations

Agriculture, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +5

Effects of accurate expectations about sensations on the sensory and distress components of pain.

Jean E. Johnson · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1973 · 326 citations

Nursing, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +14

The problem of volition.

Gregory A. Kimble, Lawrence C. Perlmuter · Psychological Review · 1970 · 279 citations

Public Health, Behavioral Sciences, Nature Of Science +2

Reduction of stress in humans through nonveridical perceived control of aversive stimulation.

James H. Geer, Gerald C. Davison, Robert I. Gatchel · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1970 · 275 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +13