John W. Atkinson

13.2k citations
47 papers · 8.3k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 26
Topics
Psychological Testing and Assessment (8 papers)Coastal and Marine Dynamics (6 papers)Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (5 papers)

In The Last Decade

John W. Atkinson

47 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

Motivational determinants of risk-taking behavior.19542026197820021957195419581966197550010001.5k2.0k

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John W. Atkinson
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  • Social Psychology 3.1k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2.8k
  • Applied Psychology 2.5k
  • Education 1.3k
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.2k
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All Works

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Perceptual Learning: The Flexibility of the Senses
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Cognitive neuroscience of attention: A developmental perspective
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VISUAL AND VISUOSPATIAL DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG WILLIAMS-SYNDROME CHILDREN
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INFANTS CONTROL OF FIXATION SHIFTS WITH SINGLE AND COMPETING TARGETS - MECHANISMS OF SHIFTING ATTENTION
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Frontiers of Motivational Psychology: Essays in Honor of John W. Atkinson
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Cognition in human motivation and learning : festschrift for J.(R.) Nuttin
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Personality, motivation, and action
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Einführung in die Motivationsforschung
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EFFECTS OF ABILITY GROUPING IN SCHOOLS RELATED TO INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN ACHIEVEMENT-RELATED MOTIVATION, FINAL REPORT.
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Motives in fantasy, action and society : a method of assessment and study
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Motivational determinants of risk-taking behavior.breakdown →
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About John W. Atkinson

John W. Atkinson is a scholar working on General Psychology, Applied Psychology and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 47 papers that have together received 8.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Psychological Testing and Assessment (8 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (6 papers) and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Applied Psychology (2.5k citations), General Psychology (379 citations) and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (2.8k citations). John W. Atkinson has collaborated with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include N. T. Feather, David C. McClelland, Edgar L. Lowell, O. J. Harvey, Russell A. Clark, Joel O. Raynor, George H. Litwin, William Revelle, David Birch and Joseph Veroff. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Psychological Review and American Psychologist.

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