British Science Week 2026: What is your favourite psychology study?
British Science Week is taking place on The Student Room from 6 March to 15 March, and everyone is welcome to take part. We have lots of threads running throughout the week, and this what is your favourite psychology study? thread is one of them.
Be sure to check the British Science Week 2026: Hub Thread to see other threads for you to take part in.
And remember, if you post in at least 15 threads by 31 March, you will also receive a British Science Week Certificate.
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As a psychology student, I am exposed to lots of different studies, some more controversial than others! From Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, to Asch's conformity studies to Maguire's taxi drivers, psychology investigates a huge range of phenomena, which only leads me to ask...
What is your favourite psychology study?
Perhaps it's an older classic study, something more relevant to recent events or something more niche - let us know below!
Be sure to check the British Science Week 2026: Hub Thread to see other threads for you to take part in.
And remember, if you post in at least 15 threads by 31 March, you will also receive a British Science Week Certificate.
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As a psychology student, I am exposed to lots of different studies, some more controversial than others! From Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, to Asch's conformity studies to Maguire's taxi drivers, psychology investigates a huge range of phenomena, which only leads me to ask...
What is your favourite psychology study?
Perhaps it's an older classic study, something more relevant to recent events or something more niche - let us know below!
Unexpected events and prosocial behavior: the Batman effect ( https://doi.org/10.1038/s44184-025-00171-5 ) is a recent study, but my favourite one.
In the Milan Metro, researchers observed that people were almost twice as likely to give up their seat to a pregnant lady when Batman was around, showing that people are kinder when Batman's around
In the Milan Metro, researchers observed that people were almost twice as likely to give up their seat to a pregnant lady when Batman was around, showing that people are kinder when Batman's around
Reply 2
Quite morbid of me, but Milgram’s study of obedience. Penfield’s study of the interpretative cortex is a close second! (can you tell I’m studying Psychology GCSE? XD)
I have never studied psychology, but I am curious to see other people's answers!
Reply 4
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by thrivingfrogBritish Science Week is taking place on The Student Room from 6 March to 15 March, and everyone is welcome to take part. We have lots of threads running throughout the week, and this what is your favourite psychology study? thread is one of them.
Be sure to check the British Science Week 2026: Hub Thread to see other threads for you to take part in.
And remember, if you post in at least 15 threads by 31 March, you will also receive a British Science Week Certificate.
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As a psychology student, I am exposed to lots of different studies, some more controversial than others! From Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, to Asch's conformity studies to Maguire's taxi drivers, psychology investigates a huge range of phenomena, which only leads me to ask...
What is your favourite psychology study?
Perhaps it's an older classic study, something more relevant to recent events or something more niche - let us know below!
Be sure to check the British Science Week 2026: Hub Thread to see other threads for you to take part in.
And remember, if you post in at least 15 threads by 31 March, you will also receive a British Science Week Certificate.
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As a psychology student, I am exposed to lots of different studies, some more controversial than others! From Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, to Asch's conformity studies to Maguire's taxi drivers, psychology investigates a huge range of phenomena, which only leads me to ask...
What is your favourite psychology study?
Perhaps it's an older classic study, something more relevant to recent events or something more niche - let us know below!
I think my favourite study was Phineas gage. It was a really interesting part of my course!
Reply 5
Original post
by thrivingfrogBritish Science Week is taking place on The Student Room from 6 March to 15 March, and everyone is welcome to take part. We have lots of threads running throughout the week, and this what is your favourite psychology study? thread is one of them.
Be sure to check the British Science Week 2026: Hub Thread to see other threads for you to take part in.
And remember, if you post in at least 15 threads by 31 March, you will also receive a British Science Week Certificate.
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As a psychology student, I am exposed to lots of different studies, some more controversial than others! From Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, to Asch's conformity studies to Maguire's taxi drivers, psychology investigates a huge range of phenomena, which only leads me to ask...
What is your favourite psychology study?
Perhaps it's an older classic study, something more relevant to recent events or something more niche - let us know below!
Be sure to check the British Science Week 2026: Hub Thread to see other threads for you to take part in.
And remember, if you post in at least 15 threads by 31 March, you will also receive a British Science Week Certificate.
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As a psychology student, I am exposed to lots of different studies, some more controversial than others! From Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, to Asch's conformity studies to Maguire's taxi drivers, psychology investigates a huge range of phenomena, which only leads me to ask...
What is your favourite psychology study?
Perhaps it's an older classic study, something more relevant to recent events or something more niche - let us know below!
There was one where a child was raised with a gorilla right? Or am I making that up?
I think I'm along the right lines but misremembering a bit
that's the only psychological experiment that I know of as a psychological experiment
Original post
by thrivingfrogBritish Science Week is taking place on The Student Room from 6 March to 15 March, and everyone is welcome to take part. We have lots of threads running throughout the week, and this what is your favourite psychology study? thread is one of them.
Be sure to check the British Science Week 2026: Hub Thread to see other threads for you to take part in.
And remember, if you post in at least 15 threads by 31 March, you will also receive a British Science Week Certificate.
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As a psychology student, I am exposed to lots of different studies, some more controversial than others! From Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, to Asch's conformity studies to Maguire's taxi drivers, psychology investigates a huge range of phenomena, which only leads me to ask...
What is your favourite psychology study?
Perhaps it's an older classic study, something more relevant to recent events or something more niche - let us know below!
Be sure to check the British Science Week 2026: Hub Thread to see other threads for you to take part in.
And remember, if you post in at least 15 threads by 31 March, you will also receive a British Science Week Certificate.
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As a psychology student, I am exposed to lots of different studies, some more controversial than others! From Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, to Asch's conformity studies to Maguire's taxi drivers, psychology investigates a huge range of phenomena, which only leads me to ask...
What is your favourite psychology study?
Perhaps it's an older classic study, something more relevant to recent events or something more niche - let us know below!
I like behavorial psychologies about animals the most. From Pavlovian conditioning to Skinner's box with pigeons, studies like these fascinate me.
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by KierannosaurusThere was one where a child was raised with a gorilla right? Or am I making that up?
I think I'm along the right lines but misremembering a bit
that's the only psychological experiment that I know of as a psychological experiment
I think I'm along the right lines but misremembering a bit
that's the only psychological experiment that I know of as a psychological experiment
Ethics was, erm, a bit more laissez faire in the past than it is these days, but this would be something else, even by past standards.
Are you thinking of perhaps a feral child? In which a child has been raised in the wild (through no intervention of any scientist), and then when they get rescued, they publish a case study?
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by Scotland YardEthics was, erm, a bit more laissez faire in the past than it is these days, but this would be something else, even by past standards.
Are you thinking of perhaps a feral child? In which a child has been raised in the wild (through no intervention of any scientist), and then when they get rescued, they publish a case study?
Are you thinking of perhaps a feral child? In which a child has been raised in the wild (through no intervention of any scientist), and then when they get rescued, they publish a case study?
Ah I've just looked it up
it was a chimpanzee
A guy tried raising a chimp alongside his son to see if the chimp would grow up similarly, but the chimp never learned language skills and the son started imitating the chimp so the experiment stopped
1931 I think
@DerDracologe
Could ve a thread for you too. I said that behavorial psycologies about animals is most interesting. I would love to know your opinion.
Could ve a thread for you too. I said that behavorial psycologies about animals is most interesting. I would love to know your opinion.
Reply 10
Original post
by thrivingfrogBritish Science Week is taking place on The Student Room from 6 March to 15 March, and everyone is welcome to take part. We have lots of threads running throughout the week, and this what is your favourite psychology study? thread is one of them.
Be sure to check the British Science Week 2026: Hub Thread to see other threads for you to take part in.
And remember, if you post in at least 15 threads by 31 March, you will also receive a British Science Week Certificate.
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As a psychology student, I am exposed to lots of different studies, some more controversial than others! From Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, to Asch's conformity studies to Maguire's taxi drivers, psychology investigates a huge range of phenomena, which only leads me to ask...
What is your favourite psychology study?
Perhaps it's an older classic study, something more relevant to recent events or something more niche - let us know below!
Be sure to check the British Science Week 2026: Hub Thread to see other threads for you to take part in.
And remember, if you post in at least 15 threads by 31 March, you will also receive a British Science Week Certificate.
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As a psychology student, I am exposed to lots of different studies, some more controversial than others! From Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, to Asch's conformity studies to Maguire's taxi drivers, psychology investigates a huge range of phenomena, which only leads me to ask...
What is your favourite psychology study?
Perhaps it's an older classic study, something more relevant to recent events or something more niche - let us know below!
I like Milgrams obedience shock studies, althought its quite unethical, it really shows how obedience works, especially when applied to real life settings like obeying teachers in school, obeying police officers etc
Reply 11
Stephen A. MacKeith and British psychologist David Cohen on paracosms
Reply 12
Original post
by thrivingfrogBritish Science Week is taking place on The Student Room from 6 March to 15 March, and everyone is welcome to take part. We have lots of threads running throughout the week, and this what is your favourite psychology study? thread is one of them.
Be sure to check the British Science Week 2026: Hub Thread to see other threads for you to take part in.
And remember, if you post in at least 15 threads by 31 March, you will also receive a British Science Week Certificate.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As a psychology student, I am exposed to lots of different studies, some more controversial than others! From Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, to Asch's conformity studies to Maguire's taxi drivers, psychology investigates a huge range of phenomena, which only leads me to ask...
What is your favourite psychology study?
Perhaps it's an older classic study, something more relevant to recent events or something more niche - let us know below!
Be sure to check the British Science Week 2026: Hub Thread to see other threads for you to take part in.
And remember, if you post in at least 15 threads by 31 March, you will also receive a British Science Week Certificate.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
As a psychology student, I am exposed to lots of different studies, some more controversial than others! From Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, to Asch's conformity studies to Maguire's taxi drivers, psychology investigates a huge range of phenomena, which only leads me to ask...
What is your favourite psychology study?
Perhaps it's an older classic study, something more relevant to recent events or something more niche - let us know below!
I personally found the prison pink colour experiment quite interesting. I avoid Baker-miller pink for this exact reason!
Reply 13
Not a study but the Lüscher color test interests me, mostly because it's a load of BS - or atleast very eurocentric, because not all societies regard colours the same way he catergorised them. (I love BS theories and studies)
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by flowersinmyhairI have never studied psychology, but I am curious to see other people's answers!
Do you know the pygmalion effect? it explains what an influence people have to each other in terms of their motivation, be it in sports or at school.
(edited 3 weeks ago)
Reply 15
Not a psychology student but I went to a psychology taster lesson and they talked about the Little Albert Experiment. Whenever the child touches the rat, they make a loud noise which makes him cry. Eventually the child cries whenever he sees a rat even though no noise was made. (Looks like it’s given him trauma lol)
Reply 16
My knowledge of psychology studies is mostly from the productivity maxxing side of studytube lol - but some of the stuff they have found is pretty fascinating and very useful.
I think all the information about memory, the forgetting curve and the importance of active recall as a method to learn things (it makes so much sense if you think about it because your brain doesn't care if you are trying to put information in, unless you prove to it that you need the information, i.e. try to pull it out, it will not prioritise storing the information because why would it, as far as it knows passing that test is useless to your survival).
I also find the idea of attention residue pretty fascinating, discovered in 2009 I believe, which I use frequently when procrastinating.
I think all the information about memory, the forgetting curve and the importance of active recall as a method to learn things (it makes so much sense if you think about it because your brain doesn't care if you are trying to put information in, unless you prove to it that you need the information, i.e. try to pull it out, it will not prioritise storing the information because why would it, as far as it knows passing that test is useless to your survival).
I also find the idea of attention residue pretty fascinating, discovered in 2009 I believe, which I use frequently when procrastinating.
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