Norman Maier

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According to Wikipedia, Norman Raymond Frederick Maier was an American experimental psychologist who worked primarily at the University of Michigan. He invented the two-cords problem and co-authored Principles of Animal Psychology.

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Quality and acceptance of problem solutions by members of homogeneous and heterogeneous groups. (1961) (665)
Reasoning in humans. II. The solution of a problem and its appearance in consciousness. (1931) (575)
Assets and liabilities in group problem solving: the need for an integrative function. (1967) (331)
Reasoning in humans. I. On direction. (1930) (302)
Principles of animal psychology (1952) (247)
Industrial Social Psychology (1961) (183)
The Contribution of a Discussion Leader to the Quality of Group Thinking: The Effective Use of Minority Opinions (1952) (175)
Problem-solving discussions and conferences : leadership methods and skills (1963) (172)
Psychology in Industry (1965) (170)
Book Reviews: Frustration: The Study of Behavior without a Goal (1982) (148)
Reasoning in White Rats (1931) (148)
AN ASPECT OF HUMAN REASONING (1933) (141)
Differences and disagreement as factors in creative group problem solving. (1962) (139)
The effect of cerebral destruction on reasoning and learning in rats (1932) (109)
Quality of first and second solutions in group problem solving. (1960) (101)
ACCURACY OF JUDGMENTS OF DECEPTION WHEN AN INTERVIEW IS WATCHED, HEARD, AND READ (1968) (101)
Principles of Human Relations (1953) (92)
Studies of Abnormal Behavior in the Rat (1940) (91)
The Quality of Group Decisions as Influenced by the Discussion Leader (1950) (90)
Principles of human relations : applications to management (1952) (88)
Reasoning in humans. III. The mechanisms of equivalent stimuli and of reasoning. (1945) (87)
The behavior mechanisms concerned with problem solving. (1940) (80)
Psychology in Industrial Organizations (1973) (78)
Sex differences, sex composition, and group problem solving. (1961) (72)
An experimental test of the effects of "developmental" vs. "free" discussions on the quality of group decisions. (1957) (71)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. III. The development of behavior fixations through frustration (1940) (63)
Improving solutions by turning choice situations into problems. (1962) (62)
Reasoning and learning. (1931) (62)
Male versus female discussion leaders. (1970) (61)
The appraisal interview : objectives, methods, and skills (1960) (60)
VALENCE IN THE ADOPTION OF SOLUTIONS BY PROBLEM-SOLVING GROUPS: CONCEPT, METHOD, AND RESULTS. (1964) (56)
Using trained "developmental" discussion leaders to improve further the quality of group decisions. (1960) (53)
An Experimental Test of the Effect of Training on Discussion Leadership (1953) (52)
Acceptance and Quality of Solutions as Related to Leaders' Attitudes toward Disagreement in Group Problem Solving (1965) (49)
Frustration theory: restatement and extension. (1956) (48)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat : the neurotic pattern and an analysis of the situation which produces it (1939) (47)
Reasoning in children. (1936) (47)
A GESTALT THEORY OF HUMOUR (1932) (46)
Mechanisms in conditioning. (1942) (43)
The cortical area concerned with coordinated walking in the rat (1935) (42)
Reasoning in rats and human beings. (1937) (40)
Cortical destruction of the posterior part of the brain and its effect on reasoning in rats (1932) (39)
Response availability as a factor in the problem-solving performance of males and females. (1967) (34)
SUPERIOR-SUBORDINATE COMMUNICATION: THE RELATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF MANAGERS WHO HELD THEIR SUBORDINATES' POSITIONS1 (1963) (34)
Social factors influencing problem solving in women. (1966) (34)
Studies of Abnormal Behavior in the Rat: XVII. Guidance Versus Trial and Error in the Alteration of Habits and Fixations (1945) (32)
An experimental reexamination of the similarity-attraction hypothesis. (1966) (31)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. XII. The pattern of punishment and its relation to abnormal fixations (1943) (30)
SENSITIVITY TO ATTEMPTS AT DECEPTION IN AN INTERVIEW SITUATION1, 2 (1966) (30)
Organization and creative problem solving. (1961) (30)
MRP: A Technique for Training Large Groups of Supervisors and Its Potential Use in Social Research (1952) (29)
Reliability of Reasons Used in Making Judgments of Honesty and Dishonesty (1967) (28)
Specific Leadership Behaviors That Promote Problem Solving. (1971) (28)
A study of orientation in the rat. (1932) (27)
Age and intelligence in rats. (1932) (26)
Delayed Reaction and Memory in Rats (1929) (26)
Maier's law. (1960) (26)
The Use of Group Decision to Resolve a Problem of Fairness1 (1959) (26)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. VII. The permanent nature of abnormal fixations and their relation to convulsive tendencies (1941) (24)
The Role-Play Technique: A Handbook for Management and Leadership Practice (1975) (23)
GROUP DECISION IN ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES (1962) (23)
Functions of hints in individual problem-solving. (1966) (23)
Participation, Influence, and Satisfaction among Members of Problem-Solving Groups (1965) (22)
Qualitative differences in the learning of rats in a discrimination situation. (1939) (22)
TYPES OF PROBLEMS CONFRONTING MANAGERS (1964) (21)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. V. The inheritance of the " neurotic pattern.". (1940) (21)
SEX EFFECTS IN DELEGATION (1971) (21)
The role of frustration in social movements. (1942) (20)
Locating the Difficulty in Insight Problems: Individual and Sex Differences (1970) (20)
Screening Solutions to Upgrade Quality: A New Approach to Problem Solving Under Conditions of Uncertainty (1960) (19)
Attempts to Predict Success on an Insight Problem (1965) (19)
Supervisory And Executive Development (1957) (17)
The specific processes constituting the learning function. (1939) (17)
Test of the Concept of “Availability of Functions” in Problem Solving (1966) (16)
Does Training with Differential Reinforcement on Similar Problems Help in Solving a New Problem? (1963) (16)
Are Good Problem-Solvers Also Creative? (1969) (16)
Innovation in education. (1971) (16)
In defense of reasoning in rats: a reply. (1935) (15)
Attention and Inattention in Rats (1930) (14)
An evaluation of two approaches to discipline in industry. (1956) (14)
The integrative value of concepts in frustration theory. (1959) (13)
A psychological approach to literary criticism (1934) (13)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. X. The influence of age and sex on the susceptibility to seizures during auditory stimulation. (1942) (13)
Supervisory and Executive Development: A Manual for Role Playing. (1957) (13)
[Problems of delegation]. (1969) (12)
Studies in Creativity: V. the Selection Process in Recall and in Problem-Solving Situations (1968) (12)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat: VIII. The influence of metrazol on seizures occurring durin (1941) (12)
Superior-subordinate communication in management (1961) (12)
Can the anxiety-reduction theory explain abnormal fixations? (1951) (12)
INNOVATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING BY OUTSIDERS: A STUDY OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS1 (1969) (12)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat: the prophylactic effects of "guidance" in reducing rigid behavior. (1952) (12)
Limitations of Procedures for Improving Group Problem Solving (1969) (12)
Functional Values as AIDS and Distractors in Problem Solving (1968) (12)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat; strength of fixation and duration of frustration. (1948) (11)
Increasing Innovation in Change Situations through Leadership Skills (1972) (11)
The Sat as a Measure of Problem-Solving Ability in Males and Females (1970) (10)
A Human Relations Program for Supervision (1948) (10)
Learning theory, personality theory, and clinical research : the Kentucky symposium (1954) (10)
Studies in creativity: individual differences in the storing and utilization of information. (1967) (9)
THE SUBORDINATE'S ROLE IN THE DELEGATION PROCESS (1968) (9)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. IV. Abortive behavior and its relation to the neurotic attack. (1940) (9)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. XIV. Strain differences in the inheritance of susceptibility to convulsions. (1943) (8)
Problem-Solving Ability as a Factor in Selection of Major in College Study: Comparison of the Processes of “Idea-Getting” and “Making Essential Distinctions” in Males and Females (1971) (8)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. IX. Factors which influence the occurrence of seizures during auditory stimulation. (1942) (8)
Audience Role Playing: A New Method in Human Relations Training (1951) (8)
The Illusion of Size in Pin-Hole Vision (1929) (7)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat: VI. Patterns of convulsive reactions to metrazol. (1941) (7)
Psychology in industry : a psychological approach to industrial problems / Norman R.F. Maier (1956) (7)
The pattern of cortical injury in the rat and its relation to mass action (1934) (7)
The effect of a lactose-free diet on problem solving behavior in rats. (1950) (6)
The Premature Crystallization of Learning Theory. (1954) (6)
Supervisory and executive development : a manual for role playing (1957) (6)
Studies in Creativity: IV. Appearance of Fragmentation and Reorganization in Meaningfully Associated Units (1968) (6)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat; change in seizure patterns with repeated testing. (1947) (6)
Experimentally induced abnormal behavior. (1948) (6)
A further analysis of reasoning in rats. I. The influence of trace-aggregation on problem solving. (1937) (6)
Supervisory Problems in Decision Making (1957) (6)
The effect of three reinforcement patterns on positional stereotypes. (1955) (6)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. XXIV. Position habits, position stereotypes, and abortive behavior. (1956) (5)
Concerning the status of the starfish. (1940) (5)
Reinforcement vs. consistency of effect in habit modification. (1954) (5)
Studies in Creativity: II. Influence of Motivation in the Reorganization of Experience (1968) (5)
Effect of Attitude on Selection of Facts (1957) (5)
Effects of lactose in the diet on seizure behavior of male and female rats. (1951) (5)
Improving management decisions (1964) (5)
PRIOR COMMITMENT AS A DETERRENT TO GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING (1973) (5)
Valence in the adoption of solutions by problem-solving groups. II. Quality and acceptance as goals of leaders and members. (1967) (5)
Studies in Creativity: III. Effect of Overlearning on Recall and Usage of Information (1968) (4)
The effect of cortical injury on equivalence reactions in rats. (1941) (4)
Influence of Timing of Hints on Their Effectiveness in Problem Solving (1967) (4)
Seniority in work groups: A right or an honor? (1963) (3)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat; analysis of stomachs of rats repeatedly exposed to auditory stimulation. (1945) (3)
The effect of the shape of cortical lesions on reasoning in rats. (1937) (3)
DECISION‐MAKING IN THREE‐ VS. FOUR‐PERSON GROUPS (1972) (3)
Human Relations Training as Manifested in an Interview Situation (1960) (3)
The effect of certain aspects of a problem situation on the reasoning score of rats. (1938) (2)
An electric grill as a substitute for the starting platform in the Lashley discrimination apparatus. (1940) (2)
Psychology in industry : a psychological approach to industrial problems (1947) (2)
The effects of lactose in the diet on frustration-susceptibility in rats. (1951) (2)
The Use of Sulfanilamide in the Treatment of “Sniffles” in Rats (1938) (2)
Effects of Training on Decision-Making (1972) (1)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. XI. Factors that influence the type of reaction to metrazol. (1942) (1)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. XIII. The effect of punishment for seizures on seizure-frequency during auditory stimulation. (1943) (1)
Case studies (continued). (1952) (1)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. XV. The influence of maze behavior on seizures occurring during auditory stimulation and the effect of seizures on maze performance. (1944) (1)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat; water spray as a means of inducing seizures. (1946) (1)
A human relations training program. (1952) (0)
Transcriptions of two problem-solving conferences. (1952) (0)
The supervisor's dealings with individuals. (1952) (0)
A response to Mowrer (1964) (0)
Group-decision procedure. (1952) (0)
Reactions to human relations training. (1952) (0)
THE TREATMENT OF "SNIFFLES" IN THE RAT WITH SULFANILAMIDE. (1938) (0)
Prize Winner Glad That Rats Can Serve Mankind (1939) (0)
3l PROBLEM SOLVING (1966) (0)
Role playing in large groups. (1952) (0)
Studies of abnormal behavior in the rat. XVI. A case of generalized inhibitory neurosis. (1944) (0)
An Experimental Study of Sulfanilamide Treatment for Middle Ear Infection in the Rat (1940) (0)
Industry social psychology. (1961) (0)
Democratic supervision in action: Case studies. (1952) (0)

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